trace

we are home.
we left gz at 1130, but our flight wasnt till 230, so we had plenty of time to play on the moving sidewalks. hong kong was horrible. first, the place is HUGE and trace doesnt walk fast. and that transfer counter is slow. we had about 10 minutes to eat food that was steaming hot... we tried carrying it on (it was wonton soup) but they wouldnt let it on- even with 2 hysterical, angry american women speaking rather forcefully that the poor child hasn't really eaten since breakfast and they had best let it on. they didnt.
we all slept on the plane... i guess i was out for about 3/4 of it. mother did wake me up to see the mountains of alaska. he did very well on the plane, but 13 hours 44 minutes is long for anyone, much less a 3.5 yr. old :).
we got thru customs/immigration without too much ado, and somehow managed to find father in the masses of indian people waiting on a huge air india flight.
father & trent were very excited to see trace for the first time. trace & trent watched dvds the whole way home... well, until trace fell asleep... and then we stopped by some friend's house to pick up jade. they also have virtual twins from china- who are 8 mos. older than jade & trace. jade is so tiny! we got used to 35 lb trace, 25 lb jade is amazingly tiny! we always 'knew' she was small, but now we can really see it!
we finally got home around midnite. by 1215, trent, trace & jade were having a gun/sword battle. i took a shower. trevor threw up. mother & father were amazed they have 5 kids (that = one very full suburban).
i went to bed around 1, was up shortly after 7. trace and mother have slept some. so far he has eaten some potato & tortilla chips. i will have to go to the grocery store today and buy veggies- i havent ever really explored the veggie aisle, i guess i will soon learn my way around :).
right now trevor is getting xiao automan set up to watch some automan.
it is good to be home.
i will try to get some pix up tomarrow.