What a whirlwind of four days in Texas!! The kids and I arrived on Thursday and Grams and Granddad picked us up at the airport to take us out to the farm for the night. Savannah had soooo many things to do and not a lot of time to do them all but that didn't stop her from trying. We visited relatives, she fed the fish in the pond, painted flower pots, planted flowers, jumped on the trampoline, rode the motorcycle, performed puppet shows, introduced Granddaddy to Frozen, had a sleepover, and even slept about 8 hours. Considering we were only on the farm for less than 24 hours, that's quite a lot of things to get done.
Friday afternoon, Grams and Granddad drove us to the Woodlands where we met up with Oscar, Dania, and Harlan Jr for dinner. Our hotel was centrally located for great food, shopping, and of course the race.
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| planting flowers |
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| ready for a motorcycle ride |
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| off they go |
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| jumping with Grams |
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| S needed to cool off after dinner |
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| sibling selfie |
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| the day before the race |
Saturday morning, Oscar and Dania woke up before dawn to head to the swim start. The kids and I woke a few hours later and after a quick Starbucks breakfast we went to T1 in hopes of seeing Oscar off on the bike. Fortunately for him but unfortunately for us he swam faster than expected so we missed seeing him by 2 minutes. So off the pool we went to hang out until time to see him start the marathon. Obie and Tracy flew in around noon to surprise Oscar and motivate him during the run.
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| almost race time |
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| waiting at T1 but no sign of Daddy |
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| O dancing through the first mile |
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| Moxie cheering section |
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| the surprise spectators |
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| pool time with Harlan |
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| S and Aunt Dania |
After dinner and a bath, it was time to head to the finish line and see Oscar complete this overwhelming feat. Words cannot express the emotions we all felt while watching him come through the finishers chute and cross the finish line.
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| waiting at the finish |
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| coming down the finishers chute |
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| he did it!!!!! |
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| congratulatory hugs |
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| O with Tracy and Obie |
What an amazing day!! A wonderfully exhausting day for all of us. We all headed our separate ways Sunday morning but the memories we made during that brief, special trip will stay with us always. We couldn't be prouder of you, Oscar, the Ironman!!
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