airport - Shelley Beatty

Christmas 2012.

The calm before the storm:

We knew it would be celebrated in two parts, one part would be early when Becca and Henry would open the presents Santa brought. The Longs would then head out to Grandma and Grandpa Long’s household in Olathe and they would celebrate again. The rest of us decided to wait for B.J., Jenn and Jack to arrive to really celebrate. We were still hoping they would arrive in time for Christmas. We would pick them up from the airport once they arrived, wait for the Longs to return and then we would have Part II Christmas.

Beatty Christmas Part I.

Becca and Henry got up very early, checked their stockings, checked to see if Santa ate his cookies and checked to see if the reindeer ate their food…

Finally other people started getting up…

Finally late in the afternoon we were able to celebrate Beatty Christmas Part II. B.J., Jenn and Jack had traveled for more than 30 hours, slept in an airport, switched planes two times, and four airports later they finally arrived!

Beatty Christmas 2012 Part II

Let the celebration begin…

My Christmas…everyone is home safe and sound!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2012!!!!!

Becca and Carl came in on Christmas Eve and we were so excited. They flew all the way from Sweden via Moscow. We took Bear to the airport to meet them and he was one very excited little dog (he had been staying with us in Kansas City since Thanksgiving and he was with Jen and Adam before that for a few a weeks.) But everyone else was so excited too. Bec and Bec did an “I am so excited” dance…

Bec and Bec dancing.

Carl and Becca brought the Swedish influence…

Carl.

B.J. and Jenn were suppose to arrive Christmas Eve also, but they ended up traveling for over 30 areas through several airports trying to get to Kansas City after their flight was cancelled….a very long trip for them.