Alabama: Day 1 - Friday, 4/23/10

• High: Vacation!
• Low: Waking up at 4:15 am for our early flight.
• Low: Paying $25 per bag for our checked luggage. Dang airlines and their nickel-and-diming!! Just factor the darn fees into the ticket prices already!!
• High: Using my Dad's American Airlines gold member status to skip the long security line.
• Low: Security checking all of Taylor's formula for bombs.
• High: Taylor busy on the plane but pretty content overall.

 "Yeah, this is kinda boring Uncle John."

• Low: Taylor refusing to drink her bottle on descent and crying because her ears hurt.
• High: Chicken McNuggets for lunch.  Mmmmmm!!
• Low: Short flight delay in Dallas for plane repair.

 

 "What do you mean there's a delay!?"

"It's ok, I'll keep playing."

"Papa's fun to play with!"

• High: Making it to Alabama with everyone's luggage!!  Woohoo!
• High: Hilton Garden Inn turned out to be very nice.  (The fresh cookies at check-in didn't hurt!)
• High: Having barbecue at Iva Jean's for dinner. So good!!
• High: Checking out Iva Jean's fancy new bathrooms.

Guest bathroom

Guest bathroom

Master bathroom

Master bathroom

• Low: Weather forecasts for tornados the next day.  Eek!