James got to hang out with his Aunt Chelsea- my little sister- for the second time this Saturday. It was a short visit, just 8.5 hours long. Chelsea is doing a training this week in Georgia for her 11-month long mission trip starting next January. Since she flew the red-eye from her home in California arriving here at just after 6am and not needing to meet up with others from her group until 4:30pm I picked her up bright and early to come home with us for a while.
James was still asleep when we got home from the airport but woke up shortly after. He IMMEDIATELY took to Chelsea even though the last time he saw her was when he was 4.5 months old in Hawaii. He was his endearingly smiling self- charming his aunt once again.
Despite the lack of sleep a red-eye flight always seems to leave the traveler Chelsea was wide awake and ready to play. We had blueberry pancakes and bacon for breakfast- James loving both. Then we played at home for a bit before loading up James into the car to head to the pharmacy to pick up a few things Chelsea needed for her week (and I needed to pick up yet another bottle of liquid vitamins...we've had quite a few accidents with the previous bottles that greatly shortened their usefulness).
When we got back home we went out back so Chelsea could see the workshop Tim built and see how the project Jarrett is working on was going. Jarrett let us know that Christi would be getting him lunch at Chick-fil-A and if we wanted some as well we should let her know. I had planned on serving homemade chicken soup and dumplings but Chelsea's eyes lit up at the mention of Chick-fil-A as the closest one to her in CA is an hour away so she rarely gets to indulge in that wonderful chicken establishment. Instead of expecting Christi to remember all our orders- 6 in total- Chelsea and I jumped in the car with her when she stopped by. James was taking his nap so it worked out perfectly.
After lunch we finally got to take turns watching James and showering. Then the red-eye finally hit Chel and we decided to take a short walk to the local coffee shop to get her a caffeine boost. The weather was perfect and Chelsea got the chance to see a bit more of where we live along with her fresh air. A mile and half later we were back home and it was time for her to repack and for us to head back to the airport so she could meet up with her other teammates.
It was a very short visit but we are hoping to see her again for another one next Sunday on her way out of town.
We love you, Chelsea! And an early Happy Birthday!
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