July is here and the weather is absolutely beautiful in Paris. July also means it is 4th of July at home and I admit we missed our annual party which we held every year. The good thing is that we kept busy and spent the night with fellow American friends which made it a nice night. What also made it a nice night was just how pretty the eiffel tower looked that night. I will never get tired of this.
I can never get tired of this view.
We went on to have a great weekend. It was full of wonderful weather and great outings. It included a climb up the stairs of the Arc de Triumph. My little Lancey was so great, he walked the 284 stairs up and down with no problem and was so proud of himself. There was such a wonderful view from the top!
The Arc de Triumph. Lance was ready to climb some stairs!
Lance going up the Arc de Triumph.
Made it!
What a view.
Sunday we explored Ile St Louis, which also has the famous ice cream shop Berthillon. Of course we picked the hottest day of the year to get ice cream and the line was crazy. I got in line while Keith walked and explored with the kids. The woman in front of me assured me the line moves fast and it was worth it. After being in line 20 minutes I wanted to bale but felt I invested too much time already. At this point Lance was waiting with me and he was excited for his chocolate ice cream. After 50 minutes we finally made it to the front and although I absolutely loved my Carmel nougat, Keith and I both agreed it wasn't worth the 50 minutes we waited. I will have to go back when it isn't as busy and try again.
Line at the Berthillon ice cream shop.
Everyone was happy when they finally got their ice cream, of course we didn't pick the best place to sit.
The rest of the day was full of exploring the little shops and finding little interesting things in Paris, such as the cool water fountains just scattered around the city. There was a really cool one outside the Shakespeare bookstore. Lance loved it. Very convenient when it is really hot out.
Really cool water fountain...see the guy in the background filling up.
I found my new favorite car, although I loved my Jeep Wrangler, I have always loved small cars and the Mini Cooper is just so darn cute. I especially love this striped one...I think I may need to get myself one of these when I get home.
Mini Cooper...love it!
Oh yeah, look who came to Paris. Keith and I are so excited Nate arrived and just the fews days he has been here so far has been a blast. We are looking forward to all the great things we have planned for the next week!!
Nate is here!
I also said goodbye to another friend this week. My friend Stacy is headed back to the states and the good thing is that we had a great girl's night out to say goodbye. I am going to miss her.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I was approached by the Romanians with the gold ring trick. This is a trick to pretty much swindle money out of you. The funny thing is that everyone that comes or lives in the city is told about this scam. I was just hysterical when the woman approached me and so excited that I have finally experienced it. Nate and Keith were hysterical that I was just laughing in the woman's face.
Then Friday came.... while I was getting my hair done the kids camp called and said Peyton fell in the playground. They said it might not be necessary to come get her, just wanted to let us know what happened. We then received another phone call a few minutes later. We were then told we better come get her she needs a doctor, or forget that they are calling an ambulance. We went to the Hospital Necker, which is the children's hospital in Paris. The staff was wonderful and I was grateful that a few of them spoke a bit of English. So four hours and four stitches later we left the hospital and Peyton is in great spirits. She is a trooper!!! (You don't want to know where she got her stitches.)
Besides that little hickup....
Life is good in Paris!
Keith and Nate by the Louvre.
Giving my sweetie pie kisses in the hospital.
