Boys will be boys!

We had a playdate with Oscar this week at playground inside the Luxembourg Gardens.


A great place for little boys to exert lots & lots of energy.


For some reason whenever we come here Felix gets an injection of energy and turns into a crazy child - running & climbing here, there and everywhere.


Sometimes it is a bit daunting for the Mummies to watch on ...


... but not so for those little boys who just seem to love it.


And the best thing ...


... are those nice long afternoon naps afterwards (for Felix AND for Mummy).

Train expressions.

Felix now relates his facial expressions to those of his much loved (and played with) Thomas the Tank Engine trains.


The two most important expressions being Gordon, with a grumpy face (see above).


And Thomas who is terribly happy all of the time.


Personally Mummy and Daddy prefer the Thomas face, luckily Felix doesn't seem to mind it at the moment either.

Le Jardin d'Acclimatation.

Sunday was another sunny day, so we decided to go to Le Jardin d'Acclimatation where there are lots of fun things to do.


Mummy & Daddy were quite overwhelmed by the amount of rides but this didn't phase Felix who was pretty keen on the Galloping Horses - Ride Number 1.


Ride Number 2 was the Carousel Rollercoaster which Felix just loved (although Mummy did have some trepidation)!


There was some serious hair twirling (an ever-present Felix past-time) ...


... before he settled on the Motor Bikes for Ride Number 3.


After all this excitement it was time to cool off ...


And why not have an ice-block to really cool down on a summer Sunday afternoon!


Our final stop was the little train that took us back into Paris.


Aaahh, what a difference the sun can make!

Rasberries.

It's rasberry season in France and Felix just LOVES rasberries.


There is a lot of concentration that goes into getting them on little fingers.


But then you can eat them really, really quickly!


And without fail once the bowl is empty Felix always asks "More Rasberries Mummy?"

Summer's FINALLY arrived!

Today,summer decided to FINALLY show itself in Paris!


So we wasted no time and set off to Parc Montsouris for our afternoon gouter.


Of course, Mummy was busy taking photos...


Daddy was taking in the rays ...


And Felix was more interested in his gouter - a banana and his carrot Smoothie!


It felt incredibly refreshing (and recharging) to have the sun out again...


... and to enjoy a lovely summer Saturday afternoon!


Made even better by some beautiful flowers that Felix and Daddy hand picked for Mummy - aaaaw!


Sweet huh!

Rain, rain go away!

Alas there hasn't been too much news to report from Paris this week ... except it is still raining!


Which means Felix and Mummy have been doing lots of things indoors (Mummy is very thankful for Felix's growing fascination in trains!).


But we have had lots of good fun together (despite how it might look below ... grumpy Felix!).


If only we could work out a way for the rain to stop ... so much for summer!


But hey, in about 10 days Felix will be starting school - he is terribly excited, understandably!

Baby Brother or Sister?

We have been doing lots of talking about the new baby who is due to arrive in early October. Felix has really taken to the idea and has just started giving Mummy's tummy lots of kisses "For the baby". Mummy & Daddy have been quite surprised by how much he really seems to 'get' the whole notion. He is terribly excited. Fingers crossed he'll remain so positive!

Back to Paris!

And of course all good holidays come to an end and so back to Paris we go. Felix was a star traveller on the flight, whilst Daddy jetted off to Copenhagen for a few days.

See you soon Bon Papa (and Daddy)!

Day by the beach.

We set back for 'La Gougouline' today to enjoy our last day of sunshine by the seaside ...


And this time there was no wasting time for Felix who immediately started splashing around!


A bit later Daddy and Felix popped into the Mediteranean for a quick cool off.


And they even found a little fish...


But luckily they threw him back into the sea so he could join his friends!


And needless to say after the days adventures, Felix fell asleep within 5 minutes of being in the car!


(And yes still tightly gripping his beach toys).

Our Trip to St Tropez.

We set off today for St Tropez but instead of oogling at the spectacular yachts, browsing in shops and bumping into Bruce Willis ... instead we were stuck in a major traffic jam!


So having spent nearly 1.5 hours at a stand still we decided to set off into the hills and have some lunch instead.


A much better plan of attack and a delicious meal too!


Alas, we didn't stock up on our St Tropez sandals but we'll just have to pop down out of season next time!


And at least Mummy and Felix managed to get through quite a bit of reading!