Abrahm's speech

Abrahm giving his speech

More people at the ceremony

Abrahm giving me my flowers during his speech

Adalee coloring in her book while waiting

Adam waiting for the ceremony to begin

Alden working quietly while waiting for the ceremony to start

Adalee waiting

Abrahm chatting before the ceremony begins

The boys hanging out with Abrahm's Boss

Adalee giving Mrs. Robin hugs

Abrahm shaking hands with his French Boss

Shaking hands in the receiving line

Adalee having a drink

Everyone enjoying lunch

St Patrick's Day

Today we had a fun time celebrating St Patrick's Day. I found some fun ideas on Pinterest and then tweaked them to work for us. Since the kiddos get up quite early, I had a special treat waiting in the fridge for them to snack on until we had breakfast. They loved the green fruit skewers and lucky charms. For breakfast we made special sausage corndogs I saw on The Pioneer Woman's TV show on food network. They were fantastic. I made 16 and we had NO leftovers! For an afternoon snack I made special green milkshakes and cookies. Then I made Shepherd's Pie for dinner with a fruit rainbow and rainbow cupcakes. A fun day was had by all!

Their pre-breakfast snack!

The Shamrock Cookies I made

Their St Patrick's Day Treat

Our Breakfast: I made Pioneer Woman's Sausage Corndogs and Fruit Skewers

Afternoon Snack: Green milkshakes with Shamrock Cookies

Our fruit rainbow

Fruit and dessert for dinner

Adam showing off the rainbow

Alden loved the wrappers. They were dyed the different colors of the cupcake

The inside of the cupcakes

Adalee wanted to show off her cupcake and shamrock cookie

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