Flight to Chicago

Although it was a long day yesterday, it was a great trip and the flight was uneventful. We left on time at 6:35 AM and it was raining - again, or still - but I captured this shot of Mt Rainier as we lifted off from SeaTac:

We have been in WA almost a month and this is the first time we were able to see the top of this Seattle landmark.

The flight was excellent and we even arrived in Chicago a few minutes early. Patty was there to pick us up outside the baggage claim area and we made it to the kids school by 2 PM to pick them up. It has been a couple years since we last saw them and they have grown a lot in that time. I didn't get any shots of them yesterday, but you can be sure there will be plenty of pictures taken this week. I did get one shot of Josie and Patty "toasting" to her scheduled trip to Hawaii:

which begins for them at around 8:30 this morning when they take a limo to the airport. We had grilled salmon for dinner last night and we will try to stay as close to our diet as possible this week although yesterday was a real challenge. It actually has been a challenge all month but we have maintained our weight loss and will get back on our eating schedule when we can.

Patty has documented each day's schedule for us so that the kids get to where they need to be for their activities. Austin looks great and has his Senior Prom this Friday and we found out he is nominated for Prom King which is a nice honor. We will be at the picture taking session which is scheduled before the Prom so look for those at the end of this week. It should be a fun week, starting with a ballgame this evening for the twins. In the meantime, Patty and Mark are off to their wonderful week in Hawaii...