Last Night and Flight Home ...

January 15, 2016

Our last evening with our family ...

Mike wanted something Texan ... so that's where we went ...

Mike had a smoked steak ... it was so tender ...

Kendall and I shared an order of BBQ Ribs ... and Ian had a steak as well ...

The meal was delicious ... !!! I'm

Thank goodness for the iPad ... and Daigen had daddy's phone ...

it was a long wait for our orders ... at least they had something to do ... during that time ...

The boys did get their food before us ...

Tonight was going to be the party night ...

with lighting off Grandpa's Christmas presents ...

We gathered up the fireworks and took it out onto the street ...

still amazes me that they can light fireworks at anytime and anywhere ...

The boys were so excited ... Daigen sat back on the bench to watch them ...

and Nixon was jumping up and down by mommy ...

Kendall had a few more sparklers for the boys to light up ...

and also the fire bangers ...

Once the boys were tucked in bed ... the four of us spent the evening outside ...

Mike and Ian enjoying their drink and fancy cigar while relaxing in the hot tub ...

a perfect way to enjoy our last evening together ... !!!

 

January 16, 2016

We had a lovely morning with the family ...

it was time for us to head to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport ...

for our flight home ... too bad it had started to rain ...

Mike and I said our goodbyes ... lots of hugs and kisses ... before we made our way inside ...

We checked in and went thru customs without any issues ...

Mike and I decided we should get something to eat before boarded the plane ...

We found this old-time diner ... old tunes playing along with large screens showing the football games ...

The meals are massive ... I wanted a hot dog ... and boy did I get a whopper ...

I could hardly eat the meat never mind the bun and fixings ...

Mike ended up ordering a hamburger and it was a big meal as well ...

We definitely would not be hungry for quite some time ...

Making our way down the run way ... watching the rain fall ... and taking a few pictures ...

Once we were up in the air ... I took a few pictures of the city from out my window ...

I thought it was sure getting dark outside ...

I then looked over to the other side of the plane and saw how beautiful the sunset was ...

I asked the gentleman across from us ...

if he would mind taking a picture for me ... and he did ...

I was so glad that I had turned to look out that window ...

We had a great trip home ... arrived about 15 min early ...

we thought that was great ... all we had to do was get our luggage and go thru customs ...

and we would be on our way home ...

Well ... that didn't happen ...

We waited over an hour for our luggage to arrive from the aircraft ...

apparently the cargo doors were frozen shut due to the -21C degree weather ...

and blowing snow ...

We finally made our way home in a snowstorm for part of the way ...

and some windy sections near the Crowsnest Pass ...

We were happy to be home ... everything seemed to be good ...

we turned on the heat and went to bed at 4:00 am ...

hoping to get a few hours sleep ...

It was a wonderful holiday with Ian, Kendall, Daigen and Nixon ... !!!

Hope to see them again soon ... !!!