So Dad came through Philly for a record-breaking 24 hours! He came in by train on Sunday night, and left by train on Monday evening. Somehow through all of his travels, he made it safely to LAX by Tuesday at 1p.m. to catch his connection back to Hong Kong. Wow! So we are very thankful we were able to spend a little bit of time with him.
Evie is now at the point where she is GOING from the moment she wakes up to the moment she drops off to sleep. It is a constant volume of noise and activity all the time, unless she is eating, reading quietly, or watching TV. Dad played with Evie downstairs while I was caring for Isaac upstairs. After 45 minutes, he was practically crawling back upstairs, completely worn out. Haha!
In the brief time we had with Dad, Evie also invited him to a tea party, complete with hand-delivered invitation. How appropriate for a young granddaughter to invite her Chinese grandfather to drink tea! Yum chai, gung-gung*! ("Drink tea, grandfather!")
Isaac cooed and wiggled for Dad. He was much calmer and calming to be with, I am sure.
The picture below is one of the few that I actually got of all of them. After this picture, Evie refused to be photographed willingly anymore.
Thanks for visiting us Gung-gung*!!! Come and visit us again soon!
*pronounced "goong-goong, the "u" is long; Chinese for maternal grandfather
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