Gulf Shores, Alabama

We returned on Sunday afternoon from a week vacationing with Jay's family in Gulf Shores, Alabama. We left last week Friday afternoon with plans to stop outside Nashville, TN. Due to some heavy traffic and an accident we didn't arrive at our hotel until about 2am. Both kids were still wide awake, but Jay and I were tired. On Saturday we finished the drive and arrived in much warmer weather than we had left behind in Illinois. Sunday and Monday were beautiful days spent on the beach enjoying the warm sun and sand. On Tuesday the weather deteriorated and we spent the morning walking around Fort Morgan - a Civil War era fort taken by the Union forces after the Battle for Mobile Bay. It was very interesting. Wednesday morning brought rain, but the afternoon was sunny. Thursday and Friday were spent by the beach or the pool. We enjoyed a good week of relaxation, good food, some cards, and fun time for the kids with their cousins. On Saturday we started the trip back home. We spent the night in Louisville and on Sunday we stopped in Indianapolis to visit Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler University. It was very cool to see where Butler plays and where the final basketball game from "Hoosiers" was filmed. Jay and I were both surprised at the sheer number of people who, like us, stopped by to see the Fieldhouse. It was very cool. It was also good for the kids to run and stretch their legs. Too bad Butler didn't play a little better on Monday night. Overall it was a good trip, only marred by the fact that Andrew caught a bad cold and ended up with an ear infection. But he is on the mend and we are glad we made the trip.