Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)Everyone was in our bed by 7:30 this morning so we were on the road fairly early. In Montgomery, we drove by the State Capitol and the Governor's Mansion. We drove past the Hank Williams statue but Robby was expecting something much larger after the chair, chicken and peanut so we didn't stop for a picture!
When we were leaving Montgomery, it rained and rained. We fought the rain most of the day long but it would always slack off before we had to get out of the car. We made it to Birmingham a little bit before lunch time. Our final hot dog stop of the trip was Pete's Famous Hot Dogs. The place was so small the the kids and I couldn't even go in. Robby squeezed in and ordered our hot dogs-he didn't know the lingo so they all came with chili and sauerkraut. We ate outside in front of the McWane Science Center. There was a fountain and a moving sculpture above us to keep everyone entertained. Also, just inside the door was a wind tunnel to play with (which the kids were a bit afraid of) along with a restroom for all of us.
After a few more hours on the road, we thought we would drive to the Tupelo National Battlefield. We did drive to it, saw the sign but couldn't find it-until we realized that the sign was the battlefield and that was all that there was-a one acre monument! We were glad we had not drive 20 miles out of our way to see the Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield. We did stop at the Natchez Trace visitor center after driving along the famed parkway. The kids enjoyed running around the exhibits at the visitor center before getting back in the car.
Soon we were nearing Hernando MS and finally about to see Josh and Zach. Anderson had asked about every 5 minutes where Josh and Zach where. Their ballgames were rained out so we had pizza here. Anderson was so excited to play with the boys and Reagan enjoyed it too (when she was not being chased by a power ranger)!
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