Last Weekend

we're all dealing with a bit of sickness here.

sore throats and tummy bugs..

and missing steve.

he left sunday for l.a.

it's only wednesday..

and it's already been a long week.

will started soccer!

i'm so proud of how well he 

has adapted to our new life.

soccer is every friday after school 

and saturday mornings.

there is no late bus on fridays..

so griff and i have to take the train

(3 of them!)..to pick him up.

here we are

waiting for our train home.

this past saturday night

we were invited to a champagne party.

a fundraiser for the senior class.

it was held right outside the city

in this families gorgeous home!

seniors and their parents were invited.

only champagne was served.

now, i'm still trying to get 

used to the fact that stephen, my 17 year old

can drink alcohol. 

legally.

it was strange to me

to watch these seniors

walking around this party with champagne glasses.

but even stranger..

how responsible they are.

over the past few weeks

i have watched my oldest son mature into a young man.

i'm amazed at how he handles himself.

steve and i watched him saturday night at the party...

trying to be discreet.

his senior year in a new country,

new high school.

his new friends are from all over the world.

while we were watching him..

we both knew that we made

the right decision moving here.

really crummy picture 

but this is us heading out saturday night.

early sunday morning

steve left for l.a.

the kids and i had a lazy day.

we walked to our little playground.

i read somewhere recently

that french mothers dress their children

similar to how they dress themselves.

this little girl is a perfect example.

how cute is she??

her (gorgeous) mom had on 

jeans, flats, blazer and a scarf.

sunday night the kids and i 

walked to Indiana.

it's a very american restaurant..

fried foods

mexican

ben and jerry's ice cream.

it was nice not to cook

and it was a beautiful walk home around the 

arc de triomphe.