Gigaball!

Well, we made it.  It was as smooth and seamless as it could possibly be, with short connections and everything on time.  Our seats were terrible, but oh well.  The kids did as well as can be expected.  We are all still loopy from jet lag.  That trip gets worse and worse every time.  By the end, when we have been traveling for 22, 23, 24, 25 hours, I start asking myself, "Why are we torturing our children this way?"  But there's no choice at this point.  It is what it is. 

Baby sleeping in the stroller, boys watching Fox and the Hound in Detroit, waiting for our transatlantic flight to begin boarding.

We arrived at home at about 12:30 am on the 4th, (having left at 5 pm on the 2nd), and we all bathed and fell into bed by 2:30 am.  We slept until 1 pm, and then we begin the battle with jet lag. 

To get us all out into the daylight, we rounded up our next door neighbor friends from Wales and inflated the Gigaball.  We took it over to a large grassy field near our house, and we discovered that the Gigaball is great fun! 

 It was a great way to get out and run around - and to stay awake during the daytime - even for Catherine!  We'll have fun with this thing this winter!  Thanks, Santa!