Weekend with Mom

At the end of March, Parker's Mom...Norma Jean...came to Van Buren for the weekend! It had been the first time she got to see our new home...she really liked it, and we had a great time. She got here on Saturday...and it was cold and a little rainy...but the rain cleared out...and after dinner we took a drive around town. The next day we all went to Eureka Springs...it's about 2 hours Northeast of here. The sun was shining and it was perfect weather.
Norma Jean had never been to Eureka Springs...so once we got there...Parker drove around a bit...and then we caught the trolley...that is always a nice way to see the area. We also did some shopping...they have some great little shops...we bought a piece of pottery to go with our collection...it was done by a local artist and we have one of their other pieces from a few years ago when we were there...for those that remember...it was the big bowl with the dragon and fly on it...well be bought another piece in that collection. I didn't think to take a pic...and we had it shipped to Jamie's moms house to go into storage.
Well...before leaving Eureka Springs...we drove by the huge statue of "Christ of the Ozarks"...where they have the Great Passion Play...which is America's #1 outdoor drama. The Passion Play wasn't open yet for the season..but it was still neat to go there...