We had a wonderful weekend in Little Rock AR celebrating Shane's retirement from the Air Force after 27 years of service.
We drove in Thursday afternoon and arrived just in time to attend a cookout and pool party at the vrbo that the Haughian's rented. The pool was huge and the kids all jumped right into the group. We hadn't booked a hotel so after we left the party, we went to a Waffle House to get the kids some food (since they had been too busy swimming to eat at the party) and Grant booked us a hotel room.
Friday morning was the changing of the guard ceremony at Little Rock Base, then lunch off base at BJ's. After lunch, we had just enough time to take the kids to the Little Rock High School Museum. It was open and a wonderful, small museum just perfect for having a conversation with the kids about the importance of true equality.
Then back to the base for the Retirement party. It was a wonderful celebration and we felt incredibly honored to be a part of it. I especially enjoyed the slide show that Shane walked through of his significant professional and personal accomplishments.
Friday night included another great BBQ and pool party at the Haughian VRBO house. Ranger ended up spending the night with Luke on Friday and Grant, Cadie, Colton and I slept hard on Saturday! On Saturday, spent a bit more time with the Haughians and their friends and family, and then we decided to drive back to Dallas. We thought about staying longer, but there really wasn't much open and we decided it was easiest to just get back home. The kids were having such a great time that they didn't really want to leave. We got back around 1am on Sunday morning, and just relaxed on Sunday.
Grant flew back to AR on Monday to drive with Shane and their final load to their new house in Colorado Springs! Grant said they had a good time together and we are looking forward to visiting the Haughians in Colorado Springs after Horn Creek.
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