9 months pregnant

Hey guys,

I'm almost certain this will be one of the last blog posts before our sweet little man arrives.  Here are a few things we've been doing lately.

Pool with Julie!

Elegance.

Beach picnic.

Daphné with her posse, Jordan and Emmanuel.

Turned stormy with 2 rainbows!

I love him!

Undies on the head!

Our little monkey.

She's leveling up.

Mix table with papa.

Nails!

She loves her Papa!

Friends Céline and Edgar - they have a little almost 2-year-old Hector, who isn't pictured.

Our restaurant.

Selfie!

Moments with Mamie.

Tossing rocks.

My sis and I are both pregnant!

Love Linz

August memories

As we await the arrival of our son, we've been keeping busy trying to stay cool, along with other day to day things.  Here are few pictures from my phone.

Villefranche.

Great brothers in Christ : Michael, Steven, Nathan.

Pool days in the living room.

And yes, sometimes I join her.  This photo is currently my phone lock screen cover.  I love the colors and the beauty in the middle!

Night in an air-conditioned hotel - thank you Tonio!!! 38 weeks pregnant.

Our little princess at PapiMamieLand!

And she sometimes becomes a kitty cat.

Onsies for "tiny brother."

Too hot in her bedroom.  She took over my side of the bed at 6:30am.

Pool near our home!

Selfie?  What?

Tonio leading worship...

...Daphné dancing.

Undies on the head.  Situation normal, as my good friend Crystal says.

39 weeks pregnant.

Our little Cleopatra. (photo : Pierre)

She's so big!

Love Linz

France visits my parents

Living here in Nice, I've made lots of different friends... from all over.  These 4 guys below are 4 of those friends.  Their parents are actively involved in our church here in Nice.  And each of them were at some point (Nathan still is).  Well, they wanted to do some world traveling and road trip the western United States.  I got them in touch with my family, so they stayed with my parents for a few days as one of their stops.

My niece Rowyn, my dad Tim, Thomas (now in Scotland), Nathan (still in Nice), Jonathan (now in Canada), Michael (now in Switzerland).  And a cool thing is this is two sets of brothers (Thomas and Jonathan, Michael and Nathan).

The front yard where I grew up.  Can you spot the crazy van the guys rented for their road trip?  So classic.

The beach is a must when you visit my family.

And of course, my dad took them all out surfing.  I think they had a good time.

And their last night, they went out to dinner with my dad, mom, sister and niece (you may be able to see my sister's belly... she is just 3 weeks behind me in her pregnancy with a little boy too... so cool - her hubby was unfortunately on a business trip, so he didn't get to meet the guys).

So, thanks for reading!  Isn't it always fun when our world's collide, when people we love meet each other?!!! 

Love Linz

July fun

Enjoy some recent pictures and two more Shel Silversten poems!

Highlights:

I'm 36 weeks pregnant!

I got a haircut and color.

Daphné got to play with Robi and Cricri!

Two beach picnics.

Visit from friends from Italy.

Petrignani family beach picnic.

Precious time with our gal.

Captain Hook must remember
 

Not to scratch his toes. 

 

Captain Hook must watch out

 

And never pick his nose. 

Captain Hook must be gentle

When he shakes your hand.

Captain hook must be careful

Openin’ sardine cans

And playing tag and pouring tea

and turnin’ pages of this book.

Lots of folks I’m glad I ain’t—

But mostly Captain Hook! 

-Shel Silverstein

So you haven’t got a drum, just beat your belly.

So I haven’t got a horn—I’ll play my nose.

So we haven’t any cymbals—

We’ll just slap our hands together,

And though there may be orchestras

  That sound a little better

With their fancy shiny instruments

That cost an awful lot—

Hey, we’re making music twice as good

By playing what we’ve got!

-Shel Silverstein

Love Linz