First Day As A Family

 Last minute we decided to take everyone to Omaha to pick up Pallavi.

Tim few into Omaha Wednesday night with Joie and Jeran (who got to fly first class because the plane was full).

Thursday I flew to Omaha with Nate and Megan.  (We flew with a basketball team and had to sit separately because the plane was crowded...Megan got to sit in the middle of the basketball team and felt very small.)

We arrived just in time to drop our things at the hotel and go to Pallavi's school to pick her up.  She was surprised to see the whole family!  She introduced us to her class and friends...

That night we went out to dinner as a family.  Pallavi chose the same restaurant we ate at last week.  

The wait was over 30 minutes...

Here she is thrilled to be waiting...

And waiting...

Finally!  Dinner!

Can you believe Nate sat by the girls in the car?  Pallavi is liking her big brother, and he loves the attention.

Any other sister would have been pummeled for this.  The expressions on Megan and Joie's faces are proof enough.  

Exhaustion was a huge part of our day.  

...Turns out Pallavi hasn't been sleeping much either.  It felt great to be together and just relax!