Our friends did just host us for a cook out to catch up on things a bit. K already filled our freezer with stuff and helped get so much stuff ready for our return. Not to mention that J almost endured a riot (another post) in order to get Sophia registered for school. These are good friends.
Some pics from our last days in America:
Granddaddy (my dad) and Poppy help with the bags, 14 in all (not counting carry-ons).
The scale was needed. Not much wiggle room.
They fit in the van, but no one else did.
The ladies at the desk at RDU were so helpful. They checked our bags to our final destination, and gave us the proof that we paid the extra fees. This was so helpful in Beijing and in our capital city, no extra extra fees needed to be paid. They also gave Granddaddy, Poppy and CC, and Laura and her two kiddos gate passes so they could see us off.
Granddaddy went all the way to our gate and waited until we boarded. We were distracted a bit as we boarded because David ran into someone he knew on our flight waiting to board as well. Crazy.
Look, I think they are putting your bags on the wrong plane!
Granddaddy, always the jokester.
Thanks for seeing us off Poppy, CC, Laura, Ryan, Seth, and Granddaddy.
