That's "part two" for any of you who are non French speakers.
So this evening we ventured into the city and went to la Madeleine for dinner. It was the only French restaurant in our dress code and budget (and it's not super cheap, so it almost wasn't in our budget).
We were greeted with a welcoming "Bonjour" to which we all said "Bonjour and Happy Bastille Day"...we are a big cheesy family! We also spoke in a really bad french accent the whole time...except for Charlie who really can speak French and Zach who can do lots of great accents.
We all ordered yummy stuff...
Brooke went with the croque monsier (grilled ham and cheese) and fruit. Plus she ordered a cup of strawberries with a balsamic dip for dessert. I'm actually surprised she was still awake after all the praying and soccer playing this morning. Just as a by the way, she has a beautifully drawn picture of heaven, adorning her room, and every thing she has said this afternoon has had a religious tone or reference. Note to self: take the poor child to church and save myself from the wrath of hell.
OK, moving on, Zach had the quiche lorraine, with a side field salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing. He chose not to order dessert as he was all filled up on dinner. But he did have a little sample of everyone else's dessert.
And for Miles, adorned in one of the shirts from Charlie's mom, the Cordon Bleu with green beans almondine and a side Caesar salad. He also chose a crepe with strawberries and a sweet-0 sauce for dessert.
Charlie and I had yummy meals too. I had spinach quiche and Charlie had an awesome savory beef crepe. And Charlie also had some kind of strawberry torte that was really good. He always has had good taste...well of course, he picked me....*wink*
Good stuff, but also just fun to take the kids out and celebrate something fun, that didn't involve buying gifts or making a big production. Just some fun family time and goofing around together.
See we did do something cheesy...everyone's meal included some kind of cheese.
Hoping everyone else had a great Bastille Day...even if you didn't know it was Bastille Day!
Bonne nuit mes amis!
1 comment:
Sounds like Brooke enjoyed her Bastille Day with soccer and prayer and cheesy dinner... loved all the pics - but why weren't you and charlie pictured with your meal???? You can pass the camera to someone else you know and have them take your picture. Sounds like a fun day with the family!
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