Where Mommy was a Princess

TJ and I took the girls to the little town of Eureka Springs which is nestled in the Ozark Arkansas Mountains. They have been asking for a long time to see the place where their mom and dad got married--also referred to as "the place where mommy was a princess".

The streets are very narrow, and they flow with the mountains and hills. We parked the cars and then walked to the shops. The shops where NOT stroller friendly, so we had to be selective in which shops we visited. We did visit the candy shop (of course!), and we also visited the China Store where TJ and I had bought our souvenir chopsticks while on our honeymoon. We picked up a new souvenir set for all of us. The girls where really excited about that--they love eating with chopsticks! Even Isaiah got a set, but it will be a while before he will use them!

Most of the houses are Victorian-style houses, and many function as bed & breakfast cottages. This is the cottage that we stayed in for our honeymoon. It's located right next to the chapel where we were married.

I had brought along our wedding album so that the girls could compare the pictures in the album to the "real" thing. Kiahna enjoyed this project the most. She carried the book with her and matched up the scenes.

I was thankful that we could look inside the chapel. It was nice to take a step back in time. Everything was just the way it was 9 years ago. Even though we have changed and our families have changed, it was nice to see that this place was still the same.

The owner of the chapel was still there. She remembered us after we talked with her for a little bit and showed her the pictures. We spent a few hours visiting with her before heading back home.

We are not sure when we will return. Hopefully it won't take us so long to journey back there again...the place where mommy was a princess.