Summer Texas Trip Part II

I will let these great pictures tell about our time in Orange and Beaumont. Thank you Aunt Courtney for the pictures!


We went to Courtney's house in Beaumont first. Karis and Lucy had fun playing while Justin toured Courtney's house. We visited there for awhile and then headed to Orange. We went by Justin's grandparents house first.

Karis really enjoys playing with her Papou. She played ball with him and told him all about her day.

Mamou adores Karis and it is fun to watch her interact with her. Karis was very sweet to both of them, showering them with hugs and kisses. It was much better this time than when we went in April, Karis wasn't afraid of anyone. It didn't take her long to warm up to everyone.

We went to PopPop and Grammie's after we left Justin's grandparents. We enjoyed a good dinner, and Karis spent a lot of time outside swinging with her PopPop.

Grammie and I also got the pleasure of swinging with Karis and watching her play with rocks. We also just had a nice peaceful visit!

On Saturday, we took Karis to another water park with Justin's family. It was almost exactly like the other one we had taken her to earlier in the week with my parents. She had a blast, as you can tell. This park had water that shot up out of the group. Karis really enjoyed it.

It was very fun to splash everyone with the water. It was also fun to go down the lazy river and slide down the slide. After we left the water park, we ate some very good Mexican food.

We all went home to rest, thus Karis being tuckered out. She slept for almost three hours after we got back to PopPop and Grammie's house. We got dressed later that day and headed over to Mamou and Papou's to eat dinner with them and Justin's Aunt Canda and Uncle Mike.

Karis liked her ice cream bar much better than her dinner, imagine that!

Karis sported her new "I'm the BIG sister" shirt that her Aunt Courtney made her. She also got a matching pink camo skirt. It was really cute. Thanks Aunt Courtney!

When we finished eating dinner, Karis and Justin went into the den to watch TV. He said that Karis kept looking around. She finally went back into the dining room and asked Papou to come watch the animals with her (they had been watching the animal planet before we ate dinner). She then climbed up into his lap and stayed there until we left. Karis is very much like her mommy, she likes to sit in her daddy's, PopPop's, Papa John's, or Papou's lap.

We went to church on Sunday in Orange. I got to go to Beaumont on Sunday afternoon and visit my friends Laura and Ashley. It is great getting to see them if only for a little while. Laura is 36 weeks pregnant with her third child, a little boy. I can't wait to see Samuel!!

On Monday, we got up and packed all our stuff and headed back to Beaumont to meet Courtney for lunch at Olive Garden. Courtney made Karis her new bedspread for her twin size bed that she will be getting shortly. She was also making these aprons for a charity event at the hospital where she works. Karis got to model one for us.

We drove back to Magnolia and spent the night with my parents. They took us to the airport the next morning. It was a tearful goodbye since I know that I will not see them again until December. I am so thankful that God allows us the means to be able to see our families. We love you all very much and are blessed to be apart of the Childers' and Adams' families.