After lazing around a bit this morning, we headed to Crystal Palace, a large park in Porto. It was packed when we arrived and we realized there was a festival for children going on. I have loved the energy in Porto. It is lively and very family friendly. It seems like everyone genuinely loves living here. I can see why!

Millie rode an adorable little handmade and human-powered carousel. I should probably start keeping track of every carousel she rides.

She played a bit on the playground but started to fall into the nonsensical whine zone, where no problem can ever be fixed. For example, she will whine “I’m hungry” over and over but then yell “no!” at 100% of the snack and meal options we offer. I remembered this was happening because she stayed up extra late with the babysitter last night and was super tired, but it didn’t make it any less annoying — especially when we’re with friends.

We loaded up with our friends in their car and headed to a beach cafe for lunch. The boys were cold and requested blankets which made me laugh.

Millie played in the playground next door for a while but had another episode of getting overly upset over something we had no ability to change. We were also feeling tired from a late night and decided to just call it and take an Uber back.

We had a much needed quiet afternoon. Millie watched a movie and we booked some upcoming places. We played Barbies and she enjoyed having some new-to-her toys to play with. Then we put her to bed early and said a prayer for slightly more emotional stability tomorrow.