Brandon Heath - Give Me Your Eyes

Wanna Spend the Night in a Teepee???

Let me assure you that if you are over say 15, you don't! We decided to go on a little "fieldtrip" to the diamond mine in Arkansas. We had a great time digging for diamonds in the huge crater. We didn't find any diamonds, but we found quartz and some really pretty rocks. The teepee is where we spent the night. It is not at the state park but just down the road. You can check out the accomodations at www.diamondjohns.com The video is so relaxing to watch and a perfect place for kids to roam. Well, it actually was very misleading. The whole area was covered in duck and goose poop. The giant sand pile for the kids to play in was no exception. The yard was grown up and the tents were musty with mildew on the plastic--stinky. There was an air conditioner that kept it cool so there was less musty smell. The sheets (where I found someone else's hair) were not clean! So inspite of my state of disgust, I kept it to myself and the kids had a great time. I don't think they even noticed that I was ready to go at first light to wait at the park until it opened;)








Aaron took pictures while I was texting Thad about the accomodations.






Aaron playing with the flashlight and loving how it looked at the top of the teepee.









Lauren headed out the door of the teepee.

The Making of a Southern Belle

Vespa Tour

Some beautiful scenes in Florence!



















Our cool rides!




















The guys and our tour guide










The vineyards were beautiful even when they were bare!

























Olive trees







This was one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. I was a little nervous about driving through the city but it worked out just fine. I stayed close to our guide and let him watch for all of the traffic. Our tour was 8 hours!! We were so tired at the end of the day but saw some unforgettable scenery. We took some very curvy roads up the hills and back again. I had to drive slower than the guys would have liked. They claim that 70mph seems to be a good speed but 62mph was the fastest I dared to go;) It seemed to work fine for me especially since I didn't lay my bike down on a curve!

Desserts are my favorite!!!!

So many flavors to choose from...of course, I chose chocolate!!!








Do you see anything that doesn't look delicious???









Check out this hot chocolate! It was more like melted chocolate in a cup.

Sagrada Familia

These are some pictures of a church that is being built in Barcelona. It has been in the works since the mid to late 1800's. It was absolutely beautiful. Here are a few pictures of it. Be sure to click on the pictures to take notice of the details.

A Few of My Favorites

This is not Michaelangelo's Sistene Chapel because you cannot take pictures in there ;)
Didn't that sound redneck??!!







In the Vatican Museum













At the Collesium in Rome















Just loved this cross! Blue skies in the background-Perfect!










The door of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona