Our Spring time in Paris

About a week after returning

home from Morocco..

Stephen came home from college!

He had a great first year

at the University of Miami.

Spring time is

softball season for Hannah!

We traveled to London

for ISST's and it was 

so much fun!

The table we bought in

Morocco was delivered!

(love seeing two of my boys reading!)

Watched Serena play

at the French Open

Hannah and I 

doing a little shopping

at Galeries Lafayette

Half day Wednesdays

spent with our good friends

Oona and her mom Anna.

This day we visited 

the Rodin museum..

Since then..

Oona and her mom

and dad have moved

back to Brooklyn.

We miss them!

Spring also brings

the Paris air show..

A busy time for Steve.

We were invited to a 

cocktail reception up in 

the Eiffel Tower.

We met Senators and congressmen..

Here I am with Senator 

Jeff Sessions from 

the great state of 

Alabama!

(Stephen was born here!)

We celebrated Griffin's 6th

birthday with his friend Mingyo!

It was held at an indoor

water park here in Paris!

We invited his entire

Kindergarten class

The kids had a great time!

Walking up the hill to school for 

the last time..

Kindergarten 

graduation class!

Griff with 

Elizabeth, his french teacher

and Andrea his english teacher.

We will miss them!

Griffin turns 6!!

Happy birthday buddy!

We love you!

La Maison Arabe

What a welcome site!

After being on the road

and in the desert for four days..

with only a change of clothes..

we treated ourselves a bit.

La Maison Arabe

was our home for the

next four days..

and it was just perfect!

We had a private courtyard 

off our room.

We had breakfast and dinner

by the pool every day.

Here is a little tour around

this charming riad.

I fell in love with the 

colors and textures of

Morocco.

There is a private country

club belonging to the riad

just 15 minutes away

by shuttle.

We went out there 

every day to swim,

relax and have lunch.

One afternoon,

Hannah and I took part

in the world famous 

cooking class!!

The class

(which is also held out 

in the country club)..

started out with a tour of the garden.

We then learned how to

make the traditional

Moroccan bread..

We talked about the 

art of preparing and serving

Moroccan mint tea.

And then we started cooking!

Cookies first..

And then to our stations 

to prepare a traditional

chicken tagine.

We had so much fun!

We barely left La Maison Arabe!

We were all so tired from 

our traveling..

and the riad was just too beautiful

to leave.

However, one evening we

walked through Jemaa El Fna..

the medina's central square.

The square is filled with 

amazing sights, sounds and smells!

Orange juice stalls,

snake charmers,

tooth pullers

herbalists,

acrobats

and fortune tellers

make this square interesting!

The smells!!

The colors!

And at night it is even 

more exciting!

The impressive Koutoubia mosque.

Beautiful lanterns for sale..

and colorful slippers.

A few of these rugs just may have come 

home with us...

here are two..

the one under the dining room

table is my favorite!

A terribly grainy iphone

photo..but this was "our" table by

the pool that we requested each night

for dinner. 

And..as always..

dinner conversation when we travel is 

"do you kids know how lucky you are??"

:)

Merci Morocco for

an unforgettable adventure!