Mexican Tales

Kassie said to Aleya, Um ,when Kyle bugs you , you just have to tell him PLEASE STOP! then he stops! Aleya leaned real close and whispered, nah, I will just CHASE him! And Kassie said well, okey ,fine ,you can chase him, but he wont stop until you say PLEASE STOP!
So this is the way cousins relate to each other in Mexico....

They Arrived

From what I am hearing Aleya loved flying also. She firmly informed Grandma that she wanted to sit by the window on one of the flights because she couldn't see what was going on outside from where she was sitting. The luggage got lost somewhere along the way I guess they will find it eventually. But they are there and loving it I am sure.....
I will post some pictures when I get some....

Aleya

I can't believe it.... Aleya has gone to Grandma Kauffman's and will be traveling with them to Mexico for a week of visiting and playing with her cousins. She is excited about seeing cousin Alyssa. She told me she would have to play with Kyle and Kassie too. I am sure she will... Will be interesting to see what she thinks of the trip.

Fun Fun

Here they are headed out to find the Dolphins. Looks like Sierra is bonding well with Uncle Rod...

Highlight

Rod's took Sierra and Carla on a boat trip. This trip was to see Dolphins. I think this was a highlight for them.

Back In Virginia

We arrived home around 4:30 this evening. We have some pictures from the trip on the lap top we are going to look at here shortly. I will probably post some of them sometime in the future. Good to be home.

Back At Grandpa's

We just got back from the airport. Sierra is very sleepy and isn't talking much. I think we will need too take a nap before we head for VA. I was very tired and finally had Dad drive the last hour. I will take a nap and we will see how the day goes and then head for home...

Waiting

I just talked to Sierra on the phone. She is busy eating chicken finegers and a cheeseburger. They have four more hours to burn before they lift off. She is having fun and is a little tired. She is excited about coming home which is nice. So, I will see her in the morning.

Landed

The ladies are currently waiting in a long line to go through customs. They left Los Mochis late and landed early in LA.

Lift Off

They have lifted off. In fact, they are in the air and have been in the air since 3:07 Mexico time. They have 45 more minuets till they land...

Awaiting Lift Off

I just checked Sierra's flight status and they were awaiting lift off. They are scheduled to land in LA at 4:08 LA time and will have a nice layover. The flight out of LA leaves at 10:20 which will bring them into Dulles at 6:02 AM Wed. morning.

The beginning

Carla sent a bunch of pictures up via email this afternoon. Here are some for your viewing enjoyment. Sorry if I have slowed your loading ability down but I had high speed and wanted to get some on here. Hope you enjoy them.... Here the girls are checking in the luggage and getting there tickets at Dulles International Airport. Sierra looks good for 5:00 in the morning and having arisen at 2:15.

Weariness

Weariness has taken over...

LA

Sierra seems to be in her glory. Maybe I will have someone in my family who enjoys flying...

Reunited

Sierra is reunited with her cousins...

Supplies

The girls took down four 50 lb suitcases full of things... Here they have begun to unpack...

Covered Wagon???

The kids call this the covered wagon. I am not sure what it actually is, an old water trough?

Christmas Cookies

Working on cookies in Rod's mexican house

Arrival

Let's see. they landed at 5:42 Los Mochis time which was 7:42 our time. They had some friends make one quick call to let us know they arrived with all the luggage and they had cleared customs and had been reunited...
Thus ends a very busy day...

En route

The ladies are en route to Mexico. They finally lifted off at 5:16 PM. They are scheduled to land in about ten minutes. I have been checking the flight status on line which is a really neat thing. They had some trouble in LA with getting tickets. They were trying to send them Reno Nevada but they sorted that all out and we are hoping the luggage is on the same flight as the ladies.