Its been an exciting couple of days, as Jerry's dad from Poland arrived yesterday to stay with us for a few weeks. It's been quite a few years since his last visit, Matthew wasn't born and Daniel was but a year old, but the boys have been enjoying him as if he's been here all the while.
It's funny how language barriers and distance don't minimize the amount of love we have for our relatives that live a far. Last night, Jerry's dad asked Matthew to sit on his lap while Jerry was on the phone with his cousin in Poland. I heard his dad talking Matthew in Polish and every time he would ask him a question, Matthew would nod his head and smile. What a beautiful and memorable moment for Matthew. I wondered if he truly understood what his grandfather said, but it swelled my heart with happiness to watch them bond so sweetly.
Grandpa brought some goodies for the kids, they absolutely love getting souvenirs when relatives travel from overseas. I think they get a kick out of the different packaging and languages that are printed. They loved the huge chocolate bars (and so do I!), but Daniel got a pretty cool Swiss Army knife. Man! You should have seen the big smile on this kid and how he carried it proudly every where. Jerry and I of course spoke to him about safety and how this gift wasn't a toy, I don't think much sank through as he was just smitten he got such a cool gift.
We spent hours into the late night hanging out with his dad, we always learn a little bit of Polish whenever Jerry's family comes. It's really fun to hear Jerry and his dad speak, though I can't understand much, I can definitely see the similarity in their conversation. I absolutely love just watching them talk to one another.
We have tons planned for Jerry's dad's visit, then he'll be off to Canada to visit family for a few weeks before coming back to LA for a short few days. But we're going to make the best of what we can, we can't wait to spend some quality time with him!
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