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In this post I'll take a break from all the pictures and fill you in on some details. I wanted to make sure I got some pictures of Alice up for Sarah and it is taking longer than expected to post the images. It's also been very busy looking after everyone and on several nights I've just crashed. So the story so far ........

With the last post we had received Alice for a 24 hour "bonding" period. During this time we had to promise to look after her and care. So naturally within 20 minutes of playing in our hotel room she tripped on a toy and bopped her head on the window ledge receiving a huge goose egg in the process. Great I'm thinking, do we end up in jail now? Thanks goodness for Evan though. While Grace has been doing her best, Evan has made it his job to make sure his sister is happy. He picks her up and flips her upside down while she laughs her head off. This is harder than it sounds because to get Evan to pick her up, Alice pinches and bites him. Another "fun" game is for Gracie and Alice to bean Evan with plastic fruit while he performs antics. Basically Evan is taking a lot of shots for his sister and is bearing up really well. He told me that it sometimes hurts but he doesn't mind because he knows his sisters needs him now - what a guy and thank goodness we brought him along. Gracie is doing her part too although she more or less plays along. Alice follows Gracie's lead so if I make Gracie do something, Alice will also wants to do it. This whole thing would be a lot harder without the kids along.