Welcome Aboard

GREETINGS John Kerry and wife Teresa welcome John and Elizabeth Edwards to their home--and back to the rigors of the presidential campaign

THE CHOICE The night before he announced his decision, Kerry went over his thinking about the Edwards choice with aides Mary Beth Cahill and Jim Johnson

SUPPERTIME The merged clans relax over a meal. Clockwise from Kerry's left, Elizabeth and John Edwards, Andre Heinz, Cate Edwards and Chris Heinz

PLUNGING IN As Teresa offers pointers and her son Chris Heinz offers encouragement, Edwards' son Jack, 4, launches into a beginner's dive

THE CALL From his study in the family's Pittsburgh, Pa., home, Kerry phones Edwards to officially invite the North Carolina Senator to be his running mate

HANDS ON Previewing the closeness evident between them in following days, the former rivals confer when Edwards arrives at Kerry's home

ROAD WEARY Tuckered out by a series of campaign rallies, Kerry falls asleep on Teresa's back while flying from West Virginia to New Mexico

LIFTING OFF Following a rally in Cleveland, Jack and Emma Claire Edwards, 6, inspire the presidential candidate to embrace the lighter side of campaigning

COME ALONG Kerry leads Teresa onstage, where he will end the speculation and formally announce Edwards as his vice-presidential pick

IN FLIGHT Heading from Fort Lauderdale to New York City, Kerry gets into the groove while senior adviser David Morehouse surveys his boss's speech

THEY'RE OFF After appearing at the kickoff rally, Emma Claire and Jack kiss their father goodbye as he heads off on the trail