Return to England

We've arrived back in England for Christmas, safe and sound. It's great to be back, seeing family and friends and getting some real Christmas-y weather.
As for the flight, the best thing I can say is that it's over. While she slept nearly the whole time on her first trip to England, at three months, this time around she screamed for much of the first five hours. It was pretty miserable for us all. We got off to a late start, with the plane not leaving until 10 at night, and the lights were on until probably midnight (California time). Cora wouldn't think of sleeping while there was so much to see, and by the time the plane was dark, she was far too overtired to go to sleep. We even gave her two doses of baby Benadryl, to little avail. She finally did go to sleep, thankfully.
Our friend Andy was kind enough to make the drive out and pick us up. We got back into Martock around 9 at night (England time), and got to bed around 11. Obviously Cora wasn't sleepy then, and she played in bed and "read" her books for a long while. Today, Friday, I'm trying hard to get her onto her normal nap/eating schedule, and hopefully that will pay off with her resting better tonight.

Cora is enjoying the attention from her Nan and Pop, and she's loving seeing all of Sue's stuffed animals.
Today, we bundled up and went for a walk through the village, delivering a few Christmas cards. The temperature was in the upper 30s, so we had Cora in her sleeper, a long-sleeved shirt and fleece pants, a thick vest, mittens and a hat, and her warm bear coat.

We picked up lunch and ate at Stace's Nan's home.
She gave Cora a lovely Christmas card, which she played with for a while.