It's been a while since I got around to writing to you in this blog. I've been a bit busy, you know. Firsat there was this wedding of your undle Alex and your lovely Auntie T. What a splendid affair! The weather was glorious, the atmosphere brilliant, the bride AND the groom were beautiful, your grandma was her radiant self and the party and especially the after-party brunch were not to be missed.
They say that a picture paints a thousand words, and so here is THE picture that for me sums it all up!
The only things that I wished would have been different were:
a) We all missed you!
b) Your Dad was in a heap of pain on account of his back problem
Of course, the picture of a happy bunch of Wanders's should also have pride of place here, so here goes:
Meanwhile, your uncle and now official aunt are on their honeymoon. They flew to San Francisco on Monday 27 April and rented a car to visit all kinds of wonderful places like Yosemite National Park, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Boulder Dam, the Grand Canyon and much more. Too bad your uncle Alex has had some unfortunate drinving incidents. First he backed his Dodge Avenger rental car into a truck in Yosemite Park. Nobody was hurt but the rental car was pretty damaged and Uncle Alex is a tiny bit nervous about the insurance cover. A day later he was caught speeding by one of those American traffic cops and he came to within an inch of getting a hefty fine, but the guy was not a nazi after all and let him off with a stern warning. At present your uncle and aunt are colling their heels in one of those Vegas casino hotels and they have blown two whole dollars in the slot machines. Talk about high rollers.
Meanwhile your old granddad has also not been sitting still. After dropping off Alex and Troeke at the airport in Brussels in Monday (where they arrived pretty late courtesy of extensive road works near Antwerp) I had something else to do on Monday afternoon and the flew to Prague on Tuesday morning. There was a big conference taking place there. Lots of nice and smart people but it was a bit long and I only returned tonight. This explains why there has been a bot of a radio silence on this blog.
Not any more! I am back in town and blogging like a madman. But most of all, I would so much like to see you, kid! So if your mom and dad are OK with it, grandma and I want to come and admire you this weekend. If not, we will do it next weekend. Who knows we may be taking uncle Oscar and

Your Dad made a great new blog about you with all kinds of cute pictures. This is the one I like best, but there are tons more.
Looking forward to seeing you soon, kiddo. Meanwhile, watch this space!
Big hug from Granddad Faraway
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