After nearly 20 hrs of traveling: Chicago -> London -> Marseilles -> and then a 2-hr drive to
Blauvac, we finally arrived just in time to enjoy dinner prepared by our lovely friends
Ulrik and Maureen from London, who arrived earlier in the day with their son
Nikolaj. They joined us in the Alps of Provence for 1 week...it was heavenly.
Our dear friends, Simon and Serena, from London let us use their villa for the week, so we indulged ourselves in home-cooked French cousine, pool time, and the hot summer sun.
Nicolaj and Levi picked up right where they left off in Jan, exploring every nook and cranny, rarely leaving each others sides.
The villa sits on a large piece of property, so the boys spent many hours exploring the grounds, chasing grasshoppers, and just being boys!
Where one would go, the other would follow...
...sometimes dragging parents along for their adventures
Finger painting by the pool
Despite the water being a little chilly, the boys took daily swims
Levi swam multiple times a day, until we fished him out due to blue lips and goosebumps
It finally occurred to us, that the boys are just starting to get to an age where they can help with chores...like cleaning the pool!
The weather was amazing...low 80's during the day (zero humidity) and warm summer evenings
We just did a lot of relaxing...
even Levi took time out to hang
And when he was tired, he would retreat with his babies to his favorite chair
We would spend quite a bit time on these steps...they became an essential part of home base in the evenings
At the end of the days, the boys would take long baths and then the oh-so-wonderful-kids-are-in-bed time of the holiday would begin...
A bit of French cheese, accompanied by cold Rose under the Mulberry tree, Cheri FM, and gorgeous sunsets
Pernes-les-Fontaines
The dad's and their sons
There is no doubt, that Levi is JWG's son.... ice cream anytime, anywhere
Maureen didn't miss a beat, despite being 7 months pregnant with baby #2 (it's a boy, and we can't wait for his arrival)
