jetlag

let's just say night #2 was a lot better than night #1...

we all napped for 2 hours on tuesday (our arrival day). while the kids did sleep on the plane, it certainly was not a full night's sleep and everybody was tired. mike unpacked some stuff while i napped with the kids. i woke them up so we wouldn't sleep the day away. surprisingly they got right out of bed and we dragged them out in search of food.

that night was pretty rough, though. we put the kids to bed at 8pm and they went happily. i was thinking to myself 'it cannot be this easy' and sure enough they were up at 10:30pm. mike got up to do some work while the kids continued to get in and out of bed and complain they could not sleep. they were in and out of each other's beds, too. at one point i found them cuddling in bed together - and if that isn't the cutest sight, i don't know what is. finally at 3:45am they were sleeping soundly. meanwhile i have not slept at all and continued to toss and turn until after mike got out of bed at 4:45 because he had to catch a flight to frankfurt.

i feel asleep around 5am and naomi woke at 9am. not terrible. david had to be woken up at 11:30am.

we spent most of wednesday out and about. eating and buying a bicycle. more on the bike later.

last night (wednesday) was awesome. naomi feel asleep at 9pm during stories and david at 11pm. naomi woke at 7 and climbed into bed with me where she feel asleep again!

i have to say that they really have been wonderful the past 2 days. and while we have traveled with them before it has never been that far away and they haven't had to deal more than 2 hours of time change. they are really adaptable children. i was telling naomi how happy and proud i was of her this morning and she said 'mama, i am being really brave'.