summer vacation part 2...

 Our trek to Mont St. Michel, was almost all

we could take with the three kids. Quite a bit of walking

from the parking lot to the bus that then 

transports to Mont St. Michel.

 Despite the long walk and tired feet, the children

did pretty good...for the most part.

 Hanging out at the campsite...the kids are getting ready

to go swimming.

 Kylee gave paddleboating a valiant effort.  Her and Carson

even tried paddling the crew. It was entertaining.

 It made me nervous to have Owen sit here, even though

he has a life jacket on.  He is just so busy, and I was 

afraid he was going to fall off the boat.

 Here we are at the Château et Parc Zoologique de La Bourbansais.

The bird show here was very entertaining. It is a good 

use of the Chateau's property.

 Another day trip was an outing to Dinan. We

let Kylee and Carson pick out any flavor of 

gelato they wanted. They both chose

bubble gum flavor...definitely not my

first choice, but they LOVED it!

 The Brittany area of France is known for the crepes,

so we decided it would be wise to stop at least at one

creperie. All was very delicious!

 Our last stop on the way home was Omaha Beach.

A place of great reflection and gratitude for those

that lost their lives for our precious freedoms.

recap of summer break part 1

 We heard about Keycamp through some friends of ours, and

we decided to go check it out.  The kids LOVED it!! It is

pretty much a camping resort with a plethora of activities

for all ages. If you wanted you could stay there all 

day and not even leave.

 We stopped off at the aquarium in St. Malo. They have

a submarine ride at this aquarium. Each

family got their separate mini-submarine in which you

boarded. It has a window that opens up and you ride 

around in a circle checking out the fish life. It kinda made

me a little claustrophobic.  

 After the aquarium we checked out St. Malo. It is called 

the pirate city, and we had fun walking around and exploring.

 Kylee's crepe was INCREDIBLE! Warm, gooey, melt in your mouth

salted caramel crepe.

 On our way back we drove along the coast, and found

a little beach spot to pull off and let the kids play.

It was a nice break.

 Carson and Kylee are quite the little playmates. 

They have their moments, but it is fun to 

watch them play together and actually

enjoy one another's company...which

doesn't always happen.

 A daily activity was riding bikes and scooter around the camp.

We were fortunate to have beautiful weather and only

one rainy day. 

 Enjoying a round of put put golf. Kylee enjoyed the game,

but Carson lost interest after the 9th hole.

 Enjoying a meal together.

 One day we decided to drive around dol de bretagne,

and we found this mountain top village. We hiked up a little

hill to have this spectacular view. 

 Carson was quite the Mr. Grumpy Pants, and

this is the face we were so fortunate to see for

the majority of the day.

 All I can say is that Owen is the 

perfect traveler! He is a very active and in to

everything baby, but he also just goes 

with the flow.  He is truly a joy and brings many smiles daily!

 I can't get enough of his smiles!

 Kylee is getting into posing for the camera more.

It's cute to see what she comes up with.  Here we are in 

down town dol de bretagne.  Very quaint and charming!

Disneyland Paris

Kylee, Carson, Owen, and I experienced

Disneyland for the first time together in Paris. Daniel

is an experienced Disneylander (if that is even a word). He has

been to California Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. So he was 

a great guide :)

 We were extremely happy to have the Arnold Family

with us. They are sooo great with kids, and we love them!

So glad they are here experiencing this adventure too!

 Sleeping beauty's castle

 At the Buzz Light Year Pizza Buffet.

 Our little Frenchie...he is a baguette baby for sure!

 Kylee and Carson really wanted to be the drivers.

We hopped in, but as soon as they started driving they

decided they didn't want to be the drivers. The cars

are not easy to maneuver. 

 Carson was really trying to pull the sword from the stone.

 Owen was great. Here he is with Brieana

 Enjoying the night parade

 We liked Disneyland so much that we decided to get 

year passes. We went back a second time, and plan on going

again soon.

 The children's favorite ride is "It's a small world." 

It was the first ride they wanted to do when we returned to

Disneyland the second time.

 The Alice and Wonderland Maze

These two both agree that Disneyland is one of 

the happiest places on Earth!

My little blondies

 Carson used to be the best sleeper ever!

In bed and asleep by 8, and then we introduced his big boy

bed(plus a move over seas) and it's been a different

story since.  He was supposed to be in bed asleep, but 

apparently he was playing dressup. This kid seriously

cracks me up!

 Carson wanted my help in getting out, but I decided

that it would be a better idea to take some photos, and 

beside he got himself in there, you would think he should

be able to get himself out.

 I do have a binkie boy. He loves his pacifier.

He usually only has it a bed time, nap time, and car 

seat time.  When Owen wakes up for his nap he

frantically searches for his binkie, puts it in his mouth,

and expects to be carted off. To his dismay, I pull it out and throw

it back into the play pen (yes he still sleeps in his play pen) so I

won't loose it.

 Carson has this thing he does..."Hey mom take 

a picture of this, take a picture of this and this and this."

He is such a little goof ball, and I love him for it!

 Matching clothes :)! I know some of you are totally

anti matchy matchy, but I love it. My boys will

probably hate me for it later on, but while they are young

I will have a little fun with them.

Carson loves to touch Owen's head while making this face.

I don't get it, but I'm glad I captured it for posterity sake.