3:30am-Probably Time to Start the Day

As we appear to be starting the day here at 3:30am I thought I would take a quick minute to fill in the trip details.

The girls did really well on the first flight both getting about 6-7 hours of sleep.  We were given a bassinette for Z so she could then lay out plus it gave us the front row with way more leg room so mom and dad managed a couple of hours as well. 

We waved bye to Gene and Corry as their flight for their week layover in Amsterdam left shortly after we arrived.  Although we talked about it a lot D was very confused by the fact that they weren’t on the same plane as us. It was such a gift to have them along.  I honestly don’t know how we would have managed this trip without them.  The extra hands and eyes were invaluable!  Thank you Gene and Corry! 

One last wave!

We tried to keep Z awake to save her nap for the plane but no such luck.  She of course slept for 15 minutes just before they announced boarding, just enough to make it a little miserable to get her to nap on the plane.  She did eventually give in and both girls napped for almost 3 hours of plane ride.  Pretty sure the long naps contributed for this 3:30am morning rise!

We made it through all lines quickly at the airport and in no time we were greeting Nina and Papa at the gate.  We were welcomed home to a stocked fridge and dinner courteousy of Nina.   A pot of great Oma's homemade soup was on the counter as well which will be greatly enjoyed after days of airport food.

We officially arrived home at around 6pm which means we were gone almost 37 days to the hour.

It is so good to be home!