off to TEXAS

We got back from Kyoto and two weeks later we were off to Texas! Blue had going back to Texas and Christmas all wrapped up into one event. He was excited to play with some of the toys we had to leave behind and to see all his family. I think it almost outranked Christmas in the end. We did do a few Christmas-themed activities in Tokyo before we left though. There were quite a few beautiful light displays and bright tree-lined streets. And what would Christmas in Tokyo be without a little staged photo op? 

 

The flight to Tokyo had gone so well I wasn't sure what to expect on the second round. It was definitely different, mostly worse. Blue did not nap at all and Wiley slept maybe an hour and a half out of fourteen hours. She puked all over herself about two hours into the flight and was just so squirmy in general. She refused to sit with Graham so I had to wrestle with her. Wiley's flight highlight - stickers! Blue's flight highlight - his new Robocar Poli transformers (these need their own post...). 

 

 

That sure is one expensive seat, Wiley! We landed in Austin and the kids slept in the car plus some. When Blue finally woke up he had what I would call a panic attack. His system was completely out of whack, he was hungry and dehydrated, and was overwhelmed to be in a familiar but also unfamiliar place. So we put him back to bed and slowly woke him up over the next hour or so. Both kids immediately got into the new sleep time groove but Blue woke up still feeling off. He rested with us in bed for a bit. Sweet boy, he was whispering "cheese" as I took this picture but he felt really awful!

We were glad to have all that behind us though and to enjoy our time with family!