Mississippii/Louisiana Trip

Taking time to smell the flowers

We just returned from our week-long trip (1330 miles). Here are a bunch of pics to show the fun we had.
We started by visiting some good friends (my doula and family) in Bowdon, GA. They are building a house on 20-something acres of land, so are currently living in a self-proclaimed 'tent-village'. The new house is being built using reclaimed and scrap materials. They are using green methods such as a composting toilet (outhouse pic), greywater filtration ponds, organic farming, solar power-eventually (it's all really great). Esther enjoyed being outside and playing with the chickens.

After a visit and prayer with more friends in Bowdon, we drove all night to Mississippi.

We arrived in Picayune at some hour of the morning and visited Ben's grandmother after a few hours of rest. The next stop was Folsom, LA where we stayed with Ben's aunt. Ben's cousin's daughter is two months younger than E, so they had a good time playing together. The most fun was the slip and slide (Ben and I had just as much or more fun than the kids).

We then stayed a couple of days in Gulfport, MS to visit Ben's other grandparents and aunt. We also got to go to the beach. It was overcast, so we didn't put E in her bathing suit-big mistake. She ran right into the ocean, clothes and all. We had to stop her from getting completely soaked. She had never been to the beach, but of course loved it!

We had a great trip. E got a cold and shared it with those we visited - sorry. She was a bit cranky, which made the trip a bit less relaxing for us. Everyone enjoyed seeing how Esther is growing and she liked sharing all her knowledge about the world. (: Home is always so sweet!