Some much needed Clair-ity!

We're hitting the last leg of our incredibly long drive to Georgia and our final stop off is with our fave fam...the Clair's!!! Erik hasn't seen them since right before he deployed in 2007, lucky me they came to Texas when I needed a saving grace! I just wish we had more time to spend with them this trip, but since Erik left our camera in D.C. we had to push our plans back a day. We arrived at their house just before they got off work, giving us time to just hang with Lexi-Lou and Kale. Man, I missed them. It really bites when you know and actually love kids but don't get to see them grow everyday. Its always such a shock to realize that when you're far from each other time does nasty things to kids' height. I think Lexi is just about as tall as I am dammit!!! That's okay, I'll let her slide since she even more gorgeous than I remember!!! Not to mention, Kale nearly towers over Mikaylah and she is the older one by a couple of years...hahaha... We spent that night with Mexi food and margaritas!!! And lots of catching up!!! Steph and I used to talk for hours and hours when we lived in Hawaii, but the distance and that thing, um what's it called, oh yeah her job (hahaha ;-)) make it harder to keep in as good of touch as we'd like. I don't mind since we get to gab till our jaws can't take it anymore when we see each other. Erik and Dustin were, as Steph put it: gay as ever when they took each other in their loving emBROce!!! They didn't leave each other's side except to sleep the entire two days we were there!!! It was good to be with them, it felt just like old times, old times that I miss so much. We spent two days with them, but I'm going to be selfish and keep one of those days to our memories only. I miss them already so much that as I write this tears trickle down my cheek. We've already made plans for our next visit and I can't wait. We are so blessed to have them in our life. There are people out there that say their friends are their family but it takes time and a special bond to actually know that. With these peeps, they truly are family and I am comforted knowing they will always be in our lives!!!
I took pictures but only of their killer (just joke!) lizard and the kids. We were too busy talking to remember to be snap happy, it was an awesome visit...love and miss you guys!!!