My guess is that Lucie was the cutest baby at the anglophone parents' Halloween party.
Later in the week, we all headed out to the park on a dreary Paris fall day. Lucie had had enough kisses already.
She got to wear a great hat that aunt Morgane brought back for her from NYC for her birthday.
As usual, she had a blast at the park
She got to go on the swing.
Lucie where's your car?
Vroom, vroom...
Super cute outfit Lucie is wearing is courtesy of Brooke, Brian, and Stella.
During the party, Greg got to make a fool of himself by singing sea shanties with the bride and a group of (stone sober) revelers.
Late in the night, there was a ti punch emergency... notice the lime juicing technique learned while watching some TV cooking show. For those who want to try it at home, ti punch is a martinique/guadeloupe drink composed of 1 part sugar cane syrup, 5 parts white rum, and as much lime as you want/have/can juice without staining your shirt.
The next morning, Lucie kept trying to upstage the bride.
She also really enjoys look at books and having someone read to her.
We had a gaggle of children (and their parents) over. Michele made American cupcakes, which our French guests politely ate without blinking.
When it was time to leave, cousin Fanny was sad to go.
She figured maybe she could take little Julie home with her.
Meanwhile, Lucie was busy checking that the party was going well.
At the end of the day, she was one tired baby...
Later in the week, Greg's college friend Matt, his wife Anja, and son Nico came by for a visit. They are on a one-month Stuttgart vacation from San Diego, where they live.
Nico's alreay quite the drinker. Is this what they teach kids in San Diego?
The following weekend, Dadah (Greg's grandmother) came to town on her way to Turkey with her niece. Who says that being 83 is a problem? In any case, she wanted to see Lucie, and she did.
Bertrand was also there
In the end, Dadah thought she might be able to run away with Lucie, but we caught them in time.
Michele, Lucie, Christiane (above-mentionned niece), and Dadah.
Lucie posing for posterity.
Lucie's grandparents showed up for her birthday, and she skyped with the others (how very 21st century...). She was showered with presents.
In the morning, she got to open some other presents. The advantage of having Michele as a mother and Michele's mother as a grandmother is that they both love (love!) to give presents.
Discussing the eating of parsnips and sweet potatoes with papa.
Michele got Lucie a toothbrush and Lucie loves it. If you have a one year old, and you need the ultimate pacifier, use a toothbrush. The only problem is that taking said toothbrush away will inevitably de-pacify the child to the utmost degree. You win some, you lose some...
Lucie and her nanny, Elise. We really like Elise, and so does Lucie.
Lucie eating a zebra tomato very deliberately (no zebras where hurt in the taking of this picture).
Lucie eating. And for those of you who wonder what language I speak with my daughter, you have your answer (it depends).
