Well, if jetlag doesn’t kill us I imagine nothing will. Our first night back went pretty well. We arrived back in the morning, took great naps, went to bed early and only spent 2 hours up in the night with Owen…and 3 short wake ups with Jackson. Not too bad for a first night. Things should get progressively better from there right? Our Sunday included short naps, early, uneventful bed times for the boys. As Seth and I headed to bed Owen woke up crying. He persisted to be wide awake until midnight. Jackson woke up around 11:00 pm and didn’t get back to sleep until 4:30 in the morning. I love my sleep y’all. Let me rephrase that, I need my sleep. Praying this too soon shall pass! They say a day for every hour of time zone change! Only 4 more days to go.

SO, all that to say, I am eager to upload pictures from our crazy Texas tour of 2011 but bear with me as I am a wee bit overtired and dealing with some very sleep deprived shipmates!  We had a wonderful time with family and friends and as awful as this jetlag gig is, it really is worth it to keep up with the people we love and miss so much.

We have lots in store in 2012..including 6 months left in Bern, another international move, a house hunt, growing boys, new job, and who knows what else. I am excited when I see the new fresh calendar on the counter. Until we got back I was pretending that we had a clear calendar in 2012. As I slowly come back to reality I am scribbling in things left and right and it is proving to be filling up to fast! Looking forward to all that is to come.

For today I have to conquer the grocery store. Which will likely be enough of a mission with these 2 sleepyheads in tow.