I love surprises! I love receiving surprises but I really, really love to give surprises...especially to my children! Well, the kids got a huge surprise on New Year's Day...Our nanny for six month while we were in Delhi, Sam, came back for a visit with her new husband, David! The kids had no idea she was coming...and that is really hard to do especially with Dylan.
We told the kids when we left the house that we had a few things we needed to pick up...some new pillows and a few other things. When we arrived at the airport they were confused but we didn't say much. We got passes to get inside the airport and went to the airport restaurant, where you can watch people disembark from airplanes onto the tarmac. Tony nonchalantly messed with his phone while we sat there and when he saw Sam and David walk down the stairs of the plane...he asked the kids..."who's that?" Dylan was the first to see and he immediately started crying...by the time Delaney and Desirae spotted them...Tony was headed out of the restaurant and down the stairs to the luggage claiming area to meet our guests. It was a tear-filled reunion across the metal divider until they retrieved their bags! So much fun!
Sam was such a gift to our family our first six months in this country. Her presence, joy and fun-spirit really made our difficult life in Delhi much more bearable. She has become so dear to our entire family. She got married in August. And, her and her husband still have one more year in college...but they have come for two weeks to once again bless our family with her presence.
And...while she and David are here we have put them to work decorating the girls' dollhouse. Of course, they knew about this project in advance so they brought loads of ideas and supplies from the States to give the plywood dollhouse a real makeover. Even now, they are hard at work painting walls and floors, installing carpet and wallpaper, building furniture, and even repainting areas...after Delaney had a change of heart on color choice. I cannot wait to show you the finish product..but for now...here are a few pictures of their progress.
We are so delighted to have "our Sam" back...even for just a few weeks.
We told the kids when we left the house that we had a few things we needed to pick up...some new pillows and a few other things. When we arrived at the airport they were confused but we didn't say much. We got passes to get inside the airport and went to the airport restaurant, where you can watch people disembark from airplanes onto the tarmac. Tony nonchalantly messed with his phone while we sat there and when he saw Sam and David walk down the stairs of the plane...he asked the kids..."who's that?" Dylan was the first to see and he immediately started crying...by the time Delaney and Desirae spotted them...Tony was headed out of the restaurant and down the stairs to the luggage claiming area to meet our guests. It was a tear-filled reunion across the metal divider until they retrieved their bags! So much fun!
And...while she and David are here we have put them to work decorating the girls' dollhouse. Of course, they knew about this project in advance so they brought loads of ideas and supplies from the States to give the plywood dollhouse a real makeover. Even now, they are hard at work painting walls and floors, installing carpet and wallpaper, building furniture, and even repainting areas...after Delaney had a change of heart on color choice. I cannot wait to show you the finish product..but for now...here are a few pictures of their progress.
