Week 1 in Latvia

We are in Latvia and are truly enjoying our time here.
Getting here was rough and when I got off the airplane I thought I will never do this again but now that we are here, it is all worth it.
Weather is beautiful, +20-30C all week long, not very typical for Latvian summer, especially week after Ligo, when usually it is cold and rainy, to have full week of such a perfect weather is a special treat.

On Monday (June 28th) after we arrived at 6 AM at the Riga International Airport, Amanda and I slept from 9AM-3PM while Izzy was too excited to see Opis and Oma and The Cat and Dog, so she stayed up and played. She went for a nap from 4-9PM and did not go to sleep that night till Midnight. It stays light outside most of the night so it has been hard for her to go to bed at night when it is still so light outside. I think they are called White Midsummer nights, we are starting to get used to it now but first few days/nights were rough.

We enjoyed Jurmala - beach by the Baltic Sea on Tuesday (June 29th) and Wednesday (June 30th). Both girls loved it so much, Amanda was such a happy baby crawling in sand, getting all dirty, wet and happy. Izzy loves to build sand castles Latvian style that Oma thought her how to do. On Tuesday we went to beach with Oma and Opis and on Wednesday we met up there with our friends Linda and Nikolleta from DC area.

On Thursday (July 1st) I took Amanda to my childhood pediatrician and she was diagnosed with double ear infection, could be from the wind at the beach, could be from the flight and pressure change, not sure how she got it but she is on medications now and feeling much better. On Thursday I also got my hair highlighted and trimmed while girls stayed with Oma and Opis.

On Firday (July 2nd)we visited with my cousin Daina and her daughters Liva(6) and Mona(2), baby girl Tina is due at the end of July, hoping she comes on time and we get to meet her before we head back on August 5th.
We also enjoyed fresh strawberries from my Grandma's garden on Monday and Friday, we all love freshly picked berries, they have such a special flavor that you can't get anywhere else ;)

Today is Saturday (July 3rd), we will be heading to Lapmezjciems for the day, my friend Agnese has a summer house there and she has 2 daughters Madara(8) and Eliza(3) that Izzy already had a chance to play with on Tuesday and calls them her new friends.

We are having blast here!!! Stay tuned! ;)