Because we got out of school early this year (no snow days to make up!), we had the opportunity to go with Brad on one of his business trips down South.
Aubrey stayed home because she didn't want to miss out on all of her end-of-school parties.
The rest of us did our usual when we go on business trips with Brad: shop at the mall, and spends hours at the book store...
swim at the hotel pool...
(this pool was a little chilly)
play around and be our goofy selves...
(Breck got a hold of my camera)
and just get some serious R&R, without homework or anything else hanging over our heads!
Last but not least we visited the birthplace of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, MS.
The home Elvis was born in was tiny, and had only two rooms. Sadly, Elvis' identical twin was stillborn, and a few years later the family had to move because they could not longer aford the payments on the little house.
This statue is a life-size replica of Elvis when he was thirteen years old.
Breck and Merinda are modeling the same type of car the Presley's used to move to Memphis,Tennessee when Elvis was thirteen.
Brad and I are standing in front of the actual building where the Presley family attended church. The Minister of the church taught Elvis how to play the guitar, and it was here that Elvis was exposed to southern gospel music, which became part of his musical repertoire later in life.
