Early in the morning on September 10, I picked up my parents from the airport. They had been circling over Anchorage for an hour burning off fuel from the aircraft because the flaps on the wings weren't working to help slow the plane down upon landing. It turned into nothing more than a bunch of fire trucks stationed all along the runway, waiting for their plane to land. We were glad to get them on the ground, even if we were putting them back on the plane 25 hours after we picked them up from the airport. They came for Alina's sealing, and a day was just enough time to accomplish that.
I already wrote a post on the experience we had with the sealing. Here are a few other pictures from that day.
David and Grandpa wait for their turn to be called up to the sealing room. In the background are ward members that came to witness the sealing--specifically Brother and Sister Everett and Brother Clay.
Somewhere between nap time and dinner time, we snuck away on an outing to the Wild Berry Chocolate Factory. Lots of samples at the counter . . . Dad made sure to pick up some of their taffy so they weren't totally out on the samples we enjoyed.
David looks at the chocolate fountain. We've been here before with him, but apparently he didn't remember so this felt new and exciting to him.
Daddy and Alina cruising through the soft "teddies"
While dinner was cooking (spaghetti and meatballs, peas and ice cream salad) we let a little girl open her presents to celebrate her 1 year birthday. We wrapped them pretty loosely so she would be tempted to tear the paper and see what was inside. She was happy to wave them around with or without the wrapping on.
Alina eventually got the hang of it.
She was thrilled with that new soft teddy. She still lights up whenever she comes across him in the toy bin or lying around the house.
Right idea, sweet girl. Wrong mouth.
David helps her figure out the purpose of that bottle.
Alina shares excitement with her Daddy.
My dolly with her dolly. This girl loves to take care of her dolly, and she'll coo at anything with a face on it.
As per tradition, Daddy got a birthday balloon for the birthday girl.
Of course she was enamored with it.
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