Gizmo and I drove to Wagoner from Houston and met his parents at their house. Then all 4 of us picked Micah up from the Tulsa airport. We were all so excited to see Micah including his Gizmo. We only had a couple days in Wagoner so we had to cram in all the fun we could. On day 1 we went to the Illinois river and did some canoeing with Micah's parents. We had a great time swimming, floating, and soaking up the sunshine.
On Day 2, Andy and Jackie came to Wagoner to visit along with their beautiful little girl Kate and Gizmo's cousin Max. During the morning the boys went to play golf while the girls relaxed. And in the evening we did some jet skiing, eating, and family time. Kate is such a fun kid to be around. She was sick during our visit but she was still as happy as can be. She even decided to do some of Gizmo's tricks.
And as it seems to go when you have kids around, I have no pictures of the adults during this time unless they are with Kate :( I promise we were all there.
Our Second stop on tour was Clear Lake. We have been so blessed during our 3 years of living in Clear Lake. Our friends are incredible and I know they will be lifelong friends even if from a distance. Two of our close friends had babies in May only a few days apart. This trip was Micah's first chance to meet the babies. Our first night we went to our traditional Pappasito's dinner with Brad and Meredith. Before we left for dinner we met at their house so that Micah could meet Charlotte. She is so beautiful and so is her Mom.
On our second day in Clear Lake we were able to go to our church for that last time in a long time. This was a little more difficult for me than I expected. Our church has been such a blessing to us over the past few years and it is the reason we have such great friends. It is also hard to grasp that we will no longer be able to "legally" have church. Thanks so much to everyone at Clear Creek Community Church! After church we were also able to do our traditional after church lunch with our friends the Perry's and the Carpenters.
Also on Sunday we were able to attend our friends going away party. As some of you may or may not know, our best friends Brooks and Lindsey Perry are also moving to Saudi Arabia with us! Even thought this was their going away party a few of our mutual friends were there as well. This party also was our time to say goodbye for the last time. Sadly I don't have many pictures from the party.
At the party we were also able to spend more time with the other new baby, Addison Carpenter. She is also a beautiful baby and she did so great at the party.
Thanks to Lindsey for throwing a great party!
Our final destination was Humble, Texas at my parents house. During this stop, Micah and my dad played golf, we swam and played with our niece Bailey. We went to see Toy Story 3 and even ate at Pappasito's one last time. And once again I have very few pictures of the adults and a million of Bailey and Gizmo.
We spent most of our last day in Houston packing and getting everything ready. It was a very stressful day for me since I was getting calls from our Realtor about selling our house and trying to make sure the loose ends with Gizmo were all tied up. In the end, my mom made me a wonderful going away dinner of brisket and my favorite potatoes and we had some time to sit and talk.
It was very hard to say goodbye to all of our friends and family but we are both looking forward to this new adventure and are ready to get it started. We love you guys!
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