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Our summer plans this year look a little different

Our summer plans this year look a little different - instead of traveling, we’re renovating!

We moved into our home in Spring of 2023 (picture 2) knowing we were going to make some big changes. We started with paint and new lighting in the original part of the home soon after moving in.

This Spring we put her shutters back on. But demo started last week on the inside! More to come as we make #casaonsovranoblvd our *forever* home. #100yearoldhouse #remodelorrenovate #workinprogress

Paris - Day 4: 📍Paris morning light and coffee

Paris - Day 4:
📍Paris morning light and coffee at the hotel before a quick stop at @chanelofficial to start the day.

📍Brunch @lavenueofficiel before a full day. Our concierge @hotelgrandpowers made the reservation for us! Some of the fluffiest scrambled eggs I’ve ever had!

📍Pastels, Van Gogh, Clocks, Degas. The @musee.dorsay is a beautiful museum that everyone enjoyed. The older kids had just been learning about Van Gogh at school so they were excited.

📍We didn’t realize that we would have to climb the stairs @arcdetriomphe_paris and how many stairs there would be. BUT the view was WORTH it! And then we lucked out when the security guard took pity on us having to carry the baby and we got to ride the elevator down!

📍Rewarded our stair climb with macaroons from @maisonladuree on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées

📍Was so excited to have secured a reservation @pinkmamma_paris given how large our party was. Even better we were seated on the top floor at the center table! The atmosphere and food were amazing! Napoletana pizza in the heart of Paris!

📍The show @moulinrougeofficiel was definitely not what we expected - less can-can than I thought there would be - and we shared a very small table with another couple who weren’t very friendly, but we were glad we had the experience!

#paris #pariswithkids #familytravel #france

Paris - Day 3: 📍We started our day with brunch

Paris - Day 3:
📍We started our day with brunch at the iconic @cafedeflore_paris . Our meal was delicious, and while we ate inside due to the size of our group, it was still a fun experience!

📍Next we headed to the @museelouvre . We booked 2 separate tour guides - one for adults & one for children. We wanted to be in one group, but special permission is needed for a tour guide to escort a party larger than 6 through the Louvre. So the dads & our niece and nephew saw the Louvre with a traditional tour guide and the moms went with the 3 kids and the baby to hear the more child-focused tour. Both tour guides were fantastic!

📍We saw the highlights - Our oldest loved Mona and our middle child’s favorite piece was the Venus de Milo. Unsurprising, considering his name. 😉 TIP: the Louvre is not air-conditioned like museums in the US. So dress accordingly!

📍After saying goodbye to our tour guides, we walked across the Louvre’s courtyard to @cafe_marly . TIP for large groups: when we tried to walk up and request a table for 10 we were initially told it was impossible. We had hungry kids & thirsty adults and didn’t want to go look for somewhere else. So we made 2 online reservations for 5 people, 15 minutes in the future. We also requested to be together in the notes on the reservation. When they sat us, they put us together so we ended up at a table for 10! Two lessons learned for big groups: always make a reservation and be flexible about splitting up!

📍We ordered almost every appetizer on @Cafe_Marly menu. The burger on the “before 6pm menu” was the favorite (but of course I don’t have a picture of it)! We toasted with Champagne and Spritzes to our friend’s birthday and a great view overlooking the museum!

📍We strolled through the Jardin des Tuileries, past the Place de la Concorde, and down the Champs-Elysées on our way back to the hotel. We had to make a pit stop for ice cream for the kids!

📍Our friends booked an Eiffel Tower room at the @HotelGrandPowers so after getting back to the hotel, we put our comfy clothes on and headed up to their room to watch the Eiffel Tower ✨Sparkle✨

#paris #pariswithkids #familytravel #france

Wish you were here. 😇

Wish you were here. 😇

Sunset on another weekend. Wishing my view tonight

Sunset on another weekend. Wishing my view tonight was this view over Paris from @lejulesverneparis in the @toureiffelofficielle.

May 2023.

#paris #parisfrance #parisatsunset #lejulesverne #michelinstar #letoureiffel #eiffeltower #summersunset #summervacation #wishiwerethere

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Our summer plans this year look a little different

Our summer plans this year look a little different - instead of traveling, we’re renovating!

We moved into our home in Spring of 2023 (picture 2) knowing we were going to make some big changes. We started with paint and new lighting in the original part of the home soon after moving in.

This Spring we put her shutters back on. But demo started last week on the inside! More to come as we make #casaonsovranoblvd our *forever* home. #100yearoldhouse #remodelorrenovate #workinprogress

Paris - Day 4: 📍Paris morning light and coffee

Paris - Day 4:
📍Paris morning light and coffee at the hotel before a quick stop at @chanelofficial to start the day.

📍Brunch @lavenueofficiel before a full day. Our concierge @hotelgrandpowers made the reservation for us! Some of the fluffiest scrambled eggs I’ve ever had!

📍Pastels, Van Gogh, Clocks, Degas. The @musee.dorsay is a beautiful museum that everyone enjoyed. The older kids had just been learning about Van Gogh at school so they were excited.

📍We didn’t realize that we would have to climb the stairs @arcdetriomphe_paris and how many stairs there would be. BUT the view was WORTH it! And then we lucked out when the security guard took pity on us having to carry the baby and we got to ride the elevator down!

📍Rewarded our stair climb with macaroons from @maisonladuree on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées

📍Was so excited to have secured a reservation @pinkmamma_paris given how large our party was. Even better we were seated on the top floor at the center table! The atmosphere and food were amazing! Napoletana pizza in the heart of Paris!

📍The show @moulinrougeofficiel was definitely not what we expected - less can-can than I thought there would be - and we shared a very small table with another couple who weren’t very friendly, but we were glad we had the experience!

#paris #pariswithkids #familytravel #france

Paris - Day 3: 📍We started our day with brunch

Paris - Day 3:
📍We started our day with brunch at the iconic @cafedeflore_paris . Our meal was delicious, and while we ate inside due to the size of our group, it was still a fun experience!

📍Next we headed to the @museelouvre . We booked 2 separate tour guides - one for adults & one for children. We wanted to be in one group, but special permission is needed for a tour guide to escort a party larger than 6 through the Louvre. So the dads & our niece and nephew saw the Louvre with a traditional tour guide and the moms went with the 3 kids and the baby to hear the more child-focused tour. Both tour guides were fantastic!

📍We saw the highlights - Our oldest loved Mona and our middle child’s favorite piece was the Venus de Milo. Unsurprising, considering his name. 😉 TIP: the Louvre is not air-conditioned like museums in the US. So dress accordingly!

📍After saying goodbye to our tour guides, we walked across the Louvre’s courtyard to @cafe_marly . TIP for large groups: when we tried to walk up and request a table for 10 we were initially told it was impossible. We had hungry kids & thirsty adults and didn’t want to go look for somewhere else. So we made 2 online reservations for 5 people, 15 minutes in the future. We also requested to be together in the notes on the reservation. When they sat us, they put us together so we ended up at a table for 10! Two lessons learned for big groups: always make a reservation and be flexible about splitting up!

📍We ordered almost every appetizer on @Cafe_Marly menu. The burger on the “before 6pm menu” was the favorite (but of course I don’t have a picture of it)! We toasted with Champagne and Spritzes to our friend’s birthday and a great view overlooking the museum!

📍We strolled through the Jardin des Tuileries, past the Place de la Concorde, and down the Champs-Elysées on our way back to the hotel. We had to make a pit stop for ice cream for the kids!

📍Our friends booked an Eiffel Tower room at the @HotelGrandPowers so after getting back to the hotel, we put our comfy clothes on and headed up to their room to watch the Eiffel Tower ✨Sparkle✨

#paris #pariswithkids #familytravel #france

Wish you were here. 😇

Wish you were here. 😇

Sunset on another weekend. Wishing my view tonight

Sunset on another weekend. Wishing my view tonight was this view over Paris from @lejulesverneparis in the @toureiffelofficielle.

May 2023.

#paris #parisfrance #parisatsunset #lejulesverne #michelinstar #letoureiffel #eiffeltower #summersunset #summervacation #wishiwerethere

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