océanne and sophie... ready for the elements

SPF 50... sunshade... goggles... friend to easily gnaw on while cutting top teeth!


time for a little post-hike siesta.. coziest way to spend a winter afternoon with your baby!

rubber ducky and dad... life is good!

the new après ski...

group hug... mom gets to ski too!


chez nous

9 mois!

dans le porte bébé...

First it was the sling... then the baby bjorn... then the ergo... now O has graduated to the baby backpack, all 14+ pounds of her (just had her 9 month check up)... here she is heading up the mountain in the télécabine and out for a walk in the neighborhood, complete with handy pocket for sophie la girafe!

les grands-parents ensemble!

All of Océanne's grandparents under one (70's style chalet) roof!! Mary Ellen and Craig from North Carolina and Marie-Hélène and Jean-Pierre from Alsace... a weekend we'd been waiting for!


The grandpa's have their camera and French/English dictionary in hand...


Cracking up her grand-maman...


Morning wake-up call in the bunkbeds, aka: Nana-hunt!


Sporting her first barrette! Ooooh, I can't wait to braid her hair someday. Actually, I can wait, she's growing way too fast.

meeting up with nana and papa in paris!

Océanne and I took the train to Paris to meet up with my parents last week. Snow and cold weather made the perfect way to spend a couple days in Paris in February, walking everywhere and getting cozy in museums and cafes.

Admiring Monet with Papa at the l'Orangerie...




Lunch on the Isle de la Cité



Océanne made some friends on the TGV

le weekend avec theo et prune!