tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22810921329987391712024-03-13T06:24:09.487-05:00The Hilton FamilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589381618937183753noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281092132998739171.post-56536216478766140702015-11-01T16:13:00.002-06:002015-11-01T16:13:45.578-06:00Happy Halloween! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Nannie came for a visit and we had a lot of fun. </div>
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This blue jay came into our back patio and stayed for a little visit.</div>
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I was afraid he was injured with how close he stayed, </div>
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but eventually he flew away.</div>
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Besides Nannie, we got to visit with Aunt Wendy, Mike, Nana, Uncle Chris and Aunt Rene.</div>
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We had a pumpkin carving party!</div>
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Everyone got in on the fun.</div>
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Nana had fun helping out.</div>
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Addie was very serious.</div>
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Mike was concentrating too.</div>
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This is Garrett's punpkin, Nannie 'helped' him. </div>
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On Saturday we had a party for Malachi.</div>
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The pumpkins came to the party too.</div>
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I love the vintage Happy Halloween sign from when I was a little girl.</div>
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Our whole happy family!</div>
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This boy brings so much laughter to our lives.</div>
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We were able to get a group shot of EVERYONE. I am so thankful to be back in the US where we can get together with family. </div>
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Mike brought his dog Ted. This is the sweetest dog, we really enjoyed having him.</div>
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This picture makes me smile every time I see it.</div>
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Malachi loved all of his presents, including Woo-Woo aka Woof Woof, his new stuffed animal from Uncle Chris and Aunt Rene.</div>
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Mal loves giving hugs too, you just have to be ready to catch him.</div>
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During nap time we took a trip to my shop, The Whispering Willow and Co in Tomball. Everyone had fun exploring my space and the rest of the store. </div>
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Saturday evening brought Trick or Treating time! </div>
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And then everyone was worn out, including Gus-Gus and Belle.</div>
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All of the kids are back to school now! Addison started 3rd grade and Bennett is in 1st. They are both so excited about this school year.</div>
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After all of the bus stop drama in Norway and France I can not explain to you the magnitude of my gratefulness for this picture. At our new house in Texas we are able to wait for the bus in our own front yard. In Norway I had to push the boys through the snow in their stroller to take Addie to her bus stop. In France it was a 10 minute walk either up hill or crossing major roads. To be able to wave good bye to my kids with my coffee in hand, and still in my pajamas is AMAZING. </div>
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Malachi and Garrett are in the same program that Addie and Ben were in when they were this age. These boys are ready to start school too. </div>
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Look at these babies! This is Addie and Ben at their Christmas concert when Addie was 3 1/2 and Ben was 1 1/2 and it was just before Garrett was born. </div>
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And with school come activities. The kids are keeping us all busy. Ben has really taken to his Tae Kwon Do classes and there is something for everyone around here.</div>
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We left our home in France at the end of June. Here is one last shot outside of our home in Suresnes.</div>
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The next adventure was a 10 1/2 hour flight to Houston. Our kids did so well. Having friends on the plane certainly helped.</div>
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This little guy was so sweet and only screamed a little.</div>
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At the wedding rehearsal, could this location be any more gorgeous?</div>
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My Dad and my beautiful sister.</div>
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One more of Malachi singing a song. This kid loves a microphone. </div>
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Here is my parent's house, my mom is by the front door. Here is the wedding golf cart all decked out.</div>
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And then it was wedding time. My Dad and the bride rode to the wedding in this golf cart. We had the most amazing weather and the ceremony was beautiful. The reception was fun! I can't wait to share more pictures when we get them back.</div>
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It is incredibly busy and unsettling to move out of our house here in France, but we are excited for this next chapter for our family.<br />
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Here are a couple of pictures from Addie's end of here musical at school, it was a Dr. Seuss theme and was so fun.<br />
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We are looking forward to seeing many of our friends and family this summer, but we will definitely miss our home here in France.</div>
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The door to enter the castle.</div>
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In the entry room you can see how the color on the tiles has worn away over the years.</div>
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Details on a mantel in the chateau.</div>
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The view from one of the bedrooms. </div>
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This amazing arrangement was in the kitchen.</div>
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Outside Jon was with the kids while I finished drooling over the copper collection in the kitchen. </div>
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Bennett had a great big pose for me.</div>
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In the gardens I found this giant stack of pots. What a beautiful way to store these little pots.</div>
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Our last stop were the donkeys. They were looking for a snack, but they were willing to pose for a photo.</div>
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Have you ever gotten to visit the American Cemetery in Normandy? Jon has been several times, but I had yet to make the trip. We set aside a weekend in May to visit this area of France that has been so important to Americans and it did not disappoint. The visitor's center at the cemetery is beautiful and well done. There is a short introductory video when you first walk in and also a longer version (16 minutes) that you can watch as well. Be ready when you watch these movies, they are well done and tragic. </div>
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Garrett and Addie watching the first film.</div>
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I feel like there have been several movies and tv series done about D-Day so that I feel like I know a lot about the over all campaign. I even feel like I have heard a lot of the more interesting stories. This visitor's center brought to light many more amazing stories of bravery and courage. I was inspired by this story of a female spy that was involved with D-Day.</div>
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And then it was time to visit the actual cemetery.</div>
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From here we drove through Carentan and then on to Sainte-Mere-Eglise. Sainte-Mere-Eglise is where about 20 paratroopers landed on the evening before DDay. It is known as the first town liberated. We did not visit the museum there, but it did look like a good time. We walked through the church, checked out a couple of Army/Navy surplus stores, got a snack and then headed out. It was a nice place to stop and there are quite a few things to do there if you have the time.</div>
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Here are the kiddos enjoying their afternoon snack before we loaded back into the car.</div>
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When I booked our house for this weekend in Normandy I chose Courselles Sur Mer. I didn't know at the time that it was near Juno Beach, about 45 minutes from the American Cemetery and Omaha Beach. At first I was frustrated with myself, but after seeing the <a href="http://brocantetreasures.com/2015/05/11/visiting-normandy/">house where we got to stay and </a>enjoying a visit to Juno Beach I was pleasantly surprised. We were able to walk from our Airbnb house to the beaches. Malachi was pretty excited.</div>
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Addie and Ben were enjoying the fresh air.</div>
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We have traveled a lot with our kids. We have taken them to cities, museums, and very significant cultural sights. Their favorite place so far was an afternoon visit to the lake in Navacerrada. The monkey bars started our visit off. </div>
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He was very intent on making sure it was okay.</div>
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See that tiny little lady bug?</div>
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Did I mention we were celebrating 8 years with this sweet girl?</div>
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Ah, the lake.</div>
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Malachi was ready to be out of the stroller and exploring with the big kids. </div>
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They had so much fun climbing and exploring.</div>
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I love this man and all of our adventures!</div>
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He is growing up so fast and thinks he can do anything the big kids can.</div>
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It really was a very beautiful spot.</div>
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We went home and had a yummy cake to celebrate how much we love Addison. She is a loving daughter, an amazing big sister, and a great friend. </div>
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Towards the end of our week in Spain we were trying to decide what else we wanted to do. We had thought about going to Toledo, but it was about a1 1/2 hour drive and none of us felt up to that much travel. When I googled day trips from Madrid El Escorial kept coming up. I looked at it and it was only about 30 minutes from Navacerrada. We decided to give it a try. </div>
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The view from the park, not too shabby.</div>
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The kids had so much fun.</div>
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Malachi liked the view too.</div>
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We started our morning in Segovia with a walk to the cathedral. We were walking up the narrow medieval streets in the final minutes of delivery time and it was terrifying. Trying to keep all 4 kiddos out of the way of the trucks trying to beat the clock was not fun. If you visit Segovia after 11 am it is a different city, lesson learned. We ended up finding a different side street where we could walk safely and things got better from there.</div>
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At the entrance of the cathedral I spotted a store with baskets, LOVE.</div>
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The entrance to the cathedral.</div>
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I love the floors in this church.</div>
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The organ was stunning.</div>
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I love the colors of this piece of art that dates back to the 1530s.</div>
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The art here was just beautiful!</div>
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These floors, I love them.</div>
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The gate, the ceiling, it was all so much to take in.</div>
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The artillery school had their own china made by in Sevilla by Pickman. There was something for everyone.</div>
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In the courtyard of the Alcazar.</div>
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A little something for each of the kids along the way.</div>
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As we walked back towards the car the aqueduct loomed in the background.</div>
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You can just see the vintage carousel behind the aqueduct. it was one of the most interesting carousels I have ever seen, but they were still putting it together when we left.</div>
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I would recommend going to Sevilla if you are in the area. There is a great parking garage across the street from the aqueduct and it is a very walkable city, despite the vehicles we encountered. The kids were thrilled to see a Burger King and a MacDonalds. I can not believe we ate at Burger King while we were there, but there are some sacrifices we make for the kids while we drag them ll over Europe. Burger King was a treat because there is only one in Paris that I know of and we never go there. </div>
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On Sunday we had a nice slow morning. There was supposed to be a rastro, Spanish Brocante or flea market, but the rain in the area kept everyone away. I had fun supporting the local economy anyway by visiting a few boutique clothing stores. I love Spanish clothing stores, even if all the clothes were made in Italy. After lunch the clouds cleared and Jon found a castle for us to visit. We loaded up the car and drove less than 30 minutes to Manzanares El Real.</div>
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The sky was just gorgeous and we were all thrilled to be visiting this beautiful castle.</div>
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The castle dates by to the 1400s, but was repaired in the 1970s.</div>
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They did a great job on this location, you could still feel the age and history.</div>
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The valley the castle in was beautiful too, Jon took the camera from me again.</div>
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We were the only people at the castle at this point and the kids loved having some room to run.</div>
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Headed in!</div>
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These kids love to climb on everything.</div>
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Malachi hates being left behind.</div>
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The central courtyard.</div>
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There was one portion of the castle that was not prepared. It would have been in this area, a 3-4 store central tower that would have housed the throne room and chapel.</div>
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These stairs were lots of fun.</div>
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How beautiful, every time Addie sees a royal bedroom she says that is what she would like.</div>
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The views were so peaceful and beautiful.</div>
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We did lots of exploring through the castle and its towers.</div>
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This set of stairs was intense.</div>
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After the castle we made our way to the playground next time. There are so many things I love about this picture. Bennett is a champ at monkey bars and how amazing is this view?</div>
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Can you see Addie's tongue sticking out in concentration? This is another favorite photo. I remember doing monkey bars until my hands bled when I was Addie's age. </div>
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These birds were EVERYWHERE. They are huge and their nests are massive. I thought of my bird loving friends as we saw them through out the region.</div>
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As the rain clouds started roll back in we headed to a local pizzeria. Finding a place to eat that is open when we are hungry is not easy in Spain. Thankfully this little local pizza place was great. We had cheese, Hawaiian, and BBQ pizza. It was fresh made and delicious and we had the place to ourself. We enjoyed watching a spanish soap opera and finished off our evening with ice cream. It was one of our favorite afternoons in Spain.</div>
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Our main intended destination of this trip was Madrid. We drove in on Saturday morning and parked near the Plaza Mayor. We walked around for a bit before we got our bearings. We made a stop at a Starbucks and then headed to the Palace. Addie got a new necklace, and while we were waiting Jon and the boys walked over closer to the palace. </div>
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Addie's necklace turned out great.</div>
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I promise Garrett was happy, he just doesn't like to smile right now.</div>
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While at the palace Jon realized something was going on. There were a ton of people gathering outside the building.</div>
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It seemed like an important ceremony so we picked a spot and waited.</div>
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Ben decided he needed a little movement so he did some jumping jacks.</div>
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Here I am! Jon took the camera from me.</div>
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Then Malachi decided he n ended to do a little more moving, so we went for a walk.</div>
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I was ready to throw in the towel and move on, but Jon said we should wait just a few more minutes and then the troops started marching in. The band was playing, people were laughing, it was very special.</div>
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Can you see the pick axes on the soldiers' backs? There are a couple of other very important people in this picture, we just didn't know who they were.</div>
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We left mid ceremony. My pretty girl next to the pretty flowers.</div>
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After lunch and a nap in the car we were ready for more walking. We made a quick stop at Dunkin' Coffee for an afternoon snack.</div>
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Malachi got a lot of smiles as we made our way down the sidewalk.</div>
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These guys got lots of smiles too, The Bike Bar guys seemed like they were having a great time. </div>
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I was so happy to get to visit this museum, unfortunately they do not allow any photos inside the museum. </div>
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My sweet girl and I.</div>
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Madrid was not one of our favorite cities, but I am so thankful that I got to go. It was definitely an experience worth having. </div>
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On our latest adventure we packed up the car and headed out for a week in Spain. Our first day got us as far as Biarritz and Bayonne, France. We went to the beach for dinner. We enjoyed walking around the beach and boardwalk area. </div>
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We found a nice little restaurant across from this church.</div>
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We had to wait until 7 for the restaurant to open, I did a little shopping while Jon and the kids checked out the view.</div>
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Traveling with a toddler is always interesting. Malachi is a good little traveler, but when it is dinner time and no food to be found things can get ugly. Usually we are able to keep this from getting too bad, but sometimes we lose. After some dinner and good night's rest we were all ready for day 2 of our adventure.</div>
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We got up the next morning and drove into Bayonne. The cathedral and brocante were a lot of fun.</div>
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The cathedral was one of the prettiest we have seen.</div>
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We didn't spend long in the city, but long enough to see the church, gather a couple of treasures and have a snack.</div>
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The kids being a little silly.</div>
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Jon and the kids left me at the brocante when they were done so I had to catch up. You can see more of what they had and what I found at the brocante at <a href="http://brocantetreasures.com/2015/05/03/beautiful-bayonne/">Brocante Treasures.</a></div>
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We were abel to walk around the grounds of the church. We were the only people there and and it was beautiful.</div>
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Then it was into the church.</div>
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Addison is such a good big sister.</div>
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I love the decorations here.</div>
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Sweet Bennett is our most reverent in churches. I love it when he walks off on his own and gets lost deep in thought.</div>
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We piled back into the car in Bayonne for a day in the car. We arrived in Navacerrada, Spain. The town is located in the mountains about 30 minutes north of Madrid. </div>
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This is the church that was across the street. In the town there are bakeries, a grocery store, a couple of clothing boutiques, a lake, a butcher, and plenty of restaurants. </div>
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And then the neighborhood bunny ran by and the kids off chasing after him.</div>
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There is a park near our house that we have walked to many times. We have walked, pushed strollers, ridden scooters, and ridden bikes. </div>
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Today was Addie's first time going on her new roller blades. I have to say I didn't think she would make it there and back on her new wheels. She was fully prepared with all the padding and a determined spirit.</div>
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Riding over the uneven side walks was not easy, but she did so well.</div>
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Malachi was using his tricycle and he loves it. He is a wild man at the wheel so he rode on just the back tires.</div>
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Garrett took a hard fall, but he is so tough, he popped right back up.</div>
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At the park Malachi showed his determination to keep up with the big kids. He can now climb this ladder all by himself.</div>
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I love this look.</div>
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Spring in Paris is just beautiful. </div>
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Addie needed to take a break.</div>
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Nannie ended up with both guns and both scooters and we finished our walk through the park.</div>
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And on the way home we stopped for the flowers. These flower beds get changed out regularly and I just love them.</div>
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This tree is one of my favorites right now. I love how fluffy the blossoms look right now.</div>
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And then we made it home and we all felt a bit like this. Addie did make it all the way to the park, around the park and home on her roller blades. I was so proud of her. </div>
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I love this walk and I am going to miss it when we move. The flowers, the houses, and the fun park have meant so much to us over the last 2 years. I am thankful we have a couple more months to enjoy and that they are the most beautiful months of the year. </div>
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These are not solid eggs, they have a surprise inside.</div>
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One of my brocante finds from yesterday. While I was shopping I grabbed a plant to go in it. I love spring time in Paris now that it has stopped raining.</div>
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After the service I helped get the food set up for our park activities. I love getting to use some of my treasures to make things more beautiful, especially when they are functional too.</div>
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This is the park we get to go to for our church activities. It is on an island in the Seine, just outside of Paris.</div>
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Malachi was having so much fun with the empty eggs.</div>
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Today's adventure included a trip to Versailles to tour the Grand Trianon with a guide. It was an amazing day and I took a few pictures. You can see it all <a href="http://brocantetreasures.com/2015/04/02/the-grand-trianon-at-versailles/">here.</a><br />
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I can't believe it, but it is time for the Hilton Family to embrace another MOVE. </div>
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We have so enjoyed our time here in France, but this summer we will be packing up and moving back to Houston, Texas. There has been a lot of discussion around the where and the when of this move and we are so excited to be abler to share with all of you the when and where of our move.</div>
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We are thrilled to be heading back to a place we know and closer to family. It will be sad to leave France, but we have done as much with our time here as possible. We still have a few adventures planned for our remaining time in France and I will keep you all updated on those as well.</div>
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As for all of my <a href="http://www.brocantetreasures.com/">Brocante Treasures</a> there will be more news coming about that soon too. </div>
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I know I have mentioned AirBNB before, but it is worth mentioning again. We love Airbnb.com to find an apartment or house for our adventures. Our trip to Provence took us to a 2 bedroom apartment with a private indoor pool. We never know exactly what we are going to get, but all but 1 time we have been very pleased with our choice.</div>
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The kids were very pleased with our choice this time. The indoor pool was heated and the kids had a good time. Peggy, the hostess, was so sweet and so accommodating. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/562074">The house was in Senas,</a> about 45 minutes north of Marseille. It was about 5 minutes from the interstate and we were able to visit quite a few places and could have spent more time there. </div>
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When traveling with children we have ended up looking for food too many times. We knew we would have a kitchen so we brought food for one dinner with our favorite meals is fresh ravioli. It is easy and fast to cook. We packed a cooler with milk for our cereal in the morning and the ravioli. A jar of sauce and a box of cereal and we were ready to go.</div>
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We had planned a day in Marseille with a ferry ride to Chateau d'If from the Count of Monte Cristo. Unfortunately this glorious sunshine was accompanied by a ridiculous wind. All ferries to the Chateau d'If were canceled for the day. We were so bummed and our enthusiasm for Marseille was seriously diminished. </div>
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When we planned our trip to the south of France one of the top things on our list was the Pont du Gard. Jon loves Roman history and aqueducts are always such an impressive sight. We stayed in a small town about an hour from the site. We had a lovely drive through Avignon and we made it to the aquaduct about mid morning. Everyone was rested and well fed and ready for an adventure.</div>
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I have to say we thought Pont du Gard was amazing. The site is very well maintained, but still just stunning. </div>
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As you walk across the bridge you can see graffiti from 1818!</div>
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There were not that many people there so the kids were able to run free.</div>
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Our kids love to be able to explore on their own.</div>
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This was about the best stop we had during the whole trip. I love starting vacation off on a high note. We had to delay the start of our whole trip by a day because of yet another tummy bug. Thankfully Addie was feeling much better and we did not take any of the germs with us and we had a great visit.</div>
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Here are some more pictures from our day. We stopped at McDonald's for lunch and then we walked through Avignon. I would HIGLY recommend Avignon. Even though I didn't get many pictures from our afternoon there it was a really neat city.</div>
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My main goal in this trip was to go back to the brocante in Waterloo. Every Sunday the Carrefour grocery store parking lot is taken over by vans and trailers full of treasures. I spent some time there with friends gathering all kinds of pretty old things. </div>
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We were supposed to make another trip to the battlefield here as well, but a lingering tummy bug made us decide that heading home was the wisest choice. We timed our trip home perfectly. We grabbed sandwiches in the car and then everyone fell sound asleep. Ben woke up when we were on the outskirts of Paris and he was so happy. He knew that because we were in the city we were almost home. It is a little surreal still that this is our life. </div>
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Here are all the fun things that I bought. I know not everyone appreciates this style, but I am so pleased with everything I found. There are more pictures of the market and my treasures on <a href="http://www.brocantetreasures.com/">www.brocantetreasures.com</a>.</div>
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Back to Disney Land! Because we stayed in a Disney hotel we were able to get in at 8 AM for Magic Hours. We were able to spend 2 hours in the park before the general public was allowed in. I checked the time for sunrise that day and it wasn't until 8:14. We enjoyed watching the sun rise over the park as we tried to fit in as much as we could.</div>
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When we walked through the gates Mickey and Minnie were doing a photo shoot. We only waited behind about 4 families and then it was our turn. I don't know if you have ver tried to get a picture of a family of 6, but this is pretty amazing. Everyone is looking at the camera and it happy!</div>
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Malachi and I on Main Street, all by ourselves.</div>
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This is a favorite for the whole family.</div>
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Look at these warriors! We did the Buzz Lightyear ride a couple of times and Star Tours for the big kids. Then we managed to find some coffee and snacks, we do have priorities.</div>
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After our snack and coffee it was time for the tea cups. Jon handles the scary rides in our family and I step in for anything that goes around and around.</div>
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Can Ben pull the sword from the stone? Nope, but he is cute trying.</div>
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I love walking by these empty line corrals!</div>
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We took all of the kids into the Haunted House. Addie was so scared and put a blanket over her head for the entire ride.</div>
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On our way out of the Magic Kingdom we made a quick stop at the barber shop.</div>
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Jon loves to call the boys Dapper Dan Man when their hair is combed, this is Dapper Dan's Barber Shop!</div>
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Apparently they do a traditional shave and a hair cut here, so fun.</div>
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Off to the Walt Disney Studios. We got fast passes for Ratatouille, the wait time was 40 minutes! In the afternoon we got to see a few stars. Jafar made Addie cry when he tried to grab her hat. Yikes!</div>
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Minnie Mouse came by next and Addie was much happier to see her.</div>
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Spider Man! He spoke English too. The boys were so happy to meet the real Spider Man.</div>
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Malachi was a little terrified and just kept yelling.</div>
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How cute are all these guys?</div>
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A quick shot with Woody.</div>
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On our way out they had plaques on the ground for each of the other parks. We miss all of our family in central Florida! </div>
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We had so much fun visiting Disney Land Paris and we felt like we were very fortunate with most of the lines for rides we wanted to do. We all agreed that we would rather be hot at Disney than cold. </div>
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Last week we took the kids out of school early and drove across town to Disney Land Paris for a surprise trip. We live on the west side of Paris and Disney is on the east side of Paris. Depending on traffic (and let's be honest there is ALWAYS traffic) we are 1-2 hours from the park. Having been to Disney World in Orlando many times we knew we did not want to wait in line if we didn't have to. By choosing a Wednesday and Thursday in February we hoped that the park wouldn't be very busy. </div>
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Here is the front entrance when we pulled up Wednesday afternoon.</div>
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The kids were so excited!</div>
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I was pretty excited myself.</div>
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Everyone got a map when we walked through the gates.</div>
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My sweet girl in front of the castle. Don't let the bright sun fool you, it was COLD.</div>
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Jon asked who wanted to go on the Indiana Jones roller coaster with him. This boy was so excited to go, but he wasn't quite tall enough. I was so impressed that he wanted to go. </div>
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A little pick me up was good for everyone.</div>
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We even heard Jon yelling on the roller coaster while we waited.</div>
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Bennett has become pretty obsessed with Star Wars lately. He hasn't seen the actual movies yet, but he has played video games and watched cartoons. I love this picture of him so much.</div>
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This is how we were rolling by the afternoon. This double stroller is the one we bought when Ben was just a baby. This stroller has been amazing for us.</div>
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We had a hard time finding a restaurant that was open for dinner and we almost left in frustration, but I am so glad we were able to see the closing show, Disney Dreams. The show was great, even though we were all freezing we were so engrossed in the show we didn't even think about leaving. The show was in a mix of English and French with lots of music, projected images on the castle and fireworks.</div>
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A picture from the finale. After the show was over we made a dash to the car. We stayed at the Davy Crockett Resort about 15 minutes from the park. The single wide trailer had 2 bedrooms and a kitchen. It was perfect for all of us to get some rest for another day of fun.</div>
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Malachi is growing up so fast, as younger brothers seem to do.</div>
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He is 15 months old now and he is a lot of fun.</div>
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But that grin, it is just too much. He is the sweetest little boy. He has finally started talking more. In the last day he has started walking up to me, hugging my legs and saying "Love you Ma." Jon doesn't believe me, but I just love it.</div>
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This is the face of a little boy who just spotted his Dad, home for lunch. Notice his tongue sticking out?</div>
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And then he ran to his Da. We are so lucky to live so near to Jon's office that he can walk home for lunch. When I tell other people in Paris about this they are just amazed. God has been so good to us for our time here to give us these extra moments with Jon. </div>
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For 2015 I really wanted to pick a word for the year. I have been thinking about what our word should be since the beginning of January. I have thought about what I expect this next year might look like for our family and what I hope to accomplish. What I realized is that I don't really know what this year is going to look like, except that there will be changes coming. </div>
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I do know that we might be moving, and we probably know where, but nothing is certain and it won't be for a while. </div>
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I do not that I have found a passion for collecting French vintage items.</div>
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I do know that I have 4 amazing children that are going to need me to be there for them no matter what life brings.</div>
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The word I chose is EMBRACE.</div>
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I want to EMBRACE any move that we are able to do.</div>
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Where ever we are meant to be when ever we are meant to be there.</div>
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This year I am going to EMBRACE whatever opportunities come my way to work outside the home.</div>
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I love sharing my adventures visiting markets and the treasures I find with others. </div>
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I want to EMBRACE my role as wife to an amazing husband.</div>
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Jon works so hard for us, I want to make sure that I am the best wife to him that I can be.</div>
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I want to EMBRACE physically and emotionally my sweet children.</div>
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I want to remember that they are little and take the time to love on each of them. </div>
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I want to enjoy getting to know each of their distinct personalities. </div>
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Every time I start to get anxious I remember that God has a plan for us and I can trust Him with the details. </div>
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I can't believe I have missed the last several 10 on 10 opportunities. I always start with the best of intentions and then the day gets away from me. I did not get consecutive hour pictures today, but I got 10 pictures that represent our day pretty well. </div>
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Breakfast time! We are all up and eating cereal or oatmeal for breakfast. This was all happening right around 7:30.</div>
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We were almost ready to head out to the market, Malachi was ready to go. My trusty Rolser, rolling market bag is ready to go too.</div>
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Jackets on, swords at the ready, it is time to head into the city.</div>
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I have found that if I have my camera with me at the market #1 It is heavy to carry around with the rest of my treasures, #2 The prices are higher the more I look like a tourist. Here are all of my treasures once I got them home and clean. I am really happy with today's haul. Jon took the kids to a near by playground while I walked around the Porte de Vanves in Paris.</div>
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We did not have very good listeners when it was time to leave the play ground. Here is Jon's accounting of all of the positive things that were lost by losing control at the park. </div>
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After a good nap everyone was in a better mood. Taking a little time to watch a movie.</div>
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While I had my camera out I took a few pictures of this quilt I found last week. You can see all of the hand done stitches on the back. I am in love with this quilt.</div>
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For dinner we went to the Buffalo Grill in Versailles, it was quite the contrast, Buffalo Grill is an American style steak house and Versailles is Versailles. This photo is looking from the palace, past the statue of Louis and down the street. </div>
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From the base of the statue looking up.</div>
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After a walk in the fresh air and then a quiet ride home Malachi was OUT. Jon took him upstairs, changed him, and he was still out when I took him. </div>
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Parts of today were challenging, but so many parts of today were wonderful. I am so thankful for another beautiful, yet still somber, day in Paris. </div>
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