party in the french riviera

i'm going to start off by saying that i'm sorry for not posting pictures sooner! 3 weeks probably seemed like a long time, but when you're on vacation the days fly by like minutes and i just felt like enjoying the moments i was in instead of constantly writing about them! so... this blog will be full of pictures and stories and memories that one day i will look back on and smile about, because this trip definitely made it's way to the top of my all time favorite vacations :)

some of the wonderful things that happened:
- experienced st. tropez and all the beautiful and over priced boats that are docked there
- devoured an ice cream every day... for 3 weeks
- explored villages in the mornings
- drank coffee and tea after searching through endless amounts of (fun) junk and food at the street markets
- played at the beach in the afternoons
- rode, and pedaled, on a water bike through the gorges du verdon
- played petanque (a popular french ball game) with leo and menno
- beau called me her best friend - for the first time i might add
- annebelle fell asleep in my arms on the beach
- one day i explored port grimaud on my own and had a pistachio ice cream cone
- listened to the k3 cd about 50 times... and unfortunately that number is not exaggerated
- sat in the back seat as beau drove on menno's lap
- leo kissed brad pitt on the streets of cannes
- traveled to st. maxime, grimaud, st. tropez, cannes, frejus, and a handful of other wonderful villages

and i know... what you've all been waiting for... the pictures! (disclaimer: these are just a few pictures from the vacation - the bulk of them are on my facebook page!)

me on my day off in port grimaud enjoying the wonderful canals // admiring paintings in st. tropez // enoying a scrumptious pistachio ice cream // watching very tan teenage boys fish // loving the blue and white striped umbrellas // all smiles at the beach // sitting back and watching as the french elvis makes our pizza while serenading us // secretly tasting grapes which will soon become a tasty wine // staring off into the bluest of waters // naked babies on a beach - nothing better // speedos only // laughing with leo // staring (with mouth gaping open) at the most beautiful view of the gorges du verdon i've ever seen // loving beau's cute little smile // trying to take family pictures at the end of a tiring beach day

this was the loveliest of trips and i had the most wonderful time with some of my favorite people. 3 weeks on vacation, and now only 3 weeks left in holland. (can you believe it???) these last few weeks months have gone by a lot faster than i would've ever expected. and now only 3 weeks left until i'm boarding a plane headed straight for america. it's unreal and so so bittersweet. our vacation to the french riviera was a great way to kick off the final laughs and smiles that these next 24 days will bring.

goodbye and thank you for the memories french riviera, and hello the last few weeks in holland.

xoxo