Alec's South Carolina Trip

Alec had a great week in South Carolina with Steven and his parents. He arrived home this afternoon and we were happy to see him.

Alec and Steven enjoy their breakfast and some candy on the way to South Carolina.

Alec loved this chocolate shake that he got on the way to the beach on Sunday night.

They brought a few toys to enjoy at the beach house. They played so well the entire week and did not fight or quarrel one time.

Alec gets ready to ride the waves on his boogie board.

Riding the waves with Steven.

Steven, Alec, Sherrie, and Stevie riding the "Sea Thunder" to see the dolphins swimming.

Sitting in the captain's chair.

Look closely to see the dolphins swimming in the ocean.

The boys got pretty wet from the spray from the boat.

Alec talks to the captain of the boat. The captain had asked for people with unusual talents to come forward. Alec went forward and showed how he could touch his nose with his tongue. I did not know that this was a talent and I am sure that some people just rolled their eyes at this redneck from Mississippi.

Playing in the sand.

Alec plays skeeball at a pizza joint.

This is a great picture of the boys.

The boys stopped at a bookstore and they each bought a book. Alec bought a Lego Star Wars dictionary and Steven bought a Star Wars the Clone Wars book.

This is the floor at Steven's grandparents house while the boys were playing.

This water fountain is at the entrance of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum that just opened a couple of months ago.

Alec in front of Dale Earnhardt's famous black #3 Chevrolet.

This picture shows the banking at Talladaga Speedway. Sherrie was standing on the flat ground taking this picture. The racetrack really is banked this steeply in the corners.

Alec and Steven tried to stand on the banking and had to hold onto the bars to stand up.

They really got to announce a race and it was broadcast throughout the museum. Sherrie and Stevie said that they did a great job.

I love this picture.

This was a section called a Memory Wall. People are supposed to write memories about Dale Earnhardt and drop them in the slot. They are then posted on a big wall. Alec wrote that Dale Sr. was a good driver and that he wished that he could see him race again.

This section was a pit crew challenge section. Each participant got to jack up the car, change a tire, and fuel the car. This is Alec's turn to jack up the car.

This is Alec changing a tire.

And finally fueling the car.

Each person was timed for all the sections and then their collective time was displayed on this screen. Alec had a fast time of 40.96 seconds. Way to go, Alec!

Alec drives this simulator - in Tony Stewart's #14 car. Sherrie said that both boys did better than most of the other people who drove these simulators.

They stopped at the Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch at the museum.