We were so excited to head to Utah for Christmas this year! My little brother Nathan was getting married, so we definitely didn't want to miss it. Josh had to work, so we decided that I would drive the boys and then Josh would fly out to meet us. We have a goal to visit every state and would like to get our boys to as many as possible, so we decided to do some sight seeing along the way. We also happily found out that Helen Keller's childhood home was along our route. The week leading up to our trip we read The Story of My Life, which is a book she wrote about her struggles and triumphs in her life. She was truly an amazing woman.
Our first stop long the way was Tuscumbia, Alabama to visit her childhood home.
We had a great tour guide to who told us lots of stuff about Helen Keller.
This is the room Helen Keller shared with Ann Sullivan. This was Helen's bed.
Anne's part of the room. I felt such an great respect for Anne Sullivan and the role she played in the making of Helen Keller. If it wasn't for her, I doubt that Helen would have gone on to become the woman she became.
I really love this time period of houses. This one was so rich and beautiful.
Some of these dresses were worn by Helen Keller.
The tour guide showed the boys the homemade nails in the floor.
The most beautiful sitting room.
One of the ladies societies in Tuscumbia decorated the Helen Keller house for Christmas. It was so pretty and festive.
A portrait of Helen Keller, she truly was such a fighter. I was so impressed with how brilliant she was and how much she accomplished despite having such disabilities in her life.
This was the dining room that was made famous by the fight Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller had when Anne had first come to the Kellers.
There are two of these statues, one of them is one of two statues representing Alabama in the Nations Capitol building.
Lots of artifacts that belonged to Helen Keller.
Hunter try out braille.
Feeling the braille flag.
Servants quarters.
This pump is one of the most famous things here. It was here that Helen associated the sign language that Anne Sullivan was teaching her to mean actual words. She felt the water and then had the sign water. She began to correlate what she was learning with actual things and the rest is history.
Helen and her family lived in this house right next door to the bigger house when Helen was born. She lived here when she was very young.
Every once in a while I catch sweet moments of my boys together.
We loved seeing this piece of history!
