America Part 1

After saying a sniffly goodbye to Jim at Heathrow, Evie and I had a pretty good flight to Houston. There were lots of other kids on the plane and she was really happy for the entire trip. The first five hours of the flight flew by and the second half...not so much. But, we made it and Evie saved her very best meltdown for the very long customs line in Houston, thus getting us bumped up to the front. Very strategically played, Evie!


There's nothing like grandparent time! Evie and Papa had a great time splashing around on the top step of the pool on our first evening in town.


And the next day we had a very hot, but fun walk to the lake with Nana. Evie and Nana enjoyed looking at the trained turtles, who thought we had food and swam up eagerly with their heads poking out of the water. Actually, Evie was slightly freaked out by the turtles, having never really seen turtles in action before (the ones we saw in Provence were mostly in their shells asleep).


A break on a bench with Nana:

Running!


Sadly, Evie came down with conjunctivitis and a fever later that day, but has since recovered and puts up a major fight when it comes to having drops put into her eyes. Alas, we have four more days of drops to go...

In preparation for being a big sister, Evie is sharpening her stroller skills.


And a shady play in the greenbelt on a HOT day.


Tonight Lala and Grandpa arrive! More grandparent fun to come!