This is the face we had to contend with between the hours of waking up and 2pm yesterday. Dae tried to crack down on the crying, which led to another infamous stare-down between Christian and Dae at the Arc de Triomphe. Christian triumphed, for sure.
Christian wasn't allowed in this photo. Too upset.
When the afternoon rolled around we had all napped and cooled down enough to make it over to Notre Dame and a delicious dinner at Au Bougnat.
Squatting "cheese!"
Carousel ride on the way home at Hotel de Ville
Today is Valentine's Day and we deemed it Christian's Day. As much as I know he loved visiting the historic sites of Paris, we were thinking a trip to the park was possibly a little higher up on his priority list, so we took the Metro to the Luxembourg Gardens and the kid's park there. On the way back we picked up a banana nutella crepe. Is there anything better than a banana nutelle crepe? I think not.
Christian loved the crepe, as did the entire family. We realized we should have sprung for a second one when we were all fighting over the last scraps.
Luxembourg Garden path
Deep in thought at the Luxembourg Garden
Do these shoes go a little better with my ensemble?
Luckily I do not believe Parisiens celebrate Valentine's Day since we were able to get a reservation at a restaurant I remember from the first time I came to France called La Coupole. It also can't hurt that we are eating at the unheard of hours of 6 and 7pm. Yesterday we ate at 6pm and the restaurant was empty (and when we had called, they were completely full. It wasn't until I said we could come at 6 that she said we could go ahead and come in). We're so American!
Christian is one well-traveled kid! I am totally craving a nutella crepe now after reading this! Too bad NC doesn't really have any places that make them NEARLY as good as Paris or SF.
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