Family Reunited

Jonathan had stopped asking about Mom and Dad the last two weeks. 6 weeks is like an eternity to him, so it was easier to just settle into life without them. But boy, did he ever get excited when the plane came down and it really dawned on him that they were coming in. He rushed to the gate and was the first to spot them when they stepped off the plane. He could hardly contain himself. He was waving as hard as he could until they spotted him. When they came around the gate the excitement turned to awe as he assessed his brother. “He’s a big man!” summed up the changes that Andrew had undergone in the two years since Jon saw him. He must have repeated the phrase a dozen times throughout the course of the evening. There was a good half a dozen people there to greet the returnees, and help with luggage. In the end we got all 8 bags in the Pajero and headed home. It was great having the whole family around the dinner table again. Jon sat by Andrew and watched his every bite in undisguised admiration. “He’s taller than me!” was his conclusion. As the evening wore on we had fun unpacking the gifts Mom and Dad brought with them…though Dad and Andrew had trouble staying awake. We finally gave up on the unpacking and left the whole mess to be considered the next day. And as we all went to bed we could hear drifting from Jon’s room “He’s a big man!”