The Holidays upon us

(I found this post as an unpublished draft. Even though it's 2 + years late, I thought I'd go ahead and put it up.)

 First there was Halloween:

 

We went trick-or-treating with some great friends of ours, Hollie, Robert and their adorable daughter Mira.

Camille and Mira get along so well.

 

Camille wore part of her kitty costume to the fall festival at her school.

Here she's helping rake the leaves (dramatic eye roll)

For Thanksgiving, Jurg and Kathy joined us. I somehow managed to take zero pictures of the party, just one or two of the food.

There was a "Breakfast with Santa" at Camille's preschool.

And a Christmas performance. 

We've logged some hours in our hot tub, it's so fun on a chilly night. 

 

Christmas is coming!

Fall

Remi's younger brother, Florian, Spent a month and a half with us at the end of the summer. He and Camille got along great.

 

Chez le dentist.

Eating the last of the summer strawberries, at our old house. 

A rarity: Camille falls asleep somewhere other than her bed!

 

We went to an Indian Market in Santa Fe. There were lots of activities for kids, including, obviously, face paint. 

 

 

At the aquarium

 

A Sunday nap with Papa.

 

Camille only liked the chocolate frosting on her first doughnut.

 First Day of School!!!

At the end of August, we moved into our new house!

Camille loves the yard!

 

And I love my new kitchen:

 

 Double the oven, double the baguette production.

Camille "helping" me peel apples.

This in in our bedroom, with tights on her head:

We have this pretty Japanese maple in the front yard,

Camille's "stage" in the back yard,

 

a resident road runner,

 and the inside is very snuggly.

Also, the hot tub is awesome!

We borrowed a bouncy castle for our house warming party

My parents came in town to visit 

 

We all went to Bandalier National Monument together.

Then Camille got another haircut

and I did too.

We also went to a pumpkin patch.

Where Camille buried Remi in corn.

Then Remi, Camille and I went to our neighborhood harvest festival.

And Camille continues to LOVE ballet, and do very well in class.

Happy Fall!

As an afterthought, New Mexico skies are out of this world.