Captain Swan Fly Away

Swan-Jones Christmas

"Fly safe."

"Aye, I will love. My goal as always to get back home to you and Hope."

"Where are you flying to?"

"San Antonio, Texas and two-hour layover and back." Emma puts Hope down in her bouncy chair. "Killian.."

"Yes..."

 Emma jumps into this arms and hugs him really tight. "Killian Jones, you promise me that you will fly safe and be home for Christmas."

"Love, I am not going to be anywhere else after I land. I am going to come home to my family. You and Hope are not going to alone love, I am coming back."

"When you get home, we are going to have a family cuddle."

"Love, I am looking forward to that." They kiss. "Emma, I am coming back. I love you."

"I love you, too." They hug for a long time, Emma always feels safe in his arms. She kisses him on the lips. Killian leaves. Hope began to cry. "Hope, Mommy is here." She takes Hope from her bouncy chair and kisses Hope on the head. "Hope, let's finish baking our gingerbread cookies for tomorrow. We have to decorate them." Emma had Hope on her lap as she decorated the gingerbread cookies with different colors of icing. After they decorated cookies, Emma got Hope ready for church, they were going to attend Christmas Eve mass. Emma dressed Hope in white tights with a red dress with a white bow. "Hope, you are ready to go out with Mommy. Mommy has to get dress while you get to play on Mommy and Daddy's bed." She brings Hope with her to her room. She let Hope do tummy time on her bed while she was getting ready. Emma wore long red sweatshirt dress with black leggings with her hair down. She got her diaper bag ready and she got Hope winter coat on and matching gray beanie. Emma drove herself and Hope to church. Since it was Christmas Eve, the church was packed full of families. Luckily, Hope was in her carrier and Emma had her diaper bag and they found a seat in the pew. Hope was looking around at the Christmas decorations and lights. "Hope, you like the Christmas lights?" Hope smiled which made Emma smile. "Yes, the Christmas tree light is pretty." They took a mother-daughter selfie and sent it to Killian. After the mass, Hope brought Hope to the big nativity scene in front of the church. "Look, Hope, that is baby Jesus, we celebrate his birthday tomorrow. There is Mary Jesus's mommy, and Joseph his Earth daddy, and that is the angel who guided the shepherds to visit Jesus when he was born." Hope smiled.

"Emma, do you want me to take pictures of you and Hope together?" 

Emma turns around and sees her sister, Ted was holding Connor. "Allison!" Emma hugs her sister.

"Hi, Emma. Hi, Hope. Is Mommy showing you baby Jesus?" Hope smiled.

"Can you take a picture of me and Hope?"

"Of course." Allison took pictures of her sister and her goddaughter niece. "Ted, can you take a picture of me and Emma with the babies."

"Sure. Connor, we are with Hope and Auntie Emma." Ted took pictures of the two sisters and their babies. They switched babies and took pictures with them. "Thank you, Ted. I am going to text the pictures to Killian." She texts the pictures of her and Hope together by the nativity scene and with her sister and their nephew. 

"You are welcome, Emma. Where is Killian?"

"He was called in, they needed more pilots." She hugs Hope. "But I have Hope with me tonight. She behaved very well for the whole mass."

"Emma, you have me." Allison hugged her sister. 

"That is right. It is our first Christmas as sisters." Hope fussed. "Hope, I know we are going home, sweetie."