It's Friday & it's Mothers Day weekend!! I am so excited that my own Mother is coming to visit for the weekend & as an added bonus, her sister - my Aunt Jan - is also coming to visit us from Atlanta.
My mom arrived yesterday & today we are picking up my Aunt Jan at the airport & road-tripping to Fort Riley, KS. My Mom & her sister Jan both lived on the base with their husbands & were also pregnant together during that time. Sadly, my Aunt had complications with her pregnancy & ended up delivering her baby boy too early. He passed away 5 months before I was born & is buried there in the Fort Riley cemetery. My Aunt hasn't seen his gravesite since he passed so this trip we were making was a very special one.
After we picked up my Aunt we made our way down I-70 & had a couple of hours to catch up in the car. I just LOVED listening to my mom & Aunt - they love like sisters & bicker like sisters & it was super entertaining to listen to :)
We arrived at the base early afternoon & it was quite the ordeal trying to actually get on the base. Took us about 45 minutes of filling out paperwork, getting our pictures taken & cleared to get on the base but we jumped through all the hoops & were on our way in no time.
Once we drove through the gates, we drove past Irwin Army Hospital which was the hospital I was born in as well as my cousin. They are presently building a new hospital up the road & sadly will be soon tearing down the old hospital. It was kind of neat to see my place of birth & know that 43+ years ago my mom & her sister were living their lives here on the base together.
We found the cemetery & it didn't take us long to find my cousin's little gravesite. My mom & I bought a bouquet of white roses & baby's breath for my Aunt to lay at the gravesite & they ended up being a beautiful addition to the site.
As we were looking at the gravesite my Aunt pointed out that they don't put the mother's name on the faceplate - only the fathers name. What the heck? That just seems all sorts of messed up to me.
Saturday morning came & we all had a lazy morning of sleeping in & eating a late breakfast. My brother & his family were coming over in the evening for supper along with my good friend Stetson & his wife so we spent the day hanging around the house & getting the food prepped for later.
Everyone arrived late afternoon & we grilled hamburgers & had lots of yummy sides. Since the weather was nice & sunny out, we all gathered outside on our patio & ate supper out there. We all had a great time catching up & eating good food. Then it was time for dessert....
My amazing friend Stetson delivered once again - White Chocolate Raspberry & Chocolate Caramel Cheesecakes & YES - they tasted just as amazing as they looked.
It was awesome seeing my brother, his family & catching up with them all. Even though he only lives an hour away from me, it seems life is always getting in the way of seeing each other more often.
Sunday - Happy Mother's Day!!! It was so nice having my Mom here to celebrate this special day with. I can't tell you the last time I was actually with my Mom for Mother's Day.
We all woke up early, got showered & made our way to church. After an awesome service, Shane took us Mom's out for lunch at one of our favorite restaurants - Jack Stack Barbeque.
My Aunt Jan & my Mom
We stuffed ourselves full on ribs, burnt ends, baked beans & fries - YUM! Then once we got home we posed for some Mama's Day pictures....
Me & my sweet little Man!
We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out on the covered patio, drinking coffee & playing a few games of Scrabble while enjoying the afternoon rain showers going on around us. It was a super relaxed, awesome Mother's Day.
My little Scrabble-helper
Keeping score :)
Sadly tomorrow morning these ladies are heading back to their homes while I am heading back to work :( It was been such a great weekend hanging with family & am looking forward to seeing these two lovely ladies in South Dakota over the 4th of July weekend.
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