Cinci!

Dec 31,

We came back to Cinci for a few days to visit family, friends, and our favorite places - at least those we could squeeze in during these few days. Since we haven’t taken the time yet to get new doctors and dentists in Boston, we also got our regular check ups done while here. Bella also got her second ear piercing, which she wanted for a while but I told her she had to wait until she was 15. She did it here so her friend Kaitlin could be with her.

While this is my 4th time coming back since we moved back in Jun, and Bella came with me in Oct, this is the first time the four of us come back together. Everything is so familiar that it still feels like we never left. But we did leave, and we hope that bringing them here this week [and letting them spend most of the time with their friends] is mostly good for the girls and that the reality of the return to Boston doesn’t feel brutal to them. At the very least, I hope they are looking forward to sleeping in their own beds and seeing their loving dogs. And Sofia to having her personal space (and being able to close the door on us) and driving her car.