Goodbye Monsieur Phillipe and his minion, Arnaud
Just as we were about to board our plane, there was an announcement that the flight would be delayed for an hour. Now why didnt that come as a surprise at all? We have all become immune to the constant delays that we had to endure throughout the past 2 weeks. Sigh...
Nevertheless, the girls managed to charm this adorable 8 year old French boy who was taking the same plane as us. He was so smitten by them that he came over to where we were sitting and refused to leave their sides! He kept carrying them, hugging them, singing to them and lavishing them with kisses! Whoa..they really have a way with French men!
We're bored!! Can we go now??
Finally after much waiting again...we were good to go!
Because it was an afternoon flight, the girls were bouncing off the walls in the plane. They jumped on the seats (or rather Terelle did), walked up and down the aisles, snacked non stop, yakked with each other, watched dvd after dvd...
Help Terelle! You're squashing me!!
Only this could keep them in their seats!
Yippee we're going home!!
All in all it was a memorable, albeit tiring 2 weeks and a holiday of such proportions with 2 babies in tow definitely didnt come cheap. Many of our friends and family members have challenged us by saying that it was a waste to have brought Terelle on such a trip as she is so young and wouldnt be able to remember anything.
I beg to differ...as you see her entire face light up when she sees something she has never seen before or hear her squeals of joy when she is up close and personal with nature or just watch her as she revels in simply being out and about in different surroundings, all the tiredness is worth it and the money is well spent. And i believe these imprints will be with her for a lifetime.
To paraphrase those Mastercard ads: Holiday with kids - $X. But a lifetime of memories - Priceless.
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