I dropped Jess and the kids off at the airport yesterday so they could start their marathon flight back to Des Moines via Chicago. I took this photo from my iPhone at the security gate (you can see Henry waving to me; Jess, Truman and Adeline were already walking).

The good news is they made it safely. I'm not sure how Jess does it. I go a bit crazy when I fly between China and the US, and I only have to take care of myself! Luckily, it will only be two weeks before I join them.

I can't wait to be home for the Fourth of July. Last year, I spent the Fourth alone in my Beijing hotel room, trying to figure out what the heck I was doing in China. :)