We Made It

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I just wanted to hop on and say that we made it back just fine to our home this week.  Our kids are amazing travelers and everyone did so well, even getting some sleep, on our three flights!




We arrived back to our house just in time to see and hear the 2020 fireworks across the city from our front balcony.  It's probably the only time I've let the kids stay up to ring in the New Year ;)  

Since our arrival, we have been normalizing our sleep schedule (I think we are normalized!), unpacking and purging, and having some fun in the meantime.  We took a unpacking/purging break to go to a local park for some outside play before the rain came. Abram was finally able to open his scooter he received for his birthday.

It's back to the old-fashioned cooking grind for me and Abigail is proving to be a good helper in the kitchen.

I'm happy to report that our house has been deep cleaned and purged of everything that needed to go and all 15 suitcases we brought back are unpacked.  We are still getting settled but I'll be back to blogging very soon.  In the meantime, I'll be loving my new jar from Eckert's and getting back into the swing of life here!




Comments

Anonymous said…
Deep cleaned and ready to go. Good for you. You have five good helpers.
Love you all. Dad and Mom P.
January 7, 2020 at 6:38 AM
Anonymous said…
Glad to see all the smiles and to know you are getting adjusted again. Thanks for sharing.
Aunt Sally
January 7, 2020 at 7:51 AM
Anonymous said…
Welcome Home from an awesome trip. So nice to see you all settled in.
Love - Sue & Art
January 7, 2020 at 3:57 PM
Sara Beard said…
So glad you made it back safely! Sounds like a great start of the new year. Love and hugs from Tennessee!
January 8, 2020 at 12:51 PM
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