a surprise welcome

I was just finishing up a business assignment at a consignment shop last Wednesday when I got a text from the boss alerting me to a surprise welcome home. After a hurry-up-and-wait to get to the home of the welcomees, I was happy with the reactions and shots I got.

Kelly Lott, center, is taken aback by her homecoming welcome Wednesday afternoon at her family's home in Algonquin as fiance Jon Barstow and sister Stacy Lott watch. Lott and Barstow, on leave until Jan. 11, returned home from the Navy after beeing overseas since November of 2009.