OUR LAST DAY IN PEORIA

Tuesday was our last day in Peoria. It started out with doughnuts, cinnamon rolls and coffee from Starbucks.......what else were we to do with our whole kitchen packed in boxes? :)

The movers arrived early and worked hard loading all day until they drove away at about 10:00pm......

We spent our last afternoon playing and visiting with our friends in the neighborhood.

Jeff was in-charge of kid activities for awhile --

First, he arranged the races.....

Then he took turns spinning each of the kids by their ankles. This is Maleah going in circles while the other kids patiently wait in line......

Finally, it was time for everyone to rest -- on Jeff.....

I spent the afternoon wandering around saying good-bye trying not to cry.....

These 4 girls -Maleah, Allison, Rena & Madeillene - spent a lot of time together in the past year......

Along with Cameron also.....

We all had a great time with and will miss The Ortiz Family.....

Cameron also spent a lot of time with his friend Joey.....

And he spent MANY hours after school with Franco building with Lego's and playing outside.....

This is how John and Jeff spent many evenings in the past year (trying to ignore everything happening around them) - although they usually had a beer in their hands.....

After all of the fun of the day it was time to say good-bye. Everyone gave big hugs and kisses.....

And finally, we had to kick all of our friends out of the rental van so that we could head over to the hotel for a few hours of sleep before getting on the airplane Wednesday morning.

Our year in Peoria went by fast, but while we were there we made some great friends that will definitely be missed!!!!!