On Saturday, we hosted Little Man’s 2nd birthday party. We went with a fish theme. We decorated the night before, so when C came down in the morning there were fish suspended throughout the room. He was pretty jazzed. Husband and his parents were a HUGE help with pulling off the event.

Little Man totally got [...]

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I can’t believe our sweet Little Man is 2 today! I can’t stop loving on this sweet boy. Reminisce with about how 2 years ago today was the perfect day:

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Sunday morning, we got up, stopped by our little bakery for some last minute purchases and jumped our fancy dancy train to Switzerland. The French countryside was beautiful. I loved seeing the quaint towns with the old churches at their center. Seeing the countryside and architecture change as we neared Switzerland was really neat.

Entering Interlaken, [...]

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We got up super early (you’ll understand in a moment) stopped at our little bakery for a pain au chocolat and eclair, of course, and headed to one of Paris’ largest flea markets. We absolutely loved making this detour and perusing through the amazing and not so amazing booths. Several times Husband had to utter, [...]

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We took a morning stroll to an adorable cafe (Le Boulanger des Invalides Jocteur) I had read about, that boasts the best hot chocolate. Verdict? We could not agree more. Beautiful cafe, yummy breakfast pastries and the best hot coco, all enjoyed outside. Perfect start.

With our palates fully satisfied, we tried to burn some of [...]

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We checked into our adorable hotel. Seriously, adorable. It was decorated in a French country theme, we had a private courtyard and it was on a pedestrian only street corner that backs Rue Cler, which is lined with wonderful fromageries, butchers, fruit stands, boulangerie, flower stands, etc.

We visited the individual shops and purchased our picnic [...]

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We boarded our plane and headed for a 6.5 hr layover in Chicago. While in Chicago, we face timed with Charlie, explored the airport and ate one last Americana meal from Chili’s. We had a red eye to Paris and thanks to Tylenol PM, I was able to sleep and awake rested. I was a [...]

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…well sort of.
11 days, 3 countries and over 1,800 pictures later and we’re back from our European vacay. I’m in Okie Land reuniting with my Little Man, but when I get home and start sifting through the pictures, I hope to post ASAP.
Just farewaring, there will be a heckuva lot of pictures.

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