Holiday Inn Huntsville Downtown

... stadium tomorrow morning. Who rocks the party that rocks the party..we do.. LOL.. No they are really giving us the fancy schmancy treatment. I'm attaching some pics of the last day.. I'm yelling at Courtney and Ashlynn to go brush their teeth..dang stink mouths..LOL.. Everyone is in their rooms and it's lights out at 10pm. We will be at the fields at 8am. Talk to everyone tomorrow. I hope we have good news..Wish us luck.

... like someone is killing a family of 4 to take their bodies and dump them in the backwoods of Alabama. It could of also looked like the stalkarazzi was loose in Huntsville. Which one sounds more believable? Now we are settled into our hotel room.. The guys are at the bar resting their brains and every single girl is in one room playing guitar hero..LOL.. I feel sorry for the people below us. They also ...

WE FINALLY MADE IT! A few wrong turns, some crazy hick towns, and one AMAZING BBQ restaurant and we are finally here. The trip was FULL of anticipation and alot of humor. If you could have only heard the walkie talkie conversations the girls had....lets just say in a 9 hour trip they never seemed to get bored...I wanna know if all you parents injected them with caffiene this moring, haha. Seriously though, it was a great ...

... items for meals and snacks I brought with me from home.

Things I'm REALLY glad I had along: power inverter (to charge cameras, etc. while driving), small drip coffee machine (I dislike the little bags of coffee that look like tea bags!), head net, Thermarest mat, mini laptop so I could keep up this blog, baby wipes (for spills and to do some good detail cleaning when stopped for construction or traffic), small battery-operated fan ...

... a partial inventory. Several boxes now have food for the journey. Breakfast will often be oatmeal and fruit. I'll usually prepare soup or a one-pot meal for dinner. Soup, soup, and more soup...hope the border control agents won't think I'm trying to stock a store!
The first aid kit (the one I usually carry in the van) has been restocked. I actually checked the expiration ...

... WERE RESERVED SO WE HAD TO TAKE DOUBLE BEDS BUT THE BEDS WERE GREAT...I THINK PILLOW-TOP. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE SUNSET WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN FORT MORGAN! THE SUN LOOKED SO HUGH. THE VIDEO AND THE PICTURES DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE. YOU CAN HEARD THE CHILDREN'S EXCITEMENT WATCHING IT SET AND GO DOWN. FATHER, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! YOU ARE THE SUPREME ARTIST!! THANK YOU.

... ARE THE BIGGEST FISH I HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE EXCEPT
FOR THE ONES WE SAW AT THE AQUARIUM IN GATLINBURG,
TENNESSEE. THEY ARE VERY PRETTY FISH. IT HAS SOME OF THE
UGLIEST DUCKS, TOO! THEY, ALSO, HAD BONGO PLAYERS. PEOPLE
WERE SITTING, HAVING PICNICS, TALKING, SKATING, LAYING ON
BLANKETS, WALKING AROUND (JUST LIKE US), AND STILL OTHERS
WALKING WITH THEIR PETS. ALL SEEMED TO ...

... UP
SOME LUNCH. WE ATE IT UP THERE ON THE
MOUNTAIN. THERE ARE CABINS, CAMPING
SPOTS, ALSO. IT WOULD BE FUN STAYING IN
ONE OF THE CABINS LATE IN THE FALL.
THEY HAVE FIREPLACES, AS FAR AS I
KNOW. WE WILL CHECK IT OUT. THANK
YOU FATHER FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD
YOU HAVE CREATED FOR US...AND FOR
THE BEAUTIFUL GRAND-DAUGHTER WE GET
TO ENJOY!.

... finches and other species of birds. It is a little hot (92 degrees) to sit outside at the moment, so I am observing the wildlife from the comfort of the air-conditioned sunroom. Last night we went out to Anne and Leonard's favorite Mexican Restaurant. Their son-in-law Jeff joined us along with another friend Dave Hill - both of their wives are out of town this weekend and they are batching it. After eating we went over to Jeff's place for Steve to see his 1970 Boss 302 ...

... s still Huntsville's water supply, producing 24 million gallons a day. Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail begins at Hampton Cove, a 54-hole facility with Highlands Course and River Course. Plenty of chains if you need a place to stay; and Wandlers Inn on Shawnee Drive is a one-bedroom apartment in a restored antebellum barn, offering full breakfast, in a country setting.