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12 juin 2014

Au revoir, Grandpa

Our treasured Grandpa died from leukaemia with great courage and smiles a week after Papé on 12 June. Thank you so much for all the wonderful memories. Have fun up there with Papé xxx Notre Grandpa chéri est mort de son leucémie avec beaucoup de courage...

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7 juillet 2013

Provins

We had a fabulous day at Provins today seeing 2 plays: one about birds of prey and another about knights. Lily studied castles in her English class so was very excited to see "real" jousting. Nous avons passé une super journée à Provins et ont vu 2 spectacles:...

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25 décembre 2013

Christmas all together!

Santa came early and gave us the best Christmas present possible - Grandpa! We thought he'd still be in hospital for a couple more weeks so it was even more special to be all together this year. Le Père Noël est venu à l'avance cette année et nous a fait...

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18 février 2011

Cards, Climbing and Collanders

While Lily was playing Snap and Old Maid Thom embellished his chair climbing act to include carrying and then wearing a collander. Then he put it down and gave himself a round of applause! Pendant que Lily jouait aux cartes Thom a amélioré son technique...

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22 octobre 2012

Afterschool

On Mondays Lily goes to "Afterschool" and this term is doing drawing and music. Here is what she brought home this evening: drawings of Peter and the Wolf and a Halloween picture. Looks fun! Mummy and other mummies decorated school on Friday evening ready...

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1 mars 2012

Afternoon fun

Lily's gym club organised an afternoon session in the holidays so Thom enjoyed a playdate in the Luxembourg Gardens with his favourite friend, Zoe and her little sister, Phoebe. On the way home Lily and Thom had a giggle over the air vents. Le club de...

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20 février 2012

Fun with Camille

First day of school holidays, Camille was staying and the sun was shining! Hooray! We packed in lots of fun things: Ménagerie zoo, Galérie d'Evolution, lunch out and Luxembourg Gardens... Premier jour des vacances, Camille nous rend visite et il fait...

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3 février 2012

Girls Day

Lily and Mummy had a lovely girls day as her school was closed for teacher training and Thom was at nursery. We put up a new sticker freeze over her bed, had lunch out and watched Annie for the first time. Lily et Mummy ont passé une super journée entre...

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28 janvier 2012

Lily is 5!

Lily had a fun day celebrating turning 5: a surprise visit from Great Uncle Guénal and a party with seven friends. Thank you very much for all the cards and presents she received! Lily a passé une super journée en fetant ses 5 ans: une visite surprise...

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2 janvier 2012

The Candys in Paris

Many thanks to the Candys for making the trip to stay with us over New Year. Sam, Ben and Isaac are all sorely missed as are Helen's Kapla engineering skills! Mille mercis aux Candys d'avoir fait le voyage pour venir chez nous pour le nouvel an. Sam,...

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24 juillet 2011

Holidays in Brittany / Vacances en Bretagne

We had a lovely, if very unsunny, holiday in Brittany with Nana and Grandpa. Mamé and Papé looked after all of us first and then Tata Marie and Guénal took over in Pornichet where we had rented an appartment very near theirs. Highlights included Camille's...

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3 juin 2011

Green Fingers / Les Doigts Verts

Lily, Thom and Mummy piled into the Mini and drove to a garden centre to buy cherry tomato plants, courgette plants, marigolds (Mummy read somewhere these would keep away nasty beasties from tomatoes) and herbs. The kids loved checking out the fish and...

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4 avril 2011

Lily at 4 yrs and 2 mths / Lily à 4 ans et 2 mois

Lily is 111cm tall which puts her in the top 1% of height for her age. Lily loves practising her writing and plays being a school teacher by filling in a little notebook with her imaginary register. She knows her letters and phonic sounds and is able...

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18 décembre 2010

Sick / Malade

Lily has been wiped out by a flu-like virus since Tuesday (too lethargic even for DVDs or chocolate some days) and then yesterday Thom came down with very high fever. After seeing our paediatrician in the morning I found Thom having convulsions while...

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9 mai 2011

Center Parcs

We had a fabulous time at Center Parcs in Normandy this weekend. Lily surprised us by absolutely loving even the most scary water slides (she has been very clingy whenever we go swimming, despite 3 years of baby swimming;)). Thom too loved the wading...

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7 octobre 2009

Taking Baby for a Stroll / Je Promene Bebe

Lily has grown more attached to her dolls in the last week or so. As her baby brother or sister's arrival draws closer she often tells people that she too has a baby in her tummy that moves, not just kicking but somersaults and everything! Today Lily's...

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23 octobre 2010

Thom Climbs Stairs at Nana and Grandpa's / Thom Monte l'Escalier chez Nana et Grandpa

Thom took his first few steps at Nana and Grandpa's later in the week (no photos, sniff) but we had barely arrived before he took off up all the stairs in one go! Stairgate will be on all the time once back in Paris... Thom a pris ses premiers pas plus...

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1 décembre 2009

Mame and Pape

On Monday Mame and Pape came to visit too! It was lovely having both sets of grandparents together and we were able to celebrate Pape's birthday with some cupcakes Lily helped decorate. Lundi Mame et Pape sont venus aussi! C'etait tres sympa d'avoid les...

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11 décembre 2010

Auntie Brenda and Uncle Rod

Mummy's very special Auntie Brenda and Uncle Rod came to stay and braved the snow to do lots of sightseeing. The kids loved playing with them and we has such a good time catching up that I only managed to get Uncle Rod on camera. Brenda brought Lily this...

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17 septembre 2010

Camille's 4th Birthday Party

Lily was invited to a lovely 4th birthday party a couple of weeks ago. She first met Camille when she was 6 months old as they both did swimming together. It's been over a year since they last swam together but we've kept in touch and the two of them...

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24 juin 2010

Eurodisney

We had a lovely day at Eurodisney (the first time for the children) courtesy of Godfather Fabien who gave us guest passes. We left mid afternoon as we were all tired after all the fun but we will definitely be going back! Nous avons passe une super journee...

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2 mars 2009

Tour Eiffel sans Camille

After lunch near Trocadero with Mummy's colleague Nathalie and her husband Marc we walked home in the sun passing lots of sights. Apres apres dejeuner pres de Trocadero chez Nathalie, la colleague de Mummy et son mari Marc, nous sommes rentrees a pied...

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27 juillet 2010

Mel, Dan & Naomi

Mel, Dan and their gorgeous 18mth old Naomi came to stay en route for the Alps. Not the best photos but we had a lovely time and can't wait for their next visit. Mel, Dan et leur fille Naomi qui a 18mois sont restes chez nous en route pour les Alpes,...

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20 juillet 2010

Thom 8 Months

Thom can now sit up unaided and pulled up to standing in his play pen today for the first time. He is still the smiliest little boy and is so proud when he stand up - he has more stamina than Mummy whose arms get tired before his legs. Thom peut maintenant...

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14 juillet 2010

Visites

Anne-Laure, Mame and Pape came to visit on Bastille Day and the children had a blast playing with all three of them. Thom was also invited to watch the Tour de France on TV with the men and seemed just as hooked as they are! Anne-Laure, Mame and Pape...

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