Noah gets distracted

 <funny noises from the garage>

Me: Noah? What are you doing?

Noah: I got distracted. I'm making a glider from the polystyrene.

Last passport trip to US Embassy

Possibly the last trip to Paris for all of us for this particular purpose after having done four trips per kid.

 Rare sighting of 3 Cognards in Paris. You can compliment Noah on his selfie skills later.

 If you have to go to Paris to renew a passport, August is the time to do it. Masks are not required in most places these days, but we brought ours to the embassy and it turns out they are still required there.

Sunflowers

It's rare to see sunflowers in our area, but this year, they were everywhere!

Noah didn't want to play, but Benjamin did

 

Going Back Home

 Vacation is over... after a last family photo with the grandparents and a quick overnight stop in Alabama, we were on our way. 

in the Atlanta airport

flying home in style

fancy airline food

fancy airline desserts

fancy airline breakfast

Noah didn't manage to finagle his way into the cockpit this time, but the crew did give him this certificate and keychain in honor of his recent brevet d'initiation à l'aéronautique diploma

Tacky Mini Golfing

The boys went tacky mini-golfing with the church youth group.

 

And while they were gone...

Frédéric had to go back to work before the boys went to camp, so I worked all week, but also squeezed in visits with friends. 

Alexa Nichols and me

Me and Melanie Sewkerran

Amy McAlister and me

 

Amanda Eden and Brianna Duenke

Me and Pam Outlaw

Amanda Eden, Brianne Duenke, me, Pam Outlaw