gabriella & jd (and alex! and vincent!)

pictures Sunday November 26, Vincent's football game in Levallois.  He really enjoys it and is pretty good too!  The stadium is a 20 minute walk from our apartment.  It's near the commuter train station and right next to the peripherique (Beltway around Paris).  The construction in the first photos is the new Palais de Justice in the 17th in Paris. pictures More November pictures, school, reading, eating, baking, football practice, Vincent lost his 6th tooth (!), a walk in the 17th and delicious Indian for lunch, then a walk home.  More reading and eating.  Vincent loves to read, can you tell?

pictures We always try to make stuffing and some turkey (not a whole one but a thigh) for the US Thanksgiving holiday.  A regular day in France of course.  In the morning we ran errands in town, then had lunch at Cornelius. After school we prepped for dinner.  It was delicious! menu turkey thigh stuffing with sausage and fennel roasted butternut squash apple crumble (kids are addicted lately to this) pomme pettilant (sparkling apple cider)

pictures First week back from the Toussaint vacation.  November has arrived in Paris, gray skies and the leaves are changing colors.  There was some market, a large head of cabbage, bakery goodies, cheese, soccer, reading, Vietnamese food, and Christmas decorations in town. Saturday November 11 was Armistice Day.  It was raining lightly and we did not go to the ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, maybe next year.  Instead we went to visit our friend's restaurant in the 19th for a delicious meal - steak, frites, haricot verts, wine, cheese, yum.

pictures Vincent was able to experience a good ole American Halloween and he loved it!  Vincent put on his Harry Potter costume at 9 a.m. when the tree guy arrived and didn't take it off all day.  We had a nice lunch with Grannie, Claire and Mabel.  Vincent's first Sloppy Joe, yum.  We did a little Trick or Treating at neighbors, and Meagan and Steve's, then out to see Mrs. Mudd's fabulously decorated house and visit with Kathleen one more time before she headed back to Boston.  October 31 is also Mrs. Mudd's birthday. last of the USA trip pictures Exercise class with Grannie, Ruan Thai in Wheaton, naps, errands, packing... Our last two days were filled with enjoying the beautiful Fall weather, visiting friends, running all sorts of errands, and then a traditional stop at Carrie's house before Dulles.  Carrie was so kind to pick us up in Kensington in the middle of the day to bring us around the Beltway.  Such a good friend.  Plus we got a little Natalie

Paris to Washington DC Vincent and I visited Grannie for 9 days during Toussaint school vacation. It's always a whirlwind trip, but this time even more so.  Stay tuned for the exciting news! Also, Vincent took the training wheels off his bike. I saw lots of Carrie and most of her family which was really nice - David, Mitchell (16), Natalie (13), Rose, Beth, Barb...we missed Spencer by a week, he will be home from Marine Corps Base Hawaii before he ships out to Okinawa in December. Kathleen was also in town from Boston so we were able to visit with her and Mrs. Mudd.  Good times.  Last time I saw Kathleen was Lisbon, Portugal in July.  Dropped by Lynn's also and Delia made us do a talent show. Alex had fun while he stayed in France with JD.  He went on a overnight trip with the Pre-Teen Club (Club Pré-Ados) to  " Futuroscope , or Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques."  He