Meanwhile, here's what April was like for us in Paris.
April 1 - We went out early Sunday morning to a small park I'd found earlier in the week that was filled with blossoms to take some family Easter pictures.
April 2 - On a walk with friends from church I learned that muskrats have orange teeth. They seem almost alien!
April 3 - I started making use of our host's espresso machine with the milk frother. Hot, frothy milk is a delight.
April 5 - We spent an afternoon with a family in a suburb of Paris where all these blues caught my eye. Can you spy the French flag?
April 6 - I love how these new leaves look almost like flowers.
April 7 - We spent a lot of Saturdays at the library this month where the kids attended writing workshops. I really like this poster.
April 8 - The combination of French and a prosaic English name made me laugh.
April 9 - Seeing my kids reading always makes me happy.
April 10 - If it's more of a sedentary day homeschooling the kids, I've tried to go out for a little walk in the evening. The cherry blossoms made April so beautiful.
April 11 - Isn't this park absolutely gorgeous? We went in the evening twice this month, once after supper and once for a picnic.
April 12 - The kids were in the back playing with K.J., I was tired, and it was quiet, so I did some comfort-watching: Sense and Sensibility.
April 13 - This was our blue-sky view the evening we had our picnic in the park.
April 14 - Black and whites of the city really make the architecture stand out.
April 15 - We now have a full month of services at the church plant behind us! It's been wonderful to meet new people there.
April 16 - The evening light was beautiful when I went out to go to the store.
April 17 - Those blossoms were just killing it.
April 18 - I visited a big grocery store, and they had these massive leaves of aloe vera in the produce section, something I'd never before seen.
April 19 - The cheese aisle is filled with every kind of cheese possible. Still, James requests that "orange, smooth cheese."
April 20 - Lua arrived, and we took her on a walk through Tuileries to help her stay awake. Aren't the tulips bright and beautiful?
April 21 - Walking back from a book exchange with ladies from church I discovered some wisteria. I love it.
April 22 - Waiting in line for ice cream after church last Sunday; it was another gorgeous day!
April 23 - Sometimes a boy just wants to do math in bed.
April 24 - When James saw this picture he said, "I look like a teenager!" He is growing tall.
April 25 - This is our
April 26 - There's a little park near the American Embassy that's a good destination when I just need to stretch my legs before bed. I spotted these white tulips there last week.
April 27 - It seems like every picture is one I took on the way to the grocery store, because I am constantly going to the grocery store here. I thought it would be nice to sit and read for a minute before making it to the store, but I wasn't on the bench 5 minutes before a breeze swept through this tree, covering my black pants in pollen.
April 28 - The windowboxes are lovely this time of year.
April 29 - We were really excited last night coming home from church because we've always wanted to get off at Franklin D. Roosevelt because it has such a fun, 1940s vibe to it, but we've never had a reason to until then.
April 30 - See ya, April!
"April, come she will
when streams are ripe
and swelled with rain..."
- Simon and Garfunkel -
April is definitely sending us off with rain and cold today. Hopefully it's been more pleasant wherever you are.
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