September 10, 2008

  • Did I mention that Alex is in town this week?

    Well, he is.  ;^)

    Arrived on Monday afternoon, and we just made it!  In the past I've always worked under the assumption it'll take time to get to the gate, get off the plane, collect the bags, and make ones way through customs.  His plane was scheduled to land at 3:45pm, so we planned to leave the house around 3:30pm, to be there a few minutes after 4, expecting to still have to kick our heels outside the terminal D international gate.

    Everything worked fine except his flight arrived ten minutes early, he whisked off the plane, his luggage was immediately available, and he zoomed through customs, meaning he emerged about 4:10, right as we entered the terminal.  Fortunately Beth's mother was there so she was able to rush up to him and hug him. 

    Monday evening we (Don, Alex, Jonathan, Dmitry and me) went to El Fenix so Alex could enjoy some proper Tex-Mex.  Then back home he hooked up his laptop to our television so as to show us some photos:

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    Last night we had most of the kids over for supper, which was generously provided by Jessica.  So handy having a Chili's manager in the family!  Fajitas, burger bites and wings....oh my!

    Jonathan brought "poppies", as Bethany called them...those things one throws and they explode?  Here she is, ratting him out when I went outside to investigate what was going on out there:

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    Here's our sweet Bridgette; isn't she cute?

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    If there's one toy that has seen an extraordinary amount of use over the years it's the Fisher-Price rocking horse;  so far the grandchildren have yet to outgrow it:

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    Even missing the in-laws (who were either out of the country or working) and Charles, there were plenty of people:

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    It was a nice get together!  A shame Charles couldn't be here, for then we'd have had all six children together.  Oh well!

Comments (7)

  • Great photos. Hey Alex!

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  • I wish I could be there.  What fun!  Hannah is really homesick and missing family.  She talks about everyone all the time.

  • Welcome home, Alex!  You got there just in time for the hurricane.  But a sailor should know how to batten down the hatches.

  • He's a musician. He doesn't batten down hatches. He battens down tubas. :flirty:

  • When are the Ivy-sans due back, in quantity, for a longer stint?

  • They come home for good next June! :celebrate:

    Tell you what, it's a pleasure to have a son whose notion of a "fun project" for next summer is cleaning out his parents' garage. :grin:

  • I particularly enjoy seeing Bridgette and the tongue!!! I kinda hate the time coming when her lil tongue stays in her mouth.

    She's so cute!!! :camera: from her great g'mom!

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