It All Starts Here

When we turn the corner and see that decline down IT IS ALL GOOD! I start scanning the people waiting on the other side of the line and then I stop when I get to the best mom in the world (and best aunt next to her) and inside I breathe a deep sigh of relief and all feels right for the moment because I am here, I am home! The only place I called home for almost 26 years of my life, the home that I graduated college from, the home where I met my husband and the home that I had my first beautiful baby girl, and the home that all of my extended family still lives in. I watch quickly as the girls spot Nonie at the same time because all I see then is the flash of their backs as their walk turns into full on sprint just to get to the other side of the ropes. I stop and yank Carter out of his stroller and watch him know EXACTLY what to do this year...he starts running too and jumps right into my mom's arms. They are home too...not their home home but I know a part of each of their hearts will always live in AZ. It's genetic I swear! Bebe was their snapping pictures which was awesome, never had a photographer at the airport and it's fun to have the pictures, expressions and the moments that the next best 10 days started!












Carter quickly went from this to that the minute the car started moving! And the party continued at the first official stop when back in AZ...In & Out of course.





Photos courtesy of Aunt Bebe again since mommy was in line at the rental car place for an hour and a half :) I might have missed In & Out the first time but no worries we made it up plenty in the next 10 days!