Anchorage!

I don't know why I like Anchorage so much, maybe it's because it's warmer and bigger and more Nordstrom-y than Fairbanks?! It was a great day trip, starting with a rambunctious plane ride with the boys...

My sweet little big girl :)

I tried for five minutes to get a picture with them all looking...

First stop, Gwennies! Stuffed with an avocado and cheese omelet with home fries, we left for the happiest place on Earth--NORDSTROM :D After a quick walk through the shoe section (still on the hunt for boots that don't make me look even shorter than I am, I'll find them someday!), I went upstairs to BP and got the best salesperson I've ever met. After finding me the exact jeans I was looking for, she filled up my dressing room with the best clothes that I never would have found on my own.  Sadly, I had to pick just three things--a chambray button-up, floral scarf, and dark-wash skinnies--and had to leave the purple skinny jeans behind. :(  I stopped upstairs at the food court for a peach-pineapple-strawberry smoothie and we were on the road again.

Nora and I took a nap in the van while Gloria and the boys watched the J.V. game, we'd both had a very exciting day. ;)  And then we all watched a really good (but unfortunately, losing) Monroe Varsity game with Taylor's cousins and their kids/niece/nephews.  After the game, Nora got to play with all the kids while I was entertained by Kolter, the budding gymnast, and Taylor talked basketball with Grandpa Bob and Van.

Quick trip to Arby's and then back to the airport.  It was a long, busy Saturday, but it was so nice to get out of a town for a little while.  Glad we'll get to go back for a few more days in March, crossing my fingers that those purple skinnies will be on sale by then. :)