Showing posts with label Tusaloosa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tusaloosa. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Alabama Homecoming

We took the boys to Tuscaloosa to enjoy the Alabama Homecoming festivities! When we arrived, we stopped to see Molly's apartment and meet her roommates.  It is super cute and her roommates were so sweet!

Molly's cute room
 Parker messing Aunt Molly's room up


Next, we stopped by the Alpha Chi house to see the "Homecoming lawn decorations" that Molly and her sorority sisters have been working on all week, they won 2nd place!!






Then, we headed over to catch the parade. It was so hot while we waited on the parade to reach us, but we had the best spot! We were on the front row and could literally touch the people in the parade - a few girls stopped to give Parker a high five.  He was super shy and didn't have a lot of reaction... so I am really not sure how he felt about the parade.


Our Family
 Waiting on the parade
 Molly and Brandon 
 Big AL
 Cheerleaders!


After the parade, we headed to the Alagasco tent for some food.  We saw two of the families that Colt has built  for - we love them! (and we want to be their neighbors!)  Last, but not least we saw little Katie (she is the only person I am REALLY taller than) and her sweet dad!!


Little Katie loving on Beckett
 John, Katie and Beckett 


The boys were really good!  Parker was really sleepy because he missed his nap. He ended up getting in Beckett's carseat on the way back to car and fell asleep while eating M&M's. Every year at homecoming, the alumni cheerleaders get to go out on the field before the game and lead the crowd. This year, we decided it would be too much for the boys since the game was so late. Hopefully, I will get to go next year!!

On the way to the car
See the M&M's? 
  

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

No words or pictures can describe the devastation we saw in Tuscaloosa today.  It was so sad to see the city I love so much torn apart by the Tornado.  You can, however, see the faith and hope of the people of Tuscaloosa, the entire community working together!  We saw the Navy working together, and walking down the street singing songs!!  We saw dozens of tents with volunteers with food and clothing and even more volunteers helping cleanup streets and debris.  I think it was a great reminder that LIFE is much more valuable than just the "stuff" we have.  Please pray, donate or volunteer around the state of Alabama. Here are some pictures I took while we were driving around.

 Do you see the roof on the ground now?



 Can you see DCH Hospital in the background.. you used to not be able to. 

 Forrest Lake Community