Mother's Day

For Mother's Day I got to go by myself to Spokane to spend the weekend with my sister (who came out from Mississippi) and my parents (and brother Matt's family who lives there). My parents have been living in Texas for a while now and are just now making the move more permanent. So, Amanda and I came out to help sort through all their stuff and sell almost everything they owned. We worked so hard from first thing each morning until late at night going through boxes, packing, selling stuff, and having a few laughs at all the memories. It was the first time I have ever been away from my kids, and it was lots of fun to be with Amanda and my parents. We are going to miss their beautiful home that my dad built and the property that my kids had so much fun playing on, but they are on to another adventure... Texas. This is my parents on Mother's Day. You can see where I get my constant eye closing from.

Me, Mom, and Amanda on our first ever "girls' weekend" without our families (Amanda did have her still-free-to-fly son Bowen).

After church we went to visit the grave of my wonderful Grandma Anderson, my dad's mom. She and Bailey share the middle name, Isabel. She was a nurse during WWII (where she met my dad's dad who was a Dr. there) and is buried in the veterans section of the cemetery. She died when Matt and I were dating and he met her just once. These handsome boys belong to my brother Matt and his wife Megan, who are the last remaining Washingtonians in the family (until next month when they move to ID).

I had to leave this super flattering picture of myself on here for the memory of Amanda and I being on the same flight on the way home, completely on accident. We flew from Spokane to Salt Lake together and we were glad to have one last bonding experience! It's so hard to live 24 hours drive from my only sister who I have been so close with my whole life. Thanks for the good times Amanda Sue!