Surprise Welcome Home From Afghanistan

Ok, so it's not some elaborate set-up worthy of that Welcome Home tv show, but I still thought it was a neat idea when my wife Ana suggested that my 19 year old son Justin pick me up from the airport so that I could surprise my daughters by knocking on the front door. Justin recorded the event with my phone.

This is the result:



My little peanut (aka Joey) got over her confusion pretty quickly. By later that afternoon, I was getting hugs and kisses pretty much on request .. and they continue a week later. I got a couple of weeks off to get settled in. The main "event" we have planned, is lots of swimming in the back yard pool.

Til next time ...

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  1. CilleJune 1, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Todd,
    Thanks for sharing this with me. How awesome and sweet children to be surprised by a knock on door and see their Daddy home once again. So cute of Joey (little peanut) being shy from what she considered her Daddy to be a stranger at the door. Not taking long for her to get over it, made Daddy a Happy Camper :).
    CONGRATULATIONS on your safe arrival home!! Everyone is happy to have you back....including all your friends and Scent-Sations distributors.
    WELCOME HOME!!

    Cille

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  2. ToddJune 2, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    Hi Cille!

    Thanks for the welcome home .. happy to be here. (I fixed your website link) :-)

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  3. CilleJune 2, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    Hi Todd!

    Very welcome for the welcome home, Todd. I can imagine how happy you are to be home with family. Thanks so much for fixing my website link....you are so kind and helpful :).

    Cille

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