Robby left the room around 8 this morning to go and pick up breakfast. He stopped at Krispy Kreme and McDonalds so we had quite the assortment. When he did get back, the girls and I had already left our room and loaded the car with out things.
The boys came down to eat with their bags. Robby ran upstairs to pack up his things, and soon we were on our way to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. It was just down the road, and even though we were here in 2012, I can barely remember stopping here-maybe because we had 5 kids under 6 at the time...and I was quite possibly pregnant with Whitman.
Just as we did last time, it was still cheaper for us to buy the membership for the museum. When I told Whitman that we would go to the Museum of Discovery and Mid American now, he was pretty excited about that.
We all walked around the museum-they had quite a few interesting exhibits which were pretty modern. There was one of the big up and down rides behind the building that you could ride-Campbell, wisely, chose not to ride. One of the seat belts from the group of people who rode before our people came undone-Campbell and I saw that seat belt dangling in the air. We both turned around so we didn't have to see a tragedy...but when the ride came down, the operator didn't seem to be concerned about that seat belt.
So trust me, I did a little more praying that usual when our people rode-their ride was successful. There was one more ride included with our admission-the gravitron. Enclosed rides are not for Anderson and Campbell sure didn't trust the rides at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center so she didn't ride either. Whitman absolutely loved the gravitron.
When we left there, we headed to the Unclaimed Baggage Center. It was much different than we remember-we bought a baby carrier there last time, but this time Graham found 2 tshirts, and Keaton bought two pair of pants. It is a pretty interesting place for sure-there were so many things, but it is a bit overwhelming. Campbell can be a shopper, but I think that she was just overwhelmed with everything. Whitman and Anderson are just not shoppers at all so they didn't even really think about looking for anything at all.
When we left the baggage center, we stopped at Whataburger and KFC for our late lunch. Campbell loves her some chicken so that is what she ate along with Keaton and Whitman. The drive from Scottsboro to Sylacauga was about 2 and a half hours. It was a nice drive with lots to see-after we had already left Northern Alabama I found a post talking about all of the beautiful nature spots that I put on the list for the next time we are in the area.
When we made it to this hotel, we had a few minutes of down time before we left again. This time we were just leaving for Walmart which was right next door. Our big purchases tonight were a few boxes of candy and a black tank top for me (I have been looking for one.)
Then we the Wilsons came to our room, and we all ate our suppers-we both had meat, cheese, and crackers. Then the kids went next door to play Clue-Graham won a round, and Anderson won the next round. The girls are now back in our room and are showering. When they are finished, I'm going to be next! (Last night's hotel had water that was not warm at all-there is nothing worse!)
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