Alabama!

As mentioned in my previous post, we took a little road trip to visit Mike's sister, Christy, in Louisiana Alabama a few weeks ago.  (After Christy moved there I could never remember if she lived in AL or LA!  No worries Christy, I have it straight now that we visited.)

Christy and her roommate, Stephanie, were wonderful hostesses and we had a great time hanging out at their apartment and going on our many adventures.  

We got to tour Beeson Divinity School where Christy is attending.  What a beautiful campus!  The kids had fun climbing trees and collecting nuts (where we found the infamous "Nutty" the acorn).

Then it was off to the botanical gardens to smell the roses, touch cacti plants, explore nature, enjoy time with Aunt Christy, hang out in some bamboo and, of course, collect more acorns!

Finally, our day ended with a tour of Hogwarts at the zoo!  We got to ride the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9 3/4, tried Butterbeer, which tasted oddly like warm rainbow sherbert..., got sorted into houses by the sorting hat, made wands, had faces painted and played on roller racers (which have nothing what-so-ever to do with Harry Potter but were awesome fun!).

Our weekend adventure ended with visiting Christy's church and getting to meet more of her friends.  It was such a blessing to get a glimpse into the life of our sister and to hear the words of praise her friends had to speak about Christy.  She is one incredible, giving, passionate and loving young woman!!  We love you, AC!!