Andy and I have often commented on how our bathroom (Canada) is bigger than our kitchen was in Bristol.
OK, it wasn't sudden. We got to the airport early in the morning, took our COVID tests, waited anxiously in the airport for the results, and then got on a plane and sat for eleven hours. But all in all, the flight was uneventful, which was great. Alice was in a diaper (which she didn't usually wear at this point) but we knew that she would not use an airplane toilet. Her biggest struggle was not being able to suck her thumb, but after I held her for about twenty minutes, she fell asleep and I was able to lay her down (there was space and Andy and Jane were in the row behind us). She mostly stayed asleep for about nine hours.
And THEN came the California fun!
We had to wait a while before we could actually *be* with the Fraasses, but another round of COVID tests let that happen. The week spent in the two bedrooms (and outside) actually went by reasonably well.
Jane doing more science app fun.
Oops, back to Bristol for a sec. Grandpa's red sweater is a little small on Jane, but it does fit Alice these days!
Walking in our old neighbo(u)rhood.
Lilacs outside of our AirBnb.
Totally empty flat. We got our full deposit back!
Jane's friend Sukhi came by before we left Bristol to drop off these bunnies for Jane and Alice. They were good friends to us, even driving Jane home from school most days.
Alice napping at Grandma and Grandpa's. She had a hard time with it. I often found her on the floor right by the door (asleep), but this day she stayed in bed.
Outside at Grandma and Grandpa's
Grandma Wendy!
Fancy dress for a tea party.
The girls, Grandpa, and I visited this garden one day. Alice got such a kick out of going in the car those weeks in California. It wasn't something she really did in her life in Bristol!
