It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

Yippee!!! We've made it to Florida, but not after a loooooong plane ride yesterday. The flight itself was less than two hours long and direct; it was Lydia that made this flight feel like the longest one we've ever taken. After our experiences with our last trip, I thought Lydia would surely behave just as well if not better since she was older. I did everything the same as before, but for some reason, Lydia was just not up to sleeping that day. Several other children were aboard the plane, but I think Lydia was the only one crying practically the entire time. Sorry, peeps, at least it was a short ride. :/ Trung and I had to switch seats about 3/4 of the way because I needed a break. We think Lydia was upset about having to be back in her infant carseat again (it's much more portable than her current one) and because she was strapped in again after a 45 minute ride to the airport beforehand. The flight was half full and we got an extra seat for Lydia's carseat, but it almost defeated the purpose when she didn't even want to be in it.

Anyhow...we're here and that's what matters. Trung's oldest brother Toan picked us up from the airport in his brand new Acura. On the ride to his house, Lydia fell asleep for about 20 minutes, which would be the only nap she got all day. We waited for our nephew and niece, Daniel and Amanda, to come home from school and then headed off to the in-laws' house for dinner. We put Lydia to bed at 7:45 PM (EST) and she feel asleep almost immediately because she was so tired; I went to sleep soon after.

This morning we had an early wake up call because the host family got up at 6:30ish. We are currently sleeping upstairs in a loft-like area where there are no doors, so we could hear every cling and clang coming from the kitchen. Wow, what a difference a door makes! :P It's all good; we can always take a nap if needed. Oh, I had some company during my blogging session today. Meet Esay (short for Esmeralda) and Wooly, the newest members to Toan's family.

No real plans for today, just maybe lunch at Ma & Ba's house, and chilling the rest of the day with Toan's family. Tai, brother #3, flies in late tonight, which will bring the Ly family head count to 10.