It has been so nice to have our family together again and Nadia and I are spending as much time as we can with them. It is fun just to hang out at home in the evenings, watching movies, making dinner, etc. Our guest Sarah baked gingerbread houses for the kids to decorate. Oliver and I loved watching the Fulham FC game in the English Premier League last night. I am looking forward to my trip to London next month.



I took the kids to the Magic City Mall / Amusement Park. Ocean loves amusement parks and it was rewarding to see her happy. Magic City is basically an outdoor shopping mall with a Disney Magic Kingdom facade. I wonder if the developers needed to pay Disney to use aspects of the Disney brand? They also have some amusement park rides and a cinema so it is a good night out with kids. It is next to a big park where I often walk Obi and so I see it a lot but rarely go in. As my readers may know, I loathe the big amusement parks (Disney, Universal Studios) but go to them for my children.