Long Weekends of May

Jack and Sarah playing together at the bottom of the stairs. They are just back from the beach.


Jack and Sarah playing with the train at the toy shop in Valbonne. Sarah's first foray out with a long skirt, she found it amusing!


First drawing by Jack where I can actually see his portrait of me. I'm on the bottom right.


Mummy and Jack on the beach in Cannes.

Jack, Sarah and Mummy looking at the ostriches.

Jack and Mummy posing.

Sarah drinking, looking over the shoulder of mummy and looking cute.

Sarah making a mess of her dessert.

Sarah at the playground.

During school, Jack and his classmates built an art piece called "Three little pigs" and it was displayed in public at the FAPE 2009, the local school art show in the grounds of the Mouans-Sartaux Caste. He was very happy to see what he built!

Summer arriving at Cannes Beach

Who can complain about a weekend on the beach in Cannes during the film festival. Nice warm weather, live music from the VIP club (a disco from St Tropez set up at Palm beach for the festival and they play loud music in the evening).

Jack and Daddie racing to the finish line. Mummie thought it was a bit chilly at 23 degress so JAck had to put on the long sleeve tshirt :) Jack says it is getting warm now and no more rain so we can take the roof off the house now!


Sarah, the little parrot that repeats every word you say. This year she is getting ready to check out the beach scene.


Sarah and Daddie.


Jack having his legs buried in the sand.

Thanks to Mummie for all the photos, next week it is her turn to be on the other side of the lens.

Jack - Future olympic medal hopeful for the long jump

Jack preparing for the next Summer Olympics and the long jump event.

In reality, Valbonne had a "Fete de Sport" and we went and Jack and Sarah enjoyed themselves immensely. Jack got sweets after each event!!

Cannes Film Festival 2009

WE went to see the film "Hokura" by a Japanese director that won the Carrosse d'Or.
Sylvie at the Film Festival with the outdoor screen in the background for the beach cinema.

Sylvie at the red carpet!

Sylvie working at the Festival with all the boats in the background.

Jack and Sarah

Jacks new super manege that he built himself. It is now too heavy for him to turn it!


Sarah again studiously eating.


Jack teaching Sarah and Marine how to change a nappy. He makes a good teacher, no?

Sarah eating and other photos

Sarah and her "manege" in the playground in Valbonne


Sarah in the playground in Antibes - more a zoo than the playground in Valbonne.


Jack and Sarah making sandcastles on the beach. Don't worry, it was warm, Sylvie is always in a fleece :)


Sarah's first attempt at eating herself, not too bad. It helps that it is warm and she can eat outside.

Another photo of Sarah eating herself.

Some phrases from Jack:

Where do cuts and bruises go?

Why do we need a roof on the house? to stay dry when it rains, so we can take it off when it is not raining?

Back in Valbonne

Jack and Sarah in the playground in Valbonne. It is nice to be back in the warmth...

Sarah enjoying the slide with a little bit of static in the hair.

Sarah looking and contemplating what to play with next.

Jack and Sarah on the beach, weird to come back from Brittany and to find everyone on the beach.

Sarah stealing Jack's hole in the sand.

Manege de Carnac

Ca va demarre - OUI

Un petit coucou en passant - COU COU

Metter les petit mains en air - OUI

Attrapper le Mickey et tirer fort et c'est GAGNE

Est-ce que vous voulez la queue de Mickey - OUI

Qui veux attrapper la queue de Mickey - MOI

Et il faut rester bien ASSIS

Photos of our Easter Holidays in Brittany (1/2)

Sarah and Grandmere at Carnac beach


Jack, Sarah and Daddie on the merry-go-round in Carnac.


sarah eating some of daddies ice-cream.

Three generations of "filles jeannin".

Jack trying to catch the "queue de Mickey", and he has already one in his other hand :)

Sarah in the merry-go-round

Jack very happy in the merry-go-round.

The family out for a bike/walk/pram.

Jack, again happy.

Sarah trying to figure it all out.

Jack eyeing up "Mickey" and how to get his "queue".

Jack and Sarah watching whats happening on the merry-go-round.

Jack and his second "queue de Mickey"

Jack and his first "queue de Mickey"

Sarah on the slide

Jack in Ploemel on his bike

Here is a video of Jack on his bike with his cousins.