Day 9 - Alabama Adventure

Since we did not go to Alabama Adventure yesterday, I promised the kids that we'd go today. Even though sleep was hard to come by last night and I just wanted to stay in bed, I got up and got almost everything ready before Danica even rolled out of bed.

We finally made it on the road after 4 attempts to get out of the house. Three of those 4 attempts, the alarm was on and the door was already locked. Even with all of that, we forgot Danica's life jacket. Luckily, they have some there because she is required to have one for the lazy river (my favorite but not hers).

We had to stop by Richard's work because for the second time this week, he forgot his lunch at home. He wasn't having that good of a day due to rude people. I was wishing that I could do something to help him and I realized that I could...I prayed for him. I talked to him a little after lunch time and he said that his day was getting better. The power of prayer!

Anyway, we got to the park about 11:30. As we are walking toward all of the attractions, who do we see...Mrs. Decker (Kim) and her daughter, Jessie. Kim was Troy's teacher this year and we LOVE her! Troy gets along great with Jessie, who is only a year older. I knew that he'd have someone to hang around with at least. We decided to ride some regular rides first, but every ride Danica wanted to go on required her to grow a few more inches. It got discouraging to tell her, "you're too small," then hear, "But I'm big now." We finally went on the Canyon River Ride, which she did not want to go on but Troy did. She rode it and loved it. I told her that it was alike a roller coaster in the water and sold it that way. Troy was a little disappointed because he didn't get as wet as last time. Not that we weren't going to the water park in a few minutes. Then, Danica wanted to ride the Ferris Wheel. Troy wouldn't go on it. He says that he is afraid of heights. I have no idea why. Troy went on the bumper cars as Danica and I rode the Merry-go-Round. It was hot, so we went off to the water park.

It was great for Troy to have friends there. Amy Perry brought a bunch of kids with her including her daughter, Emilee, and Ryan, who played soccer with Troy and Emilee. They had a great time the whole day. Danica even went with the big kids to the baby section. Jessi took great care of her and didn't let Danica out of her sight. I got some grown-up time with Amy and Kim, and got to float on the lazy river without Danica stuck to me like a barnacle. We at a picnic lunch with everyone just outside the gates of the park and met Elizabeth Norris (another teacher from Hueytown) and her son, Zachary as they went in. Zachary and Danica are the same age and will both be in the Pre-school program this fall. Zachary and Danica got along great and I was happy that Danica had a friend there also.

About 4:00 we decided to leave. Danica stubbed her toe on the bottom of the pool. When it bled a little, then stopped, she said in a very enthusiastic voice," God is healing me!" She says that quite a bit and we whole-heartedly agree with her. She has such a wonderful relationship with God, especially for her age. I love it! On the way out, she tripped several times and her new flip flops were hurting her feet. She was pretty miserable until we got to the van. 3 band aids and water later, things were much better. Both kids were exhausted and fell asleep on the way home.

We got home just after Richard, who left work a little early. I put a roast in the crock pot before we left this morning, so we had dinner almost ready when we got home. The rest of the evening, we relaxed and watched movies. We had ice cream as a treat after dinner. It was a terrific day! Troy said several times that he had fun. That makes me feel great!

Tomorrow: Bone scan, movie, and who knows what else.