Bienvenue en France

Bonjour tout le monde! Hi everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that I am safe and sound in France. We are driving all over Normandy right now so I will post some more pictures later.... I have so much to blog about!

Ciao!

Olensky-Langmandel Wedding

This wedding was amazing. I saw a beautiful bride.....

..... a happy couple celebrate and dance .....

..... I made a friend .....

...... and hung out with my family!

Thank you Becky and Stefan for a great wedding weekend! Congratulations!

Dauphin Island

As part of our Mobile weekend, we decided to head down to Dauphin Island for a visit. Part of the island was closed due to the oil spill clean-up efforts by the National Guard. We visited historic Fort Gaines, which was originally built by the French and altered during the Civil War. We were very impressed by this Fort because it IS NOT a reconstruction.... this is the real thing! You can see the beautiful brick work behind me in this tunnel, and Mommy enjoyed the little French touches like the ironwork below and the space that they had just for making bread.

We were really impressed by this 10-seater latrine. It was flushed once daily when the tide came in..... stinky, yet economical.

Mommy and me were enjoying some shade in the 90 degree Alabama humidity.

Many of the enclosed buildings at Fort Gaines were once two-story or three-story like this one, but the top floors were blown off during battles.

USS Alabama

We are in Mobile, Alabama, this weekend for Miss Becky (soon to be Mrs.) and Mr. Stefan's wedding. Our very first stop was the World War II Battleship, the USS Alabama. The battleship does not receive any government funding for its upkeep and maintenance, so it's important for you to go visit there so that more people can see it in the future!

My favorite airplane that we saw at the park was this CIA Spy Plane, the A-12. It can fly at an altitude of over 90,000 feet. I have been having lots of "oohhh" "ahhhh" and "wow" moments lately which Mommy and Daddy think are really funny. This airplane really "wowed" me!

Strollers are not cool on battleships; I preferred to push mine around most of the time instead of riding in it.

Daddy had a machismo moment with all of the machine guns around. Mommy and I joined in on the fun, too!

Water Fun Day

My friends and I are no longer babies.... so we got to participate in water fun day at school!

Look over here guys!

Although I wanted Mommy to splash me in the face with water from the water fountain two days ago, I wasn't fond of the sprinkler water toy... go figure

Itsy Bitsy Bikini

I love Mr. Bubbles foamy soap! Mommy used to play with it when she was little too...

And the countdown begins...

It's Mommy's last day of work, and our summer adventure to Europe begins in 12 days! When I need a laugh Paw has figured out that "funny cat videos" from YouTube work really well, so here's our favorite picture of a funny French cat. Hopefully I will find some more of these cute kitties during my travels to share with you.

Moving on

So as many of you know, Daddy's job is taking our family back to Tennessee which Mommy likes to call "God's Country." But, before we settle in there I will be spending a few weeks in France and then its on to the University of Alabama for Mommy to finish her classes. Because we will be on the go for the next few months and I don't need as much baby stuff these days, Mommy ordered a new hands-free backpack-style diaper bag for me. It is called the Via by SkipHop and she really likes it so she wanted me to share the news with you! Take a look, and more info and pictures to come on my upcoming international adventures!

Mother's Day Flashback

Thank you to Mamaw Jean, Mamaw Nancy, Grandma & Mommy for all being special "mommies" to me for two Mother's Day celebrations now. I love you!

Play Time

Zooming down the big kids' slide with Mommy

Here I am!!!!!

Cute even when the humidity is unbearable

My new favorite....

BUBBLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!