Saturday, June 8, 2013

Spring Visit to Valdosta



In May we flew east to spend a few weeks with Mike, Jennah and the grand kids. The occasion was Makenna's First Holy Communion or, as they call it now, her first "Reconciliation". Looks like this may be our last visit to Georgia for a while, since Mike & Jennah have just gotten written orders to Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque where they'll be stationed for the next 3 or 4 years. 

Had a great family visit:  attended several of Makenna's end of the school year events, helped out by running the kids to and from school and other appointments to give Jennah a break, and even helped get the house organized for the upcoming move. Kevin came up from St. Augustine for the last 10 days or so, so we had a good visit with him too.




Took the kids to their horse therapy on Saturday mornings. There's a ranch about 30 minutes north of town that offers horse riding for autistic children, and Shane has been participating in that for a couple of years. They also allow Makenna to ride most of the time which makes for an enjoyable day out for both of the kids...Nana & Grandpa too.




Shane mounted up and raring to go.



Sunday May 21st was the big day for Makenna. Here's a nice shot of the brother & sister before we departed for the church.




Mom & Dad posing with the girl of the hour.




and a nice photo of the four of us.




And finally, Kevin and Makenna in front of the church after the ceremony. 

Since our return to Vancouver Mike & Jennah have started the process - movers came and packed them out in early June, and their new renters (another AF couple) moved in immediately after they vacated the place. The family is staying in a new TLF (transient housing) at Moody until the end of July when they'll be heading west. Guess they've already found a nice rental apartment in Albuquerque, so they'll have just enough time to complete their move and get settled in before Mike reports to his new job and Makenna starts school. We plan to stop by and see them in their new place in early August as part of a longer National Parks tour we're planning this summer.

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