February §, 2016

After nearly a month of world travel, Grammy and Grandpa decided to come home.  We started telling SJ that they were coming home on Friday to get her ready to see them.  Jeremy and I picked them up from the airport Saturday evening.  I sat with the car while he took Miss Selah June to watch for them to come down the concourse on their way to baggage.  The airport has been renovated fairly recently, so you no longer can see people make the long trek down the single concourse.  You have to wait for them to exit the secured area and turn the corner to the main atrium of the airport.  So when SJ saw Grandpa, she smiled and her eyes sparkled.  When she saw Grammy, her whole little body leaned away from Jeremy and into her approaching Grammy.  She melted into her arms, and, with a full embrace, held onto her tightly as if to never let go.  Her little head just rested on Mom’s shoulder – her eyes staring off into the distance.  It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen.  Pure emotion.

Again… the hair…  It cracks me up.

This whole situation lasted for a solid 15 minutes.  They had to take it to the car.  We sat in the front seat and waited for the boys to get the bags.  When we put her in her carseat, she was not too happy.  It helped that we watched the Super Bowl with Mom and Dad the next day.  Oh my goodness….