I made succesfully made it back from Europe to Beijing on Thursday. I'll leave Beijing again for a business trip on Wednesday. Beside spending some quality time in a few Chinese government offices, hospitals, and a notary office to complete some much needed paperwork for our in-progress Spanish visa, the main purpose of coming to Beijing is to hang out with Henry, Addi, and Truman while Jess takes a few much well deserved relaxation days in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She left Friday morning around 4:15am with ten of her friends. Her phone doesn't have service outside of China so I only get sporadic updates from her when she has free wifi coverage. So far, it sounds like they are having a heck of a good time.

The kids and I are doing well. Friday was a pretty typical day, and Saturday we spent most of the day at the Bird's Nest for Henry's baseball tournament. After the tournament we met up at a friend's house with three other dads whose wives are in Thailand so the kids could play. Today we're looking forward to a little down-time around the house to re-coup before the week starts.