One fine day

Some days were just meant to be. I finished tired, achy and with a headache that's been my friend for three days straight now, a little grumpy, I admit. I had packed my fancy new camera for Alex's swim competition, and then, wouldn't you know it? I was nursing Rémy when he competed! The best I could do was a few close-ups of my baby blues once he as out of the water. Oh so worth it, for those baby blues!

Yesterday was almost warm outside and the inside of the pool facility felt like a sauna. When I finished nursing Rémy the crook of my arm and his little head were both dripping with sweat.

Then we waited and waited for the two hour competition to end. At about 3:30 p.m. a brilliant sun showed her face, and I took Rémy and my girls out to bask in the crisp winter air, warmed to perfection by rays of sunshine that have been almost non-existent since the beginning of winter. A perfect recipe for happiness as I watched my girls run to and fro!

As we waited for the end of Alex's swim competition, we soaked up every bit of sunshine we could. And there sitting atop a hill, behind the swim facility and beyond the winter barren trees, sat the Château de la Madeleine, perched in all her glory. Living in the Vallée de Chevreuse definitely has its perks! Now you can only imagine my happiness at being able to use not only my camera but my fancy zoom lens. I was feeling like all that and more, switching lenses and trying to get artsy shots while this castle in ruins was momentaneously graced by a brilliant blue sky!

And so underneath the grumpy, tired mama that collapsed into her bed at 11:30 last night, you will find the heart of a girl who is very happy and fulfilled at the outcomes of one fine day in the Vallée de Chevreuse.

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Lots of love,

-the Paris Busy Bee