Since I usually don't share a room with Keaton, we have been surprised at how much she still talks in her sleep. Each night so far she has talked and made all kind of sounds during the night-Campbell said that she wakes up each morning mad at her.
We went down to breakfast this morning-it was a pretty good breakfast. I had a cinnamon roll plus a sausage biscuit. I probably shouldn't have eaten that much breakfast because after breakfast we loaded up the car, and then drove to our next stop....the Blue Bell Factory!
The main Blue Bell Factory is in Texas, but there is a factory here along with a visitor center and gift shop. We love Blue Bell, and we dropped a small fortune at the gift shop. Then we walked in the ice cream shop, and we were pleasantly surprised to see that each scoop was only a dollar.
Seriously, a tub of Blue Bell is ten dollars so we only get it when it is on sale, but that lady was giving you a huge serving today for just 1 dollar. It was a dream come true! But really how much ice cream can you eat? Well, I can actually eat a lot, but between Robby and I we had 3 different ice creams and almost didn't touch the third. I always feel a bit bad for my non-ice cream eaters when we do go out and get ice cream-Anderson don't eat ice cream, and Keaton doesn't like it. We have slightly wondered if they were switched at birth and are not true Dennies.
We then left the town of Sylacauga and headed towards Buccees in Leeds, Alabama. We drove up, and the kids recognized the Buccees and the Bass Pro (changed a tired at Buccees and spent the night twice at Bass Pro.) The gas station was pretty crazy since it is the holiday weekend, but we still managed to find the bathrooms plus 2 icees and 2 things of nuts.
We met Les in Hoover at Saw's BBQ. He already had a huge table right when we walked in. I was still full from ice cream so I split a sandwhich with Keaton, but Robby had a brisket grilled cheese with a pepper jelly. I tried a bite, and it was pretty meaty, but I really did like it. The lunch was a hit, and it kept everyone full throughout the game.
Before we went into the game, we walked through the Fan Zone. Whitman quickly decided that he wanted to return there, so after we found our seats, Robby, Whitman, and I walked around some and then took him back to the Fan Zone. He stayed over there for a while exploring all of the games and things-he found us back at our seats and watched some of the game.
Actually, by the time that Whitman returned from the Fan Zone, the game was pretty much over since we lost the game in the first inning. It was still fun to watch a baseball game-and thankfully, the clouds were out so we were not baking in the sun the entire time. Whitman returned back to the Fan Zone for a while, and Robby did buy everyone a frozen lemonade which also helped with the loss.
After the game, we walked around Costco before sitting down for pizza, chicken bakes, and a few cookies at the front of the store. Robby bought a whole pizza so it took a bit longer, but it was worth the wait because we ate all of it.
When we were done eating, we drove to the hotel-tonight we are in a big room. It has 2 double beds and a king so we are all together. The girls and I were going to share the king, but since Graham opted for the floor Robby and I are spread out in it.
The kids played Clue with Brett while the Wilsons visited with us a little bit tonight. Then I worked on this blog. Anderson came through to take a shower-he quickly realized that there wasn't a shower curtain. So even though our room is big, it is missing a vital item!
Now, my blog is coming to an end...and I guess I'll go take a shower curtain-less shower!
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