Ava Maria Grotto

On July 3rd we met some friends in Culman, AL to take a tour of Ava Maria Grotto. It was really neat. The guy that made everything lived and worked there in the monastery. He used things that he could find around the campus as well as things that people donated (shells, jewelry, old pots/pans, old china, old jars, etc) to make all of these miniatures. I do not remember what each picture was named, though I did try to write the ones that I could. Sorry if you wanted to see pictures of Becca there are only 3 in this post. She wasn't in a good mood and was not feeling very well and I was interested in taking pictures of everything. It was a really neat place. All of these miniatures were built from pictures and post cards of different landmarks around the world, as well as his Abby campus there in Culman. I hope you enjoy, we really enjoyed looking at everything. And by the way if you don't know what this place is; it is known as Jerusalem in Miniature!!

Chipmunk Crossing

Great Wall of China

The Hanging Gardens

A Pyramid

Jacob's Well

"The Place of the Skull" where Christ was crucified with the two thieves.

Part of Jerusalem

More of Jerusalem

A wider view of Jerusalem

The Leaning Tower

One of the Pyramids

The Colosseum

Daddy with a not so happy Becca. She got WAY too hot out there and then ended up getting sick. She was pretty fussy the entire time we were there, and quickly fell asleep on the way home.

The Alamo

The Oldest Mission in the US. St. Augustine, FL

The Power House where Joseph worked...that is when he wasn't building all of these miniatures.

The dragon under the castle of the fairies

I think this was the Castle of the Fairies

Abbey College Church

Becca in her Fourth of July outfit ready to go meet Kristen, Will, Mr. Barry, Mrs. Beverly, and Kimberley for lunch and the afternoon at Ava Maria Grotto. She looked so cute in those pigtails!!!

As usual she has her thumb in her mouth!!!