Happy 76th Birthday Mom! (Part 2)

When we got back from Paris, the kiddos had arranged a special surprise party for Grandma Jean. We had her favorite soup, a yummy cake, and presents of course!

Grandma Jean's Birthday Cake

Grandma Jean with all of her grandkids

Singing Happy Birthday to Grandma Jean

Grandma Jean playing Cars Monopoly with the kiddos

My dad

Happy 76th Birthday Mom!

For my Mom's 76th Birthday, I planned a little overnight getaway to Paris for just the two of us. We dropped the kids at school and then took the train to Paris. I took her on a bus tour through Paris so she could pretty much see everything. Our first stop was the Louvre. We ate lunch there and spent a few hours walking around. Then we took the bus over to Notre Dame. After that we headed to our hotel to get ready for dinner. I took her to the Eiffel Tower restaurant for a special celebration. It was so much fun!

The next day we went to the Orangerie Museum and then walked to the Place de la Concorde and then on up the Champs Elyssees before catching our ride back to the train station. We had a great time!

The Louvre

Captive by Michaelangelo

Psyche and Cupid by Canova

Mom at Notre Dame

Some of the beautiful stained glass

More beautiful stained glass

Notre Dame

The Eiffel Tower lit up at night

Mom at the Eiffel Tower for her birthday dinner

Our appetizer

It was a corn soup with corn kernals and pomegranate on the bottom and a string of caramel corn.

My Mom's Dinner

She ate Chicken with Potato Puree and Asparagus

My dinner

I had the salmon with a carrot puree and peas. It was delicious!

Mom's Dessert

My dessert

Hotel d'Invalides

Cannon at the Hotel d'Invalides

Some of the flowers at a flower market

One of the Monet's at the Orangerie

One of my favorites at the Orangerie

More beautiful Monet paintings at the Orangerie