Going Home! Officially!

We finally made it from Abha to Riyadh, not uneventfully however. Before we boarded our first flight we were told we had to go back to security as one of our checked bags had been flagged. Turns out they were antsy over Kellan's replica Pirates of the Caribbean gun from Disney World. 

Going through security here in Riyadh, the same bag was flagged, but this time we were ready for them. They laughed when I took it out and demonstrated it. One of my bags got flagged twice as well, all over a mini genie's lamp I had purchased in Turkey! I thought it was ironic that we were in Saudi Arabia and an item featured in the story Arabian Nights caused all the fuss!

It was an exhausting set of flights, the first: 1 1/2 hours to Riyadh, about 6 hours to Frankfurt, Germany, (a 5 hour layover) and finally a 10 hour flight into Houston. We were so happy to be back in the States, tired beyond belief but in good spirits. And then...Steven got flagged by Customs and pulled into a back room for an interview with Homeland Security. Kel and I waited and waited, and finally after close to an hour Steven emerged irritated, and even more tired. They wouldn't say why specifically he was flagged, but they asked several detailed questions about his work in Saudi. We finally went on our way, but slightly deflated from the experience.

We had 4 days to relax and acclimate at home and then on to 9 days in Walt Disney World, Florida!:)