The Sweet City of Paris!

On Sunday, we took the RER train from Disneyland Paris into the city. It was  €7.30 per ticket and about a 45 minute train ride to the central metro station where we changed trains and rode just one stop to the Latin Quarter/St. Germain de Arts district where we would be staying (we were pretty much between the two). It was a great location. Just a 5 minute walk to Notre Dame and under 15 minutes to the Louvre, the Orsay, and St. Sulspice. We were near TONS of restuarants and food stands. So the first thing we did was find the apartment, drop off our luggage, enjoy a Starbucks Frappachino and then we went off to explore. Exploring led to a crepe stand were we had to indulge...no one in our family had eaten a crepe before and we ALL loved them. 

From there we continued on our expedition to the Siene River. It is a gorgeous river with plenty of boats to ride on and bridges to see.

From the river, we headed toward Notre Dame.

The kids had read several books and watched a few shows on Netflix/iTunes about Paris and Logan was very excited to discover St. Denis carved into the church...he is the Saint who is holding his head in his hands.

Paris has parks everywhere! The kids enjoyed playing at this one, right next to Notre Dame.

On the left bank near the church, you will find Shakesphere and Co. It's this amazing hole in the wall bookstore that used to let poor struggling artists crash there are night. Just an amazing piece of history that I was very excited to check out.

The Metro stations are everywhere and have a few different looks. This is the one nearest Notre Dame, in the Latin Quarter.

That night we went out to dinner at a french restuarant near our house. Ron ate a tremendous amout of seafood, I had a beef fondue meal that was definitely new and different from anything else I have ever tried. We met the sweetest couple from London and ended up staying at the restuarant for over 2 hours before walking back to the apartment. All in all, a wonderful introduction to the city on our first day.

Spring Break, Disneyland Paris edition...

We spent Thursday evening, all day Friday, all day Saturday and Sunday morning, in Disneyland Paris. We stayed in a partner hotel which worked out for the convience factor but if I were to do it again, I would stay in the city and take the train in. It was VERY expensive and you didn't really get what you paid for. But, the park was a blast! The kids loved it!

 

 

 

Milestone memories

Sissy you are now 2.5 years old, I can barely believe it!

You are:

• very much coming out of your shell, developing more and more character and somewhat of a wild one! 
• loving Minnie Mouse, anything girly like princesses and dolls, My Little Pony, candy and playing with your brothers. 
• Your speech is improving though baby talk still gets you far, especially with your oldest brother. You have started to sing more and more.
• completely potty trained, staying dry at night and have started to pick out your own outfits. 
• now sleeping in a twin bed, and you sleep the entire night through all by yourself.

The morning of your half birthday, we left for PARIS so it's sometimes hard to believe all the places you have been at your young age.

I never got your 29 month picture posted, but I did take one...

Happy 7th Birthday Bubba!

I'm reallllly behind on blogging. Mostly my fault but partly bloggers as it's been a pair in the butt to upload pictures to lately. Anywho, mid March we celebrated Bubba's 7th Birthday. He is over the top into Lego's right now so Lego themed is what we had. It was all very homemade/Pinterest inspired.This is the first party where we didn't cook out or do pizza or cater. We had snacks and a small party as we were leaving for Paris a week later so we were saving up. It worked out really well and the kids could have cared less.

For his birthday all he really really wanted was a camera so he could take ''real'' pictures. He was VERY excited that he got it and the big lego set he wanted. I know it's not all about the gifts but when the price is right and you're able to do both, man is that smile worth it!