Our last week in Texas!

I can't believe our time here in Texas has come to an end. The movers come tomorrow to start packing up our house and by Tuesday night we should be on the road. Texas blessed us more than we ever could have imagined. We were part of an awesome church that our whole family loved, grew at, and served at. The girls attended a fantastic school and made some wonderful friends. Brooke had a fabulous connection with her riding coach and learned SO much. Jade had such a special bond with the owners of the cheer gym we went to and flourished. We are very sad to leave. We've been here for just about 4 years and we really were starting to put our roots down. We know that God will be with us as we journey into this next chapter of our lives and pray that he has his hand over all we do.

Last week was VBS at church:

Fun and exhausting week!

Our church tried doing VBS at night this year from 6-9 in hopes of reaching more people. The turnout was higher than last year, so I guess it worked. During the day we tried a new splash pad:

Jade practiced some stretching. She is NOT flexible AT ALL. She has a lot of work to do. She is a mighty little tumbler; but we are working on her flexibility.

Brooke had her last riding lesson. Bayley (her instructor) gave Brooke a gift, which was a horse bag full of horse tools for when Brooke gets a horse one day (the jury is still out on that one though!), and a photo album full of pictures from Brooke's time there. We will all miss Bayley - she was such a blessing in Brooke's life.

Last night we went to our old neighbors house to visit. We haven't seen them since they moved, so it was nice to catch up before we leave.

Friday was Jade's last day at Pro Spirit. That was an EMOTIONAL time. The owners cried, I was crying.. it was ROUGH! To say we will miss Pro Spirit and Coach Jeff & Diana is an understatement. They are wonderful people.

It's difficult to say goodbye but we are staying positive about this next chapter of our life. We are grateful for the memories and the time we had here in McKinney, Texas.

Horse Camp & Dance Recital

These last couple weeks have been crazy busy. We have been cramming a lot of things into our last two weeks here in Texas.

Brooke had Horse Camp all week from 9-5 each day. She left early one day to go to the birthday party of one of her closest friends from school. Here are some pictures from camp that her riding instructor sent me:

Always a character

Brooke had tons of fun and on most days fell asleep within minutes of getting into the van. She learned a ton of information, made crafts, and got a good idea of what ranch life is like. Brooke was made for this!

Brooke with her friend, Julia:

us Mom's at the party

Avery and her fashionable self

 Avery and Jade at the splash pad one day while Brooke was at camp:

They decided they wanted to "sun bathe"

 Still cheering during our final weeks here!

All ready for the "Work It Girl" Clinic:

After the clinic, Coach Jeff and Coach Diana (the owners of Pro Spirit) took Jade out for ice cream. They are the sweetest and just love Jade to pieces. We are going to miss them so much - Jade has such a special bond with them.

Here are some pictures of Avery from her dance rehearsal and recital:

Big sisters were proud of Avery and were excited to go see her after her performance!

Sweet little moment between these three!

Avery did great at her recital. She smiled the whole time and she spotted us right away. Brooke waved to her and she waved back and then kept on dancing.

After the recital we went to the Splash Pad and had dinner at Gloria's one last time before we leave here. This has always been one of our favorite things to do as a family.

Love this guy! He is hating pictures of himself because of his BALD spot, poor guy!