Where do you begin to celebrate coming home from a mission?  With family.  And with Mexican food!! Our daughter, Claire, Graham and their son Caleb flew in from Irvine, CA (where they moved from Connecticut in January).

Above is John meeting his new grandson for the first time!

Aaron and Abbey have been looking after our home and living next door in the Farm House while we’ve been away.  Our first meal out was at Mi Ranchito, a family favorite.

Also at the top of John’s list was In ‘n Out Burgers with Aaron.  Thank goodness for me that Zao’s fresh Asian food is in the same parking lot.  It’s what I crave when we’re away.

We had a week with Claire and Graham and Caleb and it was really really fun.  Caleb is a perfect child.  He’s pleasant and easy and fun to interact with.

He loved the Schleich German animals I picked up a at flea market in Frankfurt.

It wasn’t long before John was out assessing the work to be done in the yard.

And it wasn’t long before I was back with my Wednesday Thimble Creek quilt group and my beloved Book Club friends.

Another top of the list for John was Chocolate Chip Cookies!  I got the raisins out for my small portion of the dough, but he forgot to put them in.  Oh well.

It’s an interesting thing, this coming home.  We are finding our way back to where we once were.  So much has changed (mostly inside of us).  It’s comforting to slip back into our home.  It’s like putting on some old worn comfortable slippers and remembering the feel.