It was a great Father's day weekend in Paris.

I kept telling Keith it was his entire weekend, because he deserved it, of course he wouldn't have it that way. So with the great weather we went to Disney on Saturday and had a great time. We discovered the Disney Village which includes a Starbucks, Planet Hollywood, The Rainforest Cafe and many more American restaurants. So the children had a great day at the park and Keith and I had fun at the restaurants. One of the big highlights was Lance meeting Mickey Mouse and the kids going on the teacup ride with me. Keith refused to go on it (the spinning).

For Father's Day the kids were excited to finish baking and decorating Daddy's cake. I was able to find all the ingredients and it came out pretty good.

Keith late in the day decided that he wanted to head up to Sacre Coeur Basilica, which is a church high up the hills of north Paris. To get there you can either take a train, gondola or climb the stairs. Of course we decided to climb the stairs, (so glad I did a long run in the morning, my legs were Jello by the end) Lance was a trooper and did them all. Peyton, not so much. Keith and I took turns with the heavier load and it was well worth it, once we got up there, what a site. It was beautiful looking over Paris. The inside of the Church was equally as beautiful, (unfortunately we couldn't take pictures inside)

The Sacre Coeur Basilica is in the Montmartmartre area, which is the red light district of Paris. We loved walking down the little streets (found another cupcake shop). We also hit the place du Tertre, where there are dozens of aritists just waiting to draw or paint your portrait. Keith and I didn't have it done this time but we said before we leave paris we will have the kids portrait done.

Unfortunately we didn't get to the Moulin Rouge, the kids were spent. We will be back.

Father's day ended with a fun dinner, desert and Keith watching the US Open thru live stream on the computer. He was so excited that he could watch it. We stayed up as late as we could routing for Phil, but we finally had to get to sleep. Unfortunately we woke up to not so great news regarding the outcome.

This day of course brought many feelings of my dad. I think about him all the time. I tell the kids all about him and how he is in heaven with their grandpa Demmerle. Oh how I miss him.

Things have been getting better in general, heading into summer, which includes visitors, vacation and a new school for the children.

We continue to just try new and exciting things and places with the kids. I have included pictures from Father's day and just random photos thru the last two weeks. Enjoy!

So..

Life is good in Paris!!

this is only one small section of stairs we climbed

If you look closely you can see the portraits.

happy boy meeting Mickey!  look at that smile! — happy boy meeting Mickey! look at that smile!

Mommy went on the teacups with Lance and Peyton (daddy passed on this ride)

Lance having a good time with Max at the Park.

Enjoying the boats at the Jardin du Luxenburg.

Peyton with her new french friend.  The boy didn't speak a lick of English and both didn't care.  It was the cutest thing ever. — Peyton with her new french friend. The boy didn't speak a lick of English and both didn't care. It was the cutest thing ever.

Lance busting a move to some country music we had blasting!