Welcome Back Grandpa Tom and Grandma Katy

This past Sunday, we picked up our "reinforcement" team at the San Francisco airport! Grandpa Tom and Grandma Katy have arrived to assist the upbringing of Erik. Both have seen Erik just a little over 2 months ago when we were still in Bhutan but for them it must've been decades because both grandparents were ever so excited to see their little grandson!

Erik's first reaction? Hesitation! He was a bit uncertain and shy around them, as if wondering who these people are. Are they strangers? Yet he recognized them. Then the ultimate strategy came into play from Grandma Katy....PRESENTS! Grandma Katy whipped out a tube of plastic animal figurines (which for some reason, Erik is really into them nowadays!)...and that was it. Our son is a little greedy one...he grabbed the tube and went over to Grandma Katy. SIGH!

It was still a positive reunion. Grandpa Tom was eager to hold his darling grandson. Also, Grandpa Tom did something that he would've never done for his both sons, Chhimi and Penjo. The 30+ year old rocking horse that Grandpa Tom made for Chhimi and then all his little brother and cousins after him used...Grandpa Tom dismantled it, added extra padding, and brought it with him to the U.S....just for his grandson Erik! What a wonderful piece of history for us and for Erik!! It was a grand and sweet gesture from Grandpa Tom!

Erik couldn't really sleep so he stayed up waaaaay past his bedtime (~10pm) and ate a very late dinner with his Grandparents which included some very yummy stir fry tofu and BBQ pork slices from the local chinese restaurant...and then he finally dozed off to sleep in the car....all happy :o).