Larry's Here!

While I was picking up Larry at the airport at 7am, Abu Sue got the kids off to school. I sent Elliott with this journal assignment to do during his English class today:

Write 4 sentences about how you feel about Dad getting here:

Well, you know my Dad is coming today. I'm in a very, very different mood in school. My stomach is not nervios and I'm looking forward to school today. I'm really excited so school should go by fast.

Write 2 things you have missed the most about Dad:

I have missed going to the movies with dad. Plus when we got to spank dad on the swings. [K: by way of explanation, this is a little swing-set game that goes way back]

I can't wait to show this to Dad (something besides the Wii):

My new lego star wars set I got for my birthday.

Dad will be surprised by this about me (not Wii abilities!):

Dad will be surprised about how I'm learning spanish.

Here are 3 things I want to do with Dad while he is here (besides play Wii):

1. Go to the movies with only Dad.

2. Go to the place with the free monkeys [K: this means monkeys not in cages--it's something Elliott has seen from pictures of a place Larry and I went in Yungas, and we are planning to go this weekend!]

3. Go to the BIG SLIDE!

The best thing about having Dad here will be:
time will probably go faster and he'll be here.
Larry was waiting at the door when the school Gondolas arrived. Susana and Foster get home first at 12:30pm
Followed by Elliott on the big bus at 2pm.

We can't believe we made it...5 weeks is the longest we've ever been without him. As I write, Larry's drinking his coca tea and a has had a couple of naps and the kids are doing their best to let him acclimatize to the altitude! More soon...