Larry

Diane, Iya and Eski were on Korean Airlines Flight 37 which arrived at Chicago at O'Hare International Airport's International Building Terminal 5 at about 9:30 a.m. They were one of the last to pass through the doors into the large waiting room because they had to go through both Customs and Immigration. Here, they just walked through the doors in the back to the main lobby of the terminal. That is little Marco in the orange jacket waiting to greet them.

Here, many of us line up for a group photo. From left to right: Marco, Philip, Eski, Diane with Iya, and Malu with baby Buddy and Tricia. This was taken in the big waiting room on the lower level at the International Building.
Nancy missed out on the earlier photo so we took another one. Here from left to right are: Eski, Diane with Iya, and Nancy and Tricia. Larry was busy taking the photos. The following day, Tricia went in for pre-school screening and did extremely well on her tests. She had double or triple the passing grade in each testing area and was rated like a child two years older.
After leaving the airport, our first stop was at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. I think it is still the largest mall in Illinois. We took a few minutes to stop at the Disney Store. Larry stopped briefly at the Apple computer store and learned a way to do these pages in the new Mac operating system. Here, Diane and Eski are walking with little Iya. Eski seems to be adjusting well to our natural air con outside this time of year.
Panjee was in school on Tuesday and was not able to go to O'Hare Airport. However, she was able to greet Diane and Eski when she returned home from school. Note the TV in the background which is turned to The Philippine Channel with shows like Wowowee and Game Ka Na Ba. Panjee and Diane have not seen each other for more than six years since Panjee was only seven years old when she left the Philippines.
Since Wednesday was Philip's birthday, we decided to celebrate it on Tuesday night after we all arrived home. Here Philip poses with his birthday cake. Yes, we did sing Happy Birthday and he did blow out the candles. Malu cooked some very nice food for our birthday and welcoming party on Tuesday evening.
Malu gives her brother Eski a hug. Malu had been in the United States for a year and is working as a nurse at the hospital in Sterling, Illinois. Hence, both Eski and Diane had relatives waiting for them here.
This is somewhat of a historical photo of the four Pascua girls who are nurses. From left to right are Menchu, Diane, Cookie and Nancy (Ate). This is the first time that all four girls have been together in more than six years. The Pascua missing from the photo is Jong, who is in the United States but lives in Arizona.
Here is a similar photo of the guys, most of whom are also nurses. I do not qualify as a nurse but I was a medic while in the army. From left to right: Richard, Eski, Larry and Philip. Diane will be working at the nursing home in Franklin Grove, Illinois as a registered nurse. Eski will be looking for work elsewhere, possibly in banking or another field.
Richard and Cookie were working and could not come to O'Hare on Tuesday but they did join in a party for the newcomers at Larry and Nancy's house on Wednesday. Left to right are: Eski, Diane, Cookie with Deuce the dog, and Richard.