He’s home! Chris pulled in yesterday evening safe and sound! The kids and I got to go out on the flight line and see his plane land. Jonas and Maggie were so excited they were ready to run up the stairs into the KC-10 to haul their Daddy off the plane! Chris came down, shook the bigwig’s hands and then the kids tackled him.

It took me awhile to get a hug (or a word in edgewise for that matter). They were so excited to have him home. They were both very clingy, especially Maggie who pretty much turned into a feisty koala bear baby and refused to be set down. It was wonderful to see them so happy! I think Chris will be a full time Daddy over the next two weeks off; the kids aren’t going to let him have it any other way. I’ll have to hire a few sitters so I can spend some time with him too!

We had a very nice evening. I didn’t feel excited or thrilled - I felt like when I laid down at night all the pieces of a puzzle clicked back into place, as if he’d never been gone and everything was as it should be. Having him home feels very right.

(No pics of the homecoming because we aren’t allowed to shoot photos of the flightline-security issues (this kills my inner scrapbooker!)). I’m sure we’ll have loads of Daddy pics soon!