Cox visit - Part 2

  

Ok, the Cox visit continues....I wish I had been a little better at taking pictures, but there are at least some good ones here!  On Sunday, Kerri and Michael got to experience Paris church (which is an adventure!)  Kerri had a little medical thing and so we went to the pharmacy to get her something and she was thrilled beyond belief that they gave her a natural homeopathic solution.  After church we walked to Notre Dame and all around the Marais.  It was a lovely day!!!

The next day we went to Montemartre and Sacre Coeur and the Kerri and Michael walked the Tuileries and took pics in front of the Louvre.  They ate at a french cafe that evening and were "french-fried" into buying expensive silhouettes of each other.

One of Kerri and Michael's favorite things they saw was Parc Bagatelle, which is a lovely park a few blocks away from our house.  It is a hidden gem without tourists and with peacocks.

On Tuesday, I took them to Versailles.  Since I have been quite a few times, I just dropped them off and let them explore the grounds.  By the time we got there it was a little late, so I convinced them to skip the Chateau and just go to the grounds (which I realize some may see as sac-religious, but they were just fine with it!)

Wednesday was one of Kerri's favorite days - shopping day!  I planned on taking her many more stores, but she is a true shopper and we only went about three blocks in the day.  Here is Michael with some of the loot they took back to America:

Thursday we celebrated my birthday by going to this little Italian restaurant in Levallois.  We took a cab to downtown and rode on the Bateaux Mouches for their last evening before they were leaving.

I just can't fight the Parisian air sometimes...ugh!

 

Token Ellie picture!

                                                 

The many faces of Jeremy while we shop...

We went to brunch at the adorable LaDuree and had the most incredible chocolat chaud (hot chocolate!)

Adorable little tea cups for our hot chocolate...

We found this adorable macaron shop with mini-macarons...I could have died, they were adorable!

Saint Sulpice (where some of the DaVinci Code took place)

On our way to Pont Neuf...a must see for Michael AKA Jason Bourne

We went to Luxembourg Gardens, but it started to rain and we headed to the Latin Quarter for some gelato instead of staying outside!

This was Michael's favorite thing to do every morning:  Get up and take a stroll to the corner market and boulangerie for his pain au chocolat and Red Bull (Michael's cure for jet lag!)  We were sad to see them go, but so so happy they came and fell in love with Paris...it's easy to do!

Cox Visit - Part 1 - Chantilly and Senlis

I was so freaking excited to have Kerri and Michael come visit us in Paris!  Jeremy and I prepped for a month hoping we could have everything perfect...the only thing we couldn't control was the weather.  I made them an itinerary and the first day was the Eiffel Tower, Champs de Mars, Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees.  We saw it all, even though it did rain.  They went to the top and it may not have been the most romantic visit to the top of the Eiffel Tower but they were troopers.  Kerri wore some not-so-optimal shoes the first day and then gave in to tennis shoes the rest of the time...it happens to the best of us!

The next day we rented a car and went to Chateau de Chantilly.  Jeremy and I had been there before with Therese, but it was much, much warmer this time and we were able to walk the grounds.  It is a beautiful chateau and the grounds were also lovely!  

Kerri's shout-out to Nana's photographing skills...

Sheeps may safely graze and pasture...

Kerri and Michael loved our house...until they realized that this place on the grounds was a hotel/spa.  You can't compete with a spa on the grounds of a castle, especially with Kerri!

My favorite picture of the day...Apollo's Temple of Love

We had lunch in the basement of the Chateau and enjoyed authentic Chantilly creme, which was a very typical three hour event.  We loved every minute of it though.  After, we drove to a little town called Senlis and did a little exploring.  It was an adorable medieval village and even had a carnival right outside the center of the city.  It was fun to be able to show them what a lot of the old towns in France look like, without having to go very far.

Knock knock...

This is what happens pretty much every time I ask Jeremy to take a picture...

Before Eloise was born, I bought this cute little outfit here in Paris...she is now big enough to wear it and looks adorable, as predicted!