PARIS! PARIS!

We finally made it to Paris! After 5 years of trying and TWO trips that were booked to Paris cancelled--the third time is the charm. The first couple days started out a little rough, mainly because our expectations were different. The Eiffel Tower wasn't even normal--it was blue for a European Union meeting. Anyways, we spent the days walking ALL over the city. We saw all the "highlights" of course and a few extras. Our fave time was going up the Eiffel Tower with a wine/picnic we had bought. Except they check your purse before you go and no wine is allowed. We then headed over to the park and drank it while dodging the different sets of cops patrolling the park. At one point, I had to chuck the wine under a bush but we rescued it after going to the top of the Eiffel. The fine for drinking is 22Euro, which is $33US Dollars.

It sure did make a great story.

We ate some great food, toured the catacombs (6 1/2 MILLION people, well their bones, in an old quarry which was pretty crazy to see), drank Angelina's famous hot chocolate, ate Bertillion ice cream, saw TONS of great art at the Louvre and D'Orsay. We shopped and I HELD (because I couldn't afford to buy) a pair of $3K Christian Louboutin heels. I also smelled the best smelling perfume in the history of perfume. We went to VanCleef and Arpels and marvelled at the $40K diamonds. Then I found out we were at the "low end" store. The high end store is around the corner by private showing only. Notre Dame was amazing, especially at night. We also hit Champs Elysees and actually ate a McDonald's that night so Josh could have FRENCH fries. What a nut.

Our cute hotel room in the 1st E. Next to the Louvre, Seine, and Shopping!

Two Cafe Krem with my FAVE dessert: Creme Brulee!

Worth all $30. The cute restaurant was were AMELIE was filmed.

Pont Neuf--the oldest bridge in Paris.In one of the "smaller" rooms at the Louvre. Note the Winged Victory of Samthrace in the doorway. AMAZING.
Josh "squishing" Mona Lisa's head.
Montmartre.

A BLUE Eiffel Tower.Best view from Trocadero.
Josh relishing the Tour de France at the Arc d'Triomphe
View from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Very windy and cold that night. Lots of cuddling!
This is from the balcony at Musee d'Orsay. Best museum in Paris in my book.

That's Sacre Cour on the horizon to the right.

Brooklyn's first "CAMPING TRIP"

So before we left for Paris, we decided to get a quick camping trip before the weather turned cold. We were too chicken to drive up the canyon since B had never slept in a tent--Didn't want to have to pack up at 3 am and head home. We played it safe and camped in the backyard. She was SO ecstatic. Didn't fall alseep until 10:30. Our plan was to have her sleep between us...but she was insistant about laying next to Kaia. I awoke at 2am to find a very happy girl just staring at my face...giggling and looking up at the tent. She must have woken up about 4 times that night. This was her Disneyland and she wasn't about to sleep through it. B and Daddy getting ready to turn in for the night.
We had to upgrade from our two man tent (VERY cozy) to this huge thing. But sooner than later it will be filled with many kids and our big dog.