Home Safe

We had an interesting flight home. What was supposed to be a 12Hr flight turned into a 17Hr flight with an unplanned layover in Iceland. There was a sick passenger that needed medical attention. She was an american with sickle cell disorder. The flight attendants knew I was bilingual so they asked me to explain to them what sickle cell was in French since the passenger had written it down in order to explain her predicament but they had no clue what it was.

Iceland was not as nice as we thought it was going to be. Not sure if being stuck on a plane for fours hours had anything to due with it. There was a technical problem on the plane that they noticed during our descent into Iceland, that they had to address. We had to wait for a technician to show up to work on the plane. The bright side off all this, is that we got to see Iceland and of course we made it home safe!

Parker has been asking where Grandpa, Grandma, BooJaja and Tito are. This morning, ie 2 AM, Parker felt it was morning time. We made him lay next to us until 5AM then started our morning! I think we were unpacked by 6:30 AM. We had a great time in France.

Thanks all for following and hopefully some of you will travel there and if you need an assistant, call us up!

Snakes on a plane

We are leaving for the USA tomorrow. It will be hard to say goodbye and hard to start work up again. I could get used to this life of vacation, just could not sustain it :(
We are having a really great time, relaxing and creating memories. Parker has had a great time with Grandpa and Grandma, BooJaJa (she got this name because she sneaks up on him and scares him with a boo!) and Toto (for Christophe).


So why the post name: Snakes on the plane? Parker has been only drawing the last two weeks. He draws what he calls snakes (straight Lines). So tomorrow, on the plane, he will draw snakes. I am offering up to the highest bidder his art called, SNAKES ON A PLANE! Do I have any takers?

Picnic in 34F weather!!!

We have had really nice weather the last couple days. Clear Blue skies! The only drawback is the cold winds and weather (near 32F). We went to a huge park near my parents home and had a little picnic near a play structure for Parker. It was a beautiful day. We had this huge park to ourselves. I guess who else would be out in freezing weather for a picnic!

We spotted a rabbit so I decided to sneak upon it and try to hit it with a stick. I am cooking dinner tonight so rabbit would have been on the menu.

Here I am chasing the rabbit after sneaking upon it. I would make a poor survivor man!

Family Pic

Great family times. We took a little stroll after our Linner (Lunch and Dinner combined?). We took this shot on my parents patio. Only pic we took and it was a wrap. I love that Parker is holding what looks like a dead bird (it's a wooden bird). Awesome day!

Happy Birthday Katie and Congrats Janelle!

Yummy things come in nice packages.

Strawberry tarts and religieuse (coffee and chocolate, cream puffs filled with cream)

Millefeuille, chocolate Mousse berry cake, fraisier (strawberry shortcake, sort of) and croquant (chocolate mousse cake with crackly crust).

Today after visiting my home church we had a late lunch to celebrate Katie's birthday and Janelle completion of her flight attendant school. My Dad and Mom made a yummy meal, steak with mushrooms, home made croutons made from home made bread and pan fried potatoes. We took a little 2 hr break between our meal and dessert. We topped the meal with patisseries from the boulangerie. I chose the desserts this morning and could not make up my mind on what to buy so I told them to surprise me. Who is booking their flight to France to enjoy this? This has given me some ideas for new cakes.

Le Marche

Butcher in the covered market. Horse meat, brain and kidney were the only "unusual" things I saw.

Cheese stand. Get your butter, cheese and other dairy. Cheese lovers delight.

Other cheese stand in Paris this time.

Fresh fish stand. Some great displays.

Fresh Local Produce.

Colorful flowers.

We have enjoyed our strolls through the local marche (markets). Most cities around here have their own market. It is fun to venture down the aisles and look at all the stuff being sold. Some markets are only food related while others have food and household items such as linens, cutlery, clothes, toys and etc...
I love walking through these to see the local foods, smell the prepared foods being sold, and hear the chatter of the sellers trying to get your attention. The produce people entice you with a free test of their freshest fruits. It's an adventure that engages all your senses except the sense of touch but if it is crowded you get to shove around people, hence being a complete sensory experience!

The Wheels on the bus, go Round and Round

This afternoon we took Parker to see Christophe drive the bus. We caught him on his break, so we were able to board the bus and hang out on there while he was on his break. Parker absolutely loved it. He got to sit alone on the seat and honk the horn. He smiled every time. Parker was so excited. We see buses every time we step out the door so he enjoys pointing them out to us. I love his smile on the picture in the middle.