Well, we are finally home! The kids had a blast with Aunt Tina (and were well behaved enough to not scare Tina off forever) They went to a Skate City night and had a blast, they got to go to the library, jump on Aunt Tina's trampoline and hang out at her house.
Evie got to roll the dice for a game at Skate City and even won a prize - she was so excited about it!
This weeks pictures are more interesting (meaning that they have people in them) I don't do selfies :) Weather was mostly overcast and a bit drizzly - but we grabbed our umbrella - snuggled up together under it and enjoyed Paris anyway! Monday we moved out of the hotel and into a little flat just south of Sacre Coeur, then we set off to Notre Dame followed by the Pantheon, We saw the cutest little family of ducklings wandering around behind Notre Dame! The Cathedral is just amazing! Dan's favorite part of the Pantheon was the crypts.....
The next day we went back to the Notre Dame area to visit the Archaeological Crypts - it was really neat to see the beginnings of Paris - and humbling to think that that was over a 1000 years ago. After we headed over to the Eiffel Tower - Dan and I waited in line to go to the top (took 3 hours and most of that was waiting) the view is just incredible! Then we took a little boat tour on the Seine. That night we went to a production at the Hotel des Invalides. It was an incredible light show about the history of France shown on the facade of the building.
Wednesday we went to Versailles. We walked around the gardens then after another LONG wait, we went inside and were herded like sheep around the palace. It was stunning - but the crowds were rather overwhelming. After, Dan and I went back to the Hotel des Invalides to check out the museums there.
Thursday was a national holiday (May Day) which meant that a lot of things were closed - we took it easy in the morning, then headed over to Trocadero in the afternoon and wandered around - we hit a Chocolate Museum and then met up with the rest of the guys from Dan's work and did a Boat/Dinner trip on the Seine.
It was a fun close to an amazing trip! The next morning, we started home. A lot of hours later (lol - i lost count) we arrived home to some very excited kids who just about stampeded us as we walked in.
Dan and I spent yesterday working in the yard, and unpacking. And dealing with some sick kiddos - James was sick in the morning, but seemed to mostly be feeling better in the evening. Aaron woke up last night throwing up, but once again, seemed to be feeling better by this evening.
Now it's back to the normal - at least for a few more weeks until school gets out....
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