Araceli was quite content all but 20 fussy minutes of the six-hour flight home. She dozed for much of it, then enjoyed watching satellite TV, and giving Mom a big, stinky reason to have to change her diaper in a confined, bumpy stall.

First play time for the cousins, just eight months apart. Araceli couldn't take her eyes off her! Her cousin patted her on the head, mistaking her for a pet.

Grandma and grandpa met us at the airport, overjoyed.

Ahhh...it's good to be home! Here's our new family, fresh off the plane. It's amazing how quickly Daddy got himself into some shorts, happy to be out of the snow. It's all tired Momma could do to just keep her eyes open.