Rodin Museum

Our furniture arrived about 10 days ago and so did Meme!!  We only suffered one broken glass - AMAZING.  Meme and I have been furiously unpacking and decorating.  I mean, we had to get the curtains and Mary Martin's bedding done, right?  So I haven't posted.  But now that the apartment is taking shape I will send pictures soon. 

In the meantime, one quick update and some pictures from one musuem visit...

Update on the swimming - it went great!  Turns out the boys can wear "boy shorts" - they don't have to be actual speedos.  Think boxer briefs.  So that is what we got for James.  He helped me pick them out and I told them it was just like wearing his underwear.  He also had no problem with the swim cap.  We got cool red and blue swim trunks and a red cap.  I didn't get a picture of James in his swim trunks but did get this one in his cap...

His teacher said he was "very stressed, very stressed" at first.  Eventually, though, he warmed up and joined he classmates in the water. She said he had a great time once he got in the water.  Lately a little peer pressure is much more effective than any pep talk from mom and dad.  I think James will really come to love the pool days in the fall... 

One of our first weekends here we visited the Rodin Museum.  Rodin did "The Thinker."  See below...

We didn't actually go in the musuem but just wandered around the garden outside the musuem. There are several of Rodin's works outside in the garden, including The Thinker. Plus just visiting the garden is free and there are two large sandboxes in the back of the garden.   Perfect adventure for taking the kiddos.   We brought the sand toys and dug for a while.   Then had lunch at the little cafe on the grounds.   A wonderful afternoon in Paris... The best part was the flowers. The kids loved loved running around and looking at all the flowers.  There were as big as your head and simply breathtaking.   The flowers here take your breath away almost daily.