Celebrating Grandmothers

Tripp and I spent Easter weekend in Mississippi to celebrate Mama Hazel's 90th birthday and to visit Grandma. We spent Friday and most of the day on Saturday in Canton, MS with Tripp's mom's side of the family. On Friday, we went to see Aunt Stacy's art in a nearby gallery, visited with Mama Hazel, checked into the hotel, and had a fabulous dinner with most of the Howell family. Saturday we all prepared for Mama Hazel's birthday party at a local bed and breakfast. At the party we had a great time enjoying the Howell special frozen mint tea, delicious food, and visiting with family.

We then left the party with Grandma, Tripp's dad's mom, and drive to Philadelphia, MS. Once there, I was given the tour of the town (which didn't take too long). We stopped at 

a popular one-stop-shop Williamsville. Tripp and I left the store with new shoes, peanuts, and the infamous red rine cheese! Here is Tripp and Grandma at Williamsville.

 

When we got back to Grandma's house, we began boiling peanuts, a process I had never seen before. While the peanuts were cooking, we played a heated game of Aggravation (which Grandma dominated over). Here is Grandma showing us how to boil peanuts to perfection!

On Sunday, we went to early morning Easter service followed by a great breakfast with Grandma's friends from church. After church, we packed up and drive to Jackson to catch our flight. 

We had a great weekend and can't wait for our next Mississippi visit!!