Sleepover

Tonight Théo and Emma had their very first sleepover. Despite the crazy fall snow storm, Barbara and Massimo made it to New York City to see a show, and Emma came here to spend the night. The kids had a blast together! The night ended with our two little monkeys jumping on the bed....but none fell off and bumped their head (thank goodness!).

A Little Bit of Time...

...is what I finally have tonight! September has been quite a whirlwind so far. Between finding a new back-to-school routine and Fabien working non-stop on a translation project for work, it's been a busy month. But, tonight I have some time. So, let's rewind a few weeks and go back to Labor Day weekend when life was still relatively calm. Here are a few shots from our last weekend of summer which we spent with Barbara, Massimo, Emma, Linda and Mike (Barbara's parents). It was a lovely weekend at Linda and Mike's house in Rehoboth, DE where we enjoyed, as always, wonderful meals and great company.

Tata Claire, Théo and The Apples of Oldwick

And so it was Claire's turn to come and meet Théo, to fall under the charm of our little peanut. She was able to see at the same time how much our lives have changed since Théo's arrival: the feedings, diaper changes, the baths, the short nights...

But for us, it's also so great to have family members from France that come to visit one after another, which makes it much easier to wait until the Holidays.Meanwhile, last Sunday we arranged to meet with Sara, Jenny, Erik and their 13 month old little girl, Ellis, and go apple picking at a farm in Oldwick. We couldn't have asked for better weather and we left the sweaters in the car to take full advantage of the sun even though it was the middle of October.
Afterward we all went to the Mills' House to celebrate Sara's birthday who turned 30 last Monday. While we were there we also enjoyed some games of "Cornhole Game".
Let's hope we'll have the same weather this Saturday when we'll go to the country again to do some pumpkin picking this time!

Emma Giulianna...

...was born last Thursday and made Barbara and Massimo some very proud parents. So the next day we went to visit them and see how everyone was doing. Congratulations to both of you guys and welcome to the world Emma. In a few weeks we'll switch roles and take your spot...