Mama's Birthday / L'anniversaire de "mama"

Papa's Birthday / Anniversaire de Papa

Photos from April

February 22, 2009 Update

All bundled up for a walk



Taking a "nap" with Lynn, Mama's ADRA intern this year



Eating with "Papie"




Playing with Mr. Potato Head






On a walk last weekend










Learning to wash dishes...at age 2 (while it's still fun)!


"Adopted" by some sweet girls at the hispanic church in Paris


Hmmm...don't know if he likes that!


He had a lot of fun. :-)

Eating supper while waiting for the train back home

Being funny in the seat in front of us on the train ride home

January 10, 2009 Update

Train set he got for Christmas

Loooves his cars

Snow and very cold weather!

Walking with Papie in our front yard

Our backyard

This one was taken right after it had stopped snowing.

Alexi wanted to help put the puzzle together--too cute!

He so needed a hair cut!

Gilles's mom, sister, and brother making the New Year's meal
in their special hats (made by Gilles's mom)

These photos are totally out of order as you can tell,

but here are some more from Christmas.

Making gingerbread cookies with Mama and Lynn

December 12th, 2008 Update

Trip Home November 2008

Nice family picture--except notice how grumpy Alexi looks!
Oh, well.



Playing the piano at MawMaw and PawPaw's



Uncle Bernell taking tourists from Europe on a walking tour of Liberty



Alexi was fascinated by the piano--something new for him.
I was trying to see how quickly my old "I'll Fly Away" would
come back. :-)



Alexi's favorite red car



Ready to go to church

See us walking on the beach?

Nice shot, Lynn!

Sunset on Pensacola Beach

Walking over to Idalia's

Crossing the beaver dam on the way to Idalia's

Love this photo of Alexi!!

Big grin with MawMaw

Walking with PawPaw

Beignets in New Orleans

Bread pudding in restaurant in New Orleans

In restaurant in New Orleans

New Orleans

Doing puzzle with cousins at Grandmother's

Alexi's 2nd birthday--but no hat, please!

Not in the correct order, but this is right before heading back

to France.

At Sabbath School (first week)



Adorable: Alexi and Papa!

Walking on the beach

Filling buckets with sand with Grandmom

He LOVED this!

Eating a bagel--we don't have these in France!

Mom and Lynn in Seaside, FL

Reading with Grandmom

Reading about a duck...

Brina and Mom

My favorite family photo on the beach!

Laughing with Lynn

Looking at fish in Wal-Mart

First time at Taco Bell for Alexi

Riding the rides at the mall


Putting in the quarters

Playing basketball with Kristin

Playing with the train at Barnes and Noble

So much fun!!


With MawMaw and PawPaw

The tape measure!



At church with PawPaw


Liberty Baptist Church

Alexi looooved getting to hold his little cousin Ethan

All of MawMaw and PawPaw's great-grandchildren

Visiting an old home/inn on the Natchez Trace

Near the home

In front of Stanton Hall in Natchez, MS

Lynn at Stanton Hall

In front of the Mississippi River in Natchez

Visiting a replica of a Natchez Indian hut

Brina and "long-lost cousin Melvin"

Meloanie was preparing for a school event in which
she had to dress as a man


With MawMaw and PawPaw...and teddy bear.

Eating beignets in New Orleans

With Aunt Amy and Uncle Geoffrey at Grandmother's house

Robert and Emilie playing the piano at Grandmother's

Alexi and London enjoying the ride

Robert and family

Happy birthday, Alexi!

With Aunt Amy

Yummy strawberry ice cream cake!

With my dear friend Debbie

All of Grandmother's great-grandchildren

All of Grandmother's family minus Geoffrey and Haley :(

And of course we all greatly miss Dad and Uncle Alexis.

Eating a vegetarian corn dog--and loving it!