We made it!

Well, we made it through the long journey with the kids from Texas to Denmark. Even after a flight delay that caused us to miss our connection in London, we did arrive in one piece and it actually wasn't so bad. The kids were really good on the flights and think flying and airports are great. We were quite a sight in the airports though trying to manage all that we had to carry around since we maxed out our baggage allowance. London does not allow any sort of cart in the airport. Ron had to walk with Wyatt's heavy car seat on top of his head upside down while his arms were full of bags. I, too, had my hands full with bags and managing the stroller and kids. Not sure if you knew that the airline's (BA anyways) policy is to NOT help customers get on and off the airplane with their bags/carseats, even in a situation like ours where we are moving? It was fun!

But we arrived to our "cozy" temporary apartment and have settled in nicely. The white building below is our front door and the picture below that is a view of our street. The last one is a view out our back window of the courtyard.

We are enjoying our great city location and the close proximity to so many things to do while we wait for our furniture to arrive in a few weeks. Of course, I can't say that I enjoy walking up and down 4 flights of stairs (no elevator) each time we want to go out. Especially since Wyatt is a stubborn 2 year old that insists "I do it!" and it takes about 20 min to get up or down the stairs. Add on the time it takes to put on all the layers required to go out in 30 degree temps and its quite an ordeal to go outside. However, once we finally get outside we are having a great time exploring the city.

Our very first trip outside we went walking down Osterbrogade and we definitely stuck out as foreigners. Ron scraped up enough snow to make a snowman for the kids. The kids thought it was great but the Danes gave us some sideways glances since it has been a long winter here and the snow is not a novelty at this point in the season. If you watch the video below you will probably notice me calling the church a castle. The kids were really excited to come here and see castles - they think all the churches here look like castles.

Our apartment has a nice playground in the courtyard out back that the kids enjoy pretty much daily.

We also frequent the fantastic Faelledparken which is a short walk down the street. There are several play areas for kids, including in ground trampolines, swings, creative playsets, trails, and when there is snow there is a place to sled.

There is even a tree at this park where the babies hang their pacifiers when they say goodbye to them. Wyatt still has his paci and found the tree mesmerizing.

On the other end of Faelledparken is a place called Tower Park with replicas of some famous buildings in Denmark for the kids to play on. Although it's in the same park as the one above, the park is so large that this is actually a bus ride away for us since we only have a stroller for Wyatt at the moment and Raegan doesn't do well walking distances. But it's worth the trek.