Week 225 and Week 137.5 - This too shall pass

Coming off of rough week #2.  But seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.  Off to America tomorrow to reconnect with family so the girls can be with their cousins and grandparents.  One thing that I hate is being so far from friends and family.  I am excited for a local (or national) phone call to be an easy thing.

Wish me well in my 28 hours in transit with 2 girls in tow! 

On a funnier note - Sophia is literally wearing the same outfit 7 days in a row!   She really likes this skirt that Aunt Susie in Singapore bought for Charlotte in Bali.  She just wants to spin all day!

We went to Hard Rock last Sunday with Will B and his daughter Jessica.  We have been following each other around and were shocked to learn this was the first time she was hanging out with Charlotte (many a conversation I had had with Will while pregnant in Singapore... a good egg that one).  Jessica is 5 months older than Charlotte:

Trying to get the girls to pose in front of a fake NY taxi.  Char not so into it:

Char got her face painted at summer school - it was awesome!

Aya, Emi, and Kay took us to Rossio - our first time!  The girls really ate air (too much stimulus at these social meals, sometimes, sigh).  Here are the girls running around the fish tank at MGM:

Sophia ran in circles while yelling - here is her in action:

Girls wearing my shoes - again!

The girls like to put their baby dolls to bed - they do a good job of tucking them in:

 We just put up this owl tree in the girls' room - a fun interactive activity:

A not so fun interactive activity is brushing Sophia's teeth.  Here Matt is this morning: