Marriott Huntsville

... Thnx to ALL who had a part in this incredible adventure!!! <br><br>Our trip back was uneventful PTL!!!! Very tiring but nothing out of the ordinary happened so we made it home on time!!! We had a wonderful meal (Jeff maybe a little more than the rest of us hee hee) from Tammi and Kevin who graciously babsat our car this week. Kevin took us to the train station and picked us up today. MANY thnx to them!!!! Jeff's mom made a ...

... br><br>The venue itself was pretty nice, and we had a really fun crew. They were so efficient and good that we had our fastest load out to date. <br><br>Decatur, AL claims to be a "Grand City on a Charming Scale"... now, I don't really buy that, but I will say, I found it's alternative title "Home of Meow Mix" to be the most exciting aspect of the city. We passed the giant Meow Mix factory on the way out of town. Sadly, it left it's jingle of singing cats in my head for about 5 min.<br>

... have the attention span of a goldfish..I swear.. what..squirrel.. Lord.. I took Courtney..Hollywood, Alyssa, Ashlynn and Cate to the Space Camp. It was fun. They got to learn how to make a homemade rocket and lava lamp. Lisa get ready cause your doing it at home. The camp had rides outside and simulators inside. It was pretty neat. Along w/ all the space campers..It was cute till the annoying space camp counselor ...

... and head to Huntsville..following Lewis and Clark..(Mike and Tim) they take a wrong exit and have the GPS rerouting our course. We drive by the NASA Museum.. Wow.. That is pretty impressive..Oh have I mentioned that now it's dark out and the 4 devil spawns that are riding w/ me decide they are going to take random pictures in the car. What does the mean? Well it means they need to use their flash. My car ...

... Tommrrow looks like we make go visit a space musesum and maybe hit up a movie. Oh, I almost forgot, it was so cool when we got to the hotel they had our team name up on the announcement board. I hope after having seventeen teenage girls staying here they will still be as excited as when we got here :)<br><br>Well everyone is out at the pool and I think I will join them!<br><br>Love,<br>BA Storm<br>(Ashleigh McCormick)

(53) AUGUST 23, 2009<br>YOU KNOW? WE TOOK LITTLE BIT INTO HUNTSVILLE WHILE MOM AND<br>DAD TOOK IN A WELL DESERVED MOVIE BY THEMSELVES. SO, WE<br>WENT TO THE BIG SPRINGS PARK. THIS IS WHERE JESSEE JAMES<br>ROBBED THE BANK. HE HAD TO JUMP OFF A CLIFF INTO THE WATER<br>TO BE ABLE TO GET AWAY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO TAKE IN <br>ALL WHAT THE PARK HAD TO OFFER. WE FED THE DUCKS AND FISH. <br ...

(54) SEPTEMBER 4, 2009<br>REALLY WE HAVE BEEN TO THIS MOUNTAIN <br>OVER AND OVER AGAIN BUT NEVER WITH <br>OUR LITTLE GRAND-DAUGHTER. WE REALLY <br>HAD A GOOD TIME. WE DID SLIDES, TEETER <br>TOTER, AND I DO NOT EVEN KNOW THE <br>NAMES OF THE OTHER ONES. SHE LOVED <br>THE SQUIRRELS. THEY WERE EVERYWHERE. <br>I WAS SURPRISED AT THE DIFFERENT AGE <br>GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE ...

(58) OCTOBER 16-17 2009<br>I FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR IN THIS TRIP TO THE ECHOTA CHEROKEE INDIAN POWWOW. WOW WOULD DESCRIBE THIS TRIP ... BUT THE WORD WONDEROUS DESCRIBES THIS TRIP EVEN BETTER! WE STAYED THE NIGHT BEFORE AT THE COUNTRY HEARTH INN AND SUITES. THE ROOM WAS VERY CLEAN AND WARM THE BED WAS VERY COMFORTABLE AND I LOVE THE BIG SHOWER. THE STAFF WAS VERY FRIENDLY. i BEAT THE SOCKS OFF OF HUBBY IN GIN RUMMY! WE ...

As mentioned in the blog yesterday, the number of hummingbirds here are amazing. Anne and Leonard have put hummingbird feeders on several windows and around the patio along with many types of flowers that hummingbirds are attracted to. At any given time you can see so many it is difficult to count them. As I sit here writing this I can see eight or ten fluttering (more like zinging) around the patio. I could sit and watch them for hours. In addition to the hummingbirds they ...

... Huntsville/Madison County Botanical Gardens on Bob Wallace Avenue, which provide 112 acres of woodland paths, grassy meadows, and colorful flower gardens in the middle of the city. Big Spring International Park, on Spragins Street west of Courthouse Square, is the best example of the city's past and present. Truly where Huntsville began, the town grew around the spring and ...