公公和姨婆來看我們, We were all so very excited! Philip and I started preparing the house(cleaning, installing laminate, painting the walls, rearranging furniture...) weeks before they came and finally had the whole house nice and clean by the time they got here.

On 4/12 Wed, Philip went to pick
公公和姨婆 up at the airport, and I took the boys to meet them at 家園飯店 for dinner. I was so excited, almost in tears when I saw my dear dad and A-Yi. It's been a whole year since I last saw dad and 2 years since I saw A-Yi. They didn't change much at all, still so looking so young to me. We ordered lots of dishes and were very full. The boys were also very excited to see grandpa and 姨婆. After dinner we went to Tom's house and Tom massaged 姨婆 and she felt good afterwards, we also took Grandpa and 姨婆 to see our future ice cream store.


After we got home,
公公unpacked his luggages and there were lots of snacks and gifts they had for us. Even 牛肉乾!! We were all so happy we chatted until pretty late before going to bed.

On 4/13, for lunch we ate at 越南和粉, it was pretty yummy. Grandpa was happy to eat noodles with soup. We then went to shop at Walmart, then Chinese grocery shopping, then picking up the birthday cake I ordered for grandpa a day before. We then went home, me and grandpa went to pick up Jacob after school while
姨婆 put the grocery into the fridge.


姨婆 cooked lots of delicious foods for dinner that night, Cherie and her girls were also here to celebrate 公公's birthday with us. We had fun, laughing and eating and cutting the cake for 公公. I was SO happy this year I got to celebrate my daddy's birthday with him. What a great timing!!!

On Friday Philip took the day off and the boys were off school because of Good Friday. We went to the trail to take a walk, and it was cooler and we all had a great time just being with each other. We went to eat Cheesecake Factory and everyone enjoyed the food very much! We ordered a piece of Tirimasu cheescake and it was YUMMY! We then shopped a little in StoneBriar mall for a while, grandpa's 屁股 was a little painful because he walked a lot that morning. We headed home and everyone rested a little. At night we ate at home, we were all still very full from lunch.


On Saturday 4/14 we went to Fort Worth to see the long horns, since they were kind of special, the mark of Texas animal really. It was fun, the boys also got to pick the easter eggs(actually all candies). We had a big bag full of candies!! They are for play, not for eating though!! Way too sweet.
We went to eat at Chili's afterwards, and the food was pretty good, except fo the salmon, which was not very tasty. After lunch the boys and me and Philip took the minitrain ride, it was nice and breezing, we enjoyed it a lot(a little too long... 20 minutes!!), while
姨婆 and grandpa rested in the van.

We headed home, and finished a day of fun.

Then came Sunday, wow, time flew SO fast, almost time for my dear dad and Ayi to leave for CA. After lunch we thought we would go to central market so they could see what kinds of organic stuff they sell in the store, and we didn't realize all stores were closed due to Easter Sunday. So we had to go home, and
姨婆 cooked somemore for dinner. We took a walk in the community lake after dinner, it is being transformed a lot. They built a new deck, and are installing stone walls by the water. I felt the seperation sadness atmosphere around us. I wish they could stay longer but good time always ends quickly. I try to think positive because soon we will see each other again next year, and by then our little girl will be with us.

On Monday I took dad and Ayi to central market, bought some rice for us and some snacks for them, then we headed to Nokia to have lunch with Philip. They were happy to see Philip's company and see we are having a happy and stable family life. When daddy and Philip shook hands saying goodbye, I teared up again, but tried to hide it. I am SO thankful dad could visit us this time and our love for each is even stronger now. And all the argument and tension because of my pregnancy is now long gone. We are a family and we love each other dearly.

Before sending them to the airport I took them to grapevine mill mall to kill some time. Ayi got to buy a smaller salad spinner because daddy loves to eat salads, also a garlic/meat smasher. Then by the time I entered the north gate I realized I forgot to check the departing gate!!! I called Philip quickly and he found the info for us. It was strange for some reason daddy's ticket was confirmed as 4/20. I was surprised because it was supposed to be $280 fee to change the date but he got changed for free!! But of course, they planned to leave. A-Yi and daddy both teared up, and me too. I couldn't say goodbye becuase it's so hard. The boys kissed their grandpa and
姨婆, and I kissed daddy, then watching them entering the security check was hard for me. We waved and waved and waved and waved goodbye, then we went to the parking lot.... and we couldn't find out van!!! After about 10 minutes, I realized I had parked in the lower level, so we finally found our car. The boys were tired and both fell asleep in the way home. When we were home, I let them sleep in the car for another 20 minutes before waking them up... and dad and Ayi's flight still hadn't taken off!! It was delayed for almost a hour for some reason.

So that's all the details of Grandpa's visit. Short but certainly sweet. I hope they can visit often, maybe once a year, so we get to spend time with each other. I plan to go back to Taiwan with my 3 kids next May, and hopefully stay 1-2 months there. So long, dear grandpa and
姨婆. Hope you had a great time with us and you will go home and continue to live a happy and healthy life until we see each other again next year!!! We love you!!  
                         


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