Saturday, March 3, 2012

Birthday post

Guess who turned 3!

Birthday morning pancakes


Here's Remi putting together Camille's birthday present, a dollhouse.



I love her reaction we say "Camille"


The following are pictures of her birthday party. I left her completely in charge of the guest list, and so it was a small party. Of course it was "girls only," except Remi and my dad, who came in town with my mom for the party.












There was dancing, singing, present opening and cake eating! All the girls wore princess get-ups. I think the birthday girl loved it. 


Just after the party, Remi and I left for a two night mini vacation in Durango. It was our first time leaving Camille overnight and she handled it wonderfully. Actually, she was a little too comfortable with the arrangement for my liking! With my parents around, she hardly even knew we were gone. 
But we had a blast in Durango! We spent a long morning snowshoeing near the ski slopes.
The views were killer.




Then we drove up to Silverton for lunch. It's a Victorian mining town that's well preserved. In the warmer weather there is a steam train that runs from Durango to Silverton, and it usually brings a lot of tourism. In the winter, though, it's a bit of a ghost town.



For dinner we had drinks at nice bar in downtown Durango called The Office, then dinner at the Mahogany Grill next door.
Mmmm... martinis at the bar.


Our bed and breakfast (Country Sunshine) was sooo great! There was even a cat to cozy with if you wanted. 


The best part of the trip was coming home to this...




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Cabbage head.


Caught this sleepy snuggle on the video monitor.


We went snow hiking in the East Mountains.




My parents hung around for a week or so after our trip. It is always so much fun to have them here.
At a favorite diner, the Owl Cafe. ("Chez hibou")





Camille at her good friend Ann's house. They love reading books together on that chair. This and the next couple of pictures were taken at Ann's birthday party.



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Ah, little girls.




Camille started dance classes again, and she loves loves loves them.



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Finally, our Valentines Day dinner.
Love to you all!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Nouvel An

We left home Christmas day and flew to France, where we celebrated the new year. 
Here are some moments from our trip:

The Christmas celebration at Remi's parents' house. Le Pere Noel brought Camille an incredible princess tent.



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Of course, the food was spectacular.

Also the company. Here are Camille's uncles Florian and Quentin, with her aunt Chloe.




 Walking around with a big hunk of baguette, comme d'habitude. This was taken in a village just outside of Luxembourg. We spent New Years' eve there with some of Remi's best friends from undergrad. Unfortunately, we didn't take many pictures!




This was taken at Chloe's house in Normandy. She lives on a beautiful, working, private french farm. There were gorgeous heritage chickens clucking all over the place, talk about free range!

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Camille in front of the window, notice aforementioned chicken in the background. 

 In Rouen, the town close to Chloe's.


These next few pictures are all taken in Lille, Remi's hometown.




Lille has a very cool Museum of Natural History.

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Remi's grandparents.