O'Hare and Keri....

We have just arrived back in the US for Christmas this year. We had a rather uneventful trip - as uneventful as it can be with three kids, six and under. We had a four hour layover in Chicago. We were originally hoping to see Charles's brother and wife but at the last minute they weren't able to come due to work commitments. So very very last minutes I emailed our good friend Keri to see if she might be able to come entertain us for three hours. She had other obligations that day already planned so I told her not to worry about it. But when we walked through the double doors to exit passport control and customs, she was standing there waiting for us! We were all very excited as we were all in need of a pick-me-up after the nine hour flight from London.

Keri played with the kids a while and then we decided that we would plug our laptop in and let the kids finish the Cars 2 dvd (since they hadn't finished on the plane since my laptop battery had died). This was welcomed by all as the kids were really tired and needed some down time and it also gave us some time to chat with Keri without the kids. Keri snapped these three pics of the kids making the floor of O'Hare airport their home:

Last year, while living with her husband in Germany, Keri was a constant help to our family, coming twice while Charles was gone in America. She has become one of our kid's favourite people and for good reason. She is a very special friend, and I am very happy that at a young age our kids already recognise this trait in people. :)