home safe and sound

jen, olive, boone and april have arrived home safe and sound!  their plan landed around 520am in bishkek and about an anxious hour (on my part) later they strolled out of customs with two carts, to rolling bags, and a big crate carrying boone.  as much as i had been waiting for the moment and as many times as i had played it out in my mind... it was all a blur.  jen looking tired but happy.  april all wide eyed being swarmed by taxi drivers.  boone whining like crazy wanting out of his 32 hour prison.  after greeting april and jennifer i found myself panicked because i couldn't see olive. the thought actually crossed my mind for a second that they had last her! but jennifer had her snuggled safely across her chest in a sling.

so amazing to have them back.

and of course it wouldn't be an official welcome home without having to pay off the traffic police. i had to pay 200soms ($5.00) to them as they were waiting by the car for us. for the record... i might have been parked illegally.

my friend sasha drove to the airport with me in another car to help carry all the stuff.  thanks sasha!

the girls made a valiant attempt to stay awake for a while but once olive zonked out... jen and april did too. boone is curled up on the couch snoring like he has lived in central asia all his life.

although i didn't sleep at all last night... i am too happy to sleep.