HAPPY DECEMBER 20!

Due to birthday phone calls, visits, messages, etc.......and due to procrastination in general.....Phil and I didn't really BEGIN to pack for our trip until 9 p.m. the night before our flight.  This is SO much UNLIKE us that I can't so much explain what the heck went wrong with the preparation aspect of our holiday.  Oh well.  We got the job done by ten, had a good sleep, and were off to the airport at 4:30 a.m. on the 20th....DRESSED LIKE THIS:

Matching purple Juicy's!  We've been saving these track suits for MONTHS! :)

Our flight was broken up into two parts.  We flew from Kuwait to Istanbul first (about a four hour journey) and then from Istanbul to Copenhagen (a three hour journey).  Our layover lasted for four hours and - let me try to say this as nicely as possible - we are happy to report that Istanbul was NOT our final destination.  We have been wanting to go to Turkey for years, but after our brief stint at their international airport, I think we can wait a few more years before trying it out.  Ugh.  We ran into istanbully after instanbully and if it weren't for the great company - and Irish coffee - the entire four hours would have been plain awful.  Thankfully our next flight left on time and we made it to the HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH - DENMARK!

Nory was a real trooper on both flights.  Generally, she could be seen on the aircraft looking something like this:

This sort of smile attracts all kinds of new friends!

In the weeks leading up to the flight, we were worried that she'd have trouble sitting relatively still the whole time, but with Ergo naps and storybooks and Cheerio's and people-watching, we made out A-OKAY!  This ACCOUNTS for the fact that we took two small planes with zero room to play at the back!  Everyone was so impressed :)  (We were too!)

On the taxi ride to the hotel, it was clear that Nory had finally had enough.  The minute we walked into our hotel room, I placed her on the bed and she cuddled right into the blankets.  It was the cutest thing!  She sure was exhausted and ready for SLEEP.

December 20th was the final day of our family advent calendar.  The fun continues though HERE, in Copenhagen.  I can't wait to share more with you!

THREE SLEEPS until CHRISTMAS!!!!!! xo