Friend Water

the weather here in paris

has been simply beautiful.

blue skies

warm temperatures

trees blooming.

the champs du mars

is our playground!

griffy and i bring a blanket

some toys, snacks

soccer ball 

and spend hours out there.

there are playgrounds

and kiosks selling 

ice cream and hot dogs

and cotton candy.

griffin has an imaginary 

playmate.

his name is 

friend water.

a few months ago

griff was playing

while i was making lunch.

he opened the door and 

told me his friend was coming 

over to play.

i asked what his friends name

was..

he thought for a minute and 

said,

"friend".

one night at dinner

stephen went to sit down

in his seat and griffin yelled...

"you're sitting on friend!"

our dinner discussion that night

was all about friend.

i asked griff what friends

last name was..

he thought for a while.

and after looking around the 

dinner table

he said,

"water"

(glad he didn't say wine)

friend water came skiing

with us but he was too afraid to ski.

friend water doesn't go to school 

because he's too afraid of school.

friend water likes ice cream and pizza

and kinder eggs.

i write this blog

to remember.

to document our

families adventures

and our every day

happenings.

i'm not a good blogger.

 i don't respond to comments.

i just don't have the time!

i do appreciate that people leave

comments here and i love 

reading them.

my favorite coffee spot in the 

morning.

i think i need to get some

flowers out there.

:)