He's Baaaccckkkk!!!

So, I'm a little late on updating. Dennis has actually been home for a week, but I got a bug (perhaps the lesser known 'hippopotamus flu', since I felt like I had been run over by one), Dennis then got sick, oh...and Lachlan got a stomach bug over the weekend. Nonetheless, the Menagerie is all back together again!!! Wahooo!!!!

Anyway, on to my story. Last Thursday afternoon, I sprinted out of work a tad bit early and went to pick up Lachlan to go get his Daddy from the airport.

Here Lachlan is as we are loading up to go...can't you tell that he's full of anticipation???




Here we are walking into the airport...



And I am here to tell you that THIS:


....is about the most awesome sight EVER when you haven't seen Daddy in a month!!!

Those are two of my most favorite guys in the world (we're just missing Bosley). I just get warm fuzzies all over thinking about how cute they were together that day.

It was quite a day! I was worried, since Lachlan has started to know when he doesn't recognize someone and will often scream his version of, "STRANGER DANGER!" But, it went quite well!!! He studied his Daddy for a few minutes, but pretty much took right to him...no screaming at all.



On the way home, Daddy started out in the front seat with me...



But QUICKLY, jumped in the backseat to play with the little man...I CLEARLY know where I now rank...but, hey, who's complaining...it's AWESOME!


And, OF COURSE!!! Daddy brought us home souvenirs:



Lachlan got a cowboy hat and sheriff's badge from Texas...how appropriate...and oh how do I hope that if Lachlan is going to involved with "the law" when he gets older that it's on THAT side and not the other - haha.

I got a BEAUTIFUL ornament...he knows me SO well!!!



Gatsby wanted to know where the HE(double hockey sticks) HER present was???



At least she had fun tearing up all of the paper that the presents were wrapped in :). Let me just say for those of you who have not witnessed it...Gatsby knows how to rip into a present and with gusto!!! I fully expect her to show Lach how to have a good time come Christmas this year, because I'm sure they will BOTH have more fun getting into the presents than anything.

And finally...remember me mentioning my favorite boys??? Well, here they are together at last:



It just warms my heart...an even Gatsby is in the background :).

That's about it for us. We're all doing MUCH better after our war with the bugs. I will say that with Lach's stomach bug, I was initiated FULL force on Monday morning into Mommyhood...I won't go into great detail, but I will say that Lach's new nickname is "Squirter McGhee!" Yes...and THAT wasn't the only end I got it from that morning...

More to come soon!