Our night in Tuscaloosa was spent with the sweetest folks from our previous church - Mrs. Sandi and Mr. Brown. We have stayed with them before, and they are always so kind to open their home to us. We all adore them, and it's nice to be able to visit.
After playing in their yard Monday morning and taking some cute pictures of the kids, we headed out to wrap up our Tuscaloosa visit.
We saw our old house...it was easy to say things looked mainly the same...we never let our shrubs get out of control like that, though!
We visited with the kids' last teachers at their preschool. This is Ms. Debbie. She just loved Major. He used to say they had the same haircut! When someone announced we were there, she really thought they were kidding her. Surprise!
Major and his friend Drew Lee.
Ella Grace and Mrs. Rhonda
One corner in Tuscaloosa when the damage and evidence of the storm is still so real.
The following day (July 24) we headed out to the lake with Pop & Nana. The kids rode the tube together (and yes, I know now that they were not supposed to wear those life jackets on the tube...)
(This is my favorite picture from that day, just the way they are both holding their hands the same way!)
Ella Grace rode the tube with Nana, and we swam, too.
Then, on Wednesday, July 25, Jeremy arrived! It was so good to see him, and I know he was excited to be in Alabama for a few days. We picked him up at the airport and then stopped for lunch at CFA. This was right after all the support/criticism they were receiving for voicing their beliefs on marriage. The CFA we were at was soo packed. However, I think that is the norm for that particular restaurant, but good to see it was as heavily trafficked as ever.
After lunch, we visited with Mee Maw again. The kids had fun showing Dad how her chair works and playing in the exercise room again.
Next we visited with Granny.
Ella Grace wanted a girls-only picture!
Granny's mailbox was experincing some problems. Jeremy tried to fix it, but as he thought he was progressing, hit a nail and whack! That whole thing was so rotted it fell apart! We left Gran without a mailbox! But, thanks to her wonderful neighbor, he got her back in shape to receive mail again.
Alright, I think one more post and this trip will be recounted!
