Still in plane

Goodnight from here my dear Derek. I am following the progress of your flight and see that you have passed the half way mark. Wondering why your flight left almost a hour late? I hope you are not finding the flight too long, and maybe having some fun making new friends. Right now, I imagine that you are fast asleep and said "good night, love you" when I was in your empty room feeding your fish. Made you a fresh bed to come home too. Lots of love (Lol) to both you and daddy! Mommy

Departing pics

And they are off!

So the day of departure arrived and it was a smooth check-in and so quick goodbye wth mom and Alex. Met a few of the tour's families and apparently Derek and McKade have already become good buddies while waiting for boarding. Too bad their seats are 20 seats apart.
Dear Derek, Mom is very excited about and proud of you for going half way across the world to experience the wonderful country you were born in. I'll be thinking about you and wondering what you are doing and felling every day. Well, maybe rather every hour, or every minute! I love you so much. Hope you and daddy have the most amazing time and tell everything when you come back. That's right, Derek, you won't be able to say "I forget". Lol