Chez Nous: 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...

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.