When your wife arrived, what was the first thing you did?

[BillyB]

We drove to the Atlantic Ocean. Photos on the beach
as the sun set. She flew back to Ukraine
86 days later. What should we do the second
time around? ..with 2 young kids in tow.

Wrap up a bunch of presents for your lady and kids and place them on the beds they will be sleeping at so when they enter their rooms, they will all be pleasantly surprised for the gifts and the thought you're thinking about them. Be careful about scheduling too many outdoor activities right away because they may be tired and need to relax and get settled in but also don't let them sit in the house to long without doing outdoor activities since boredom or shock may kick in.

[Faux Pas]

If you've ever eaten cream of wheat, it's a porridge like cereal. Grits
gets it's name partially from the texture. It's very popular in the South,
it's a bit bland. If you add butter, and mix it with your eggs and bacon
it's not too bad. It's definitely not as good as some people make it out to
be.

Grits aren't so great. I prefer oatmeal or hash browns...
Biscuits and sausage gravy can be вкусная.

Obviously a couple of Yankees with no clue.  Grits is very likely surpasses sliced bread as the best thing. Just plain old grits is is pretty doggone good but for breakfast you can't beat it mixed with eggs and just a few drops of redeye gravy. Then there's cheese grits, shrimp grits, fried grits and quite a bit more. You guys really need to live some 

TooTall, no self-respecting Southerner would ever put butter in his grits