Lillian is 8!

Here is Lil at the market.  She bought Sylvia some flowers and some chouquettes (fried dough balls with sugar) with her own money.

Lillian and I went on a field trip with her class today.  It was perfect because it was to Lillian's all time favorite Paris Location: Jardin D'Acclimatation
Now that the weather is warmer there is an enormous splash pad there, too!  We took the metro, and I was very glad that I was not the teacher.  I do think that French adults expect kids to be more responsible and to take the consequences if they don't follow directions.  For example, had we lost a kid on the subway, I am sure that it would be considered more the kid's fault than the teacher's.
After a picnic, the kids were allowed to play on the playgound and in the splash pad.  The kids simply stripped off their clothes and played in their underwear.  Lillian, perhaps because of her  puritanical North American upbringing, kept her clothes on.

Bougies Magiques!



Pierre brought Lillian some flowers.  What did she have to say?  "They are my my favorite colors, they smell good, and they are pretty."
Thank you to all of the friends and family who sent cards, presents, and birthday greetings!
8!!!!!!!!