Even though their flight got canceled, and they were delayed for 4 hours, Doruk and Hanna have made it to town. The babies are sleeping, and missed seeing them, but I fully expect Amelia to catch up quickly in no time at all.<\/p>\n
Over Thanksgiving, and then in January when he flew out for the weekend, I could already see the bonding between Doruk and Amelia. I think on this trip the bonding will be at a whole new level, and then of course Luka will get in on the action as well.<\/p>\n
The game plan is mainly to stay low, have fun in the city by the Bay, and just hang out. It’s gonna be awesome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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