Stephanie Howell

Exploring Normandy Days 2 and 3 | Honfleur + Étretat

On Friday we woke up, left Rouen and headed to Honfleur.

We rented this adorable fisherman's cottage through Airbnb...I literally squealed and clapped my hands when I saw it.

We spent the day walking and exploring the quaint little town. We ate lots of bread (of course), seafood, and ice cream.

The girls definitely had a favorite part of our trip to Honfleur, and it was the 2 story carousel:

Honfleur at night:

Sadie tried her very first oyster on this trip. HA!

On Saturday we took a day trip to Étretat to see the famous cliffs. I made sure to show the girls Monet's paintings before we left, they thought seeing the cliffs in real life was SUPER cool.

 

We spent several hours just exploring.

Can you find the girls?

On the way back to Honfleur we took a detour and found this house as well as some WW2 bunkers. Jimmy was super pumped about one and I was super pumped about the other. Want to guess who liked what the best? Hehe!

Whew! Days 2 and 3! Tomorrow I will share our time in Bayeux.

Have a beautiful Thursday.

xo

S

sounds and sights of summer- savannah style

left to right,top to bottom:

headed to circa 1875 downtown,drinks on the roof of the bohemian,lucy goosey in a bikini,new summer haircuts,spray park,summer shades,new swimsuits,saturday mornings at forsyth park,sand gnats games,swim lessons,trina turk at banana republic,summer colors,swim party in the backyard,summer sandals,my favorite shade of green courtesy of LOFT

summertime

means WAY more time for slip n slidin'

and way LESS time for bloggin'

can you tell who is more crazy and fearless on this thing? i have no idea where she got it.

she's just like her daddy.

if you need us, we'll be in the back yard. i'll be busy convincing harper that no...dragonflies are not,in fact, bats and checking sadie for broken bones.

happy weekend.

s

we...

we go.

and oh do we go! grocery shopping, dinner at subway, the library, the aquarium, target,the playground.

we have to go so that i don't go. go nuts, that is. :)

i was THRILLED to find a grocery store that could fit both car seats across the front of the cart. LIFE CHANGING!!!

soon, the littles will be sitting in the grocery cart and no more carriers. YIKES! i'm nervous about the transition, but i know i'll figure it out.

 

we play.

forts in the living room (yes,that is a baby pool underneath the fort...no water, ha!),swimming in a giant rubbermaid container (b/c who needs a slip n slide, sprinkler, or baby pool when you have a box?!?!?!?), grocery store, and tummy time.

 

we read.

we read library books (LOTS during the summer!), but our favorites are the ones that J recorded for the girls. here harper is "reading" one to lucy.

 

we bake:

using egg replacer, of course! SOMEONE (ahem- sadie) went a bit out of control w/ the pink sugar. mmmm. crunchy.

 

we get summer cuts:

 

and then i think HOW did sadie not have this cut her ENTIRE life? it suits her perfectly!

and jimmy says she looks so much more like me now that her hair is like this. i like that. :)

 

we snuggle:

 

one thing i realize with twins is that i just CAN'T hold them as much as i want to. we joke that harper's feet never touched the ground until she was one :)

well, it's not the same with these two. :( but i make a concerted effort to snuggle, hold and interact with them individually. they LOVE the attention.

 

we exercise:

since last wednesday, i've been to five classes. so far i've tried turbo kick, zumba, step, and an OUT OF CONTROL cardio class where i swear the instructor was on speed. i SWEAR it. it was SO hard. i did take it directly after i took zumba, and maybe in hind sight 2 hours of cardio in a row wasn't the best idea.

i don't know why i didn't do this sooner. i LOVE taking classes, and my girls love playing in child watch at the YMCA. it's a win- win.

and something i didn't anticipate? is how good it is for me mentally and emotionally! i need that hour break...it has made me happier and more positive!

hoping i start to see results soon. i FEEL so much better, i just can't wait to SEE it!

 

and at the end of the day, blessedly, thankfully...

we sleep.

 

so grateful for the blessing of spending this summer with my girls. recognizing it for what it is...a gift.

see you soon, hope your wednesday is beautiful and blessed!

xoxo

s