What better way to spend your last morning on the French Riviera than...at the beach and have an impromptu meet-up with friends....
Thomas helps Estelle & Eva make a sand castle that withstands the light waves....
Goodbye for now, Villefranche....
We were there for 2 hours and these sentinels rarely left their post along the castle walls....
Thursday was Estelle's last day at her after-school play program. Here she is with buddy Elias. They won't be in the same school next year. :-(
Friday morning: last day of kindergarten. Suddenly I felt - old? sad? nostalgic?
This is Estelle's band of buddies - they'll get split up next year between 2 different schools. Kind of a bummer. Some will be with her for sure though at least.
Friday afternoon, Basile (and Fransiska) surprised us with a visit. Here's Basile yanking away on Léna's hair and she loved it.
Friday afternoon: Goodbye to one of the greatest teachers ever, Cathy.
And Thursday afternoon: Goodbye to Elena, a little friend of Léna's at Cathy's daycare.
This woman has been taking care of my girls since April of 2007. I have written her a check once a month for the past 63 months. She's a fixture in our lives. It was pretty odd to hand over my key to the gate.
She got every letter into this puzzle. I was kind of surprised. I just silently watched her.
Léna, showing Uncle Paul's gift of picking up multiple things with her toes.
USA or BUST. This is the longest time in my life I've not been home. A lot has happened this year, sicknesses, deaths, births. I'm ready to go HOME.
And we'll close with one last fun beach shot with Lud:
