Box 'o Books!

We received a very exciting package today in the mail, Max was intrigued:

I got teary-eyed when we opened to it to find this:

We had a wonderful morning of stories with the goodies inside:

Max loves his new hedgehog:

Thank you!! I miss you too! 

 

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to the new generation of father:

And to the older generation! 

One Month Old

Our sweet boy is already one month old.  He has gained two pounds and over two inches since birth.  We think Max is a genius as he hold his head up and turns it with no problem, can kick himself up, roll onto his side, punch over toys, and can hold onto his pacifier and put it in and out of his mouth. We also think he is super cute:  

Pauline has arrived!

Max's cousin arrived two weeks and two days after his arrival 

(although she was due two weeks before Max!)

  Introducing the beautiful Pauline Jacqueline: 

Here  is Great Grandma Hockett with the two cousins:

Max, two weeks old and kicking!

This week was very exciting in Maximilian's life:

- He met his maternal great-grand-parents, his uncle Keegan, his cousin Jameson

   - He gained a pound and weighed in at over 8 lbs first of many milestones :-)

- He woke up to sunshine and birds singing on a bright June morning!

We have also enjoyed our time with visitors and are grateful for all this love surrounding our recently extended family.

Pictures have been added to the album linked in our prior post.  Max's little toes, hands and ears are vastly documented along with the aforementioned visits and some very cute faces Max has graced us with.

Au revoir!

News worth a come back to BOTC! Max is among us :-)

Dear reader,

It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since the end of our European adventures, and our last blog post.

We have since completed our move to Iowa, landed jobs in Iowa City, enjoyed our time in the Midwest and...welcomed Maximilian Pierric Biger to the family.

Max was born Tuesday May 17th, weighed 7 lbs 2oz (3260g) and stretched out to 19 inches (48.26cm).  Such details seem to matter, so there you have it!  We learn more about our son every day, and have yet to determine whose features he borrows, but our opinion that he is cute and handsome was seconded many a time already.

The Picasa album entitled "Maximilian Biger's first photo album" chronicles the little man's life so far! It also showcases some of the wonderful people whom he has met so far, and some of the trendy clothes he has been gifted.  

Thank you all for your happy thoughts ahead of and upon his arrival.

More documented adventures to come ;-).

Jackie, Matthieu, Max & Admiral Dewi

Le Polaroid de la semaine: Vingt-Sixième Semaine!

Saint Jacut de la Mer, France

Walking on the sand at low tide.

After a wonderful week in that seaside town in February, we wanted to

share a meal and a hike with Matthieu's family (Brother could not make it).

It was a perfect way to wrap up our Breton, French & European adventure.

PS: Happy Birthday Maman, Bonne Fête Sophie, Happy Anniversary Papy
et Mamie, Bonne Fête des mères les mamans!!!

Le Polaroid de la semaine: Vingt-Cinquième Semaine!

Carnac, France

Plage de Legenese

We enjoyed a relaxing ten days

near the ocean, thanks to Papi and Mamy

for the use of their condo.

Biking, reading, writing, playing guitar

and enjoying the sun!

Le Polaroid de la semaine: Vingt-Quatrième Semaine!

Bono, France

The Gulf of Morbihan

Taken right before an amazing dinner with sailors

of oysters, bread, wine and songs.

Thank to Romain for sharing this 

amazing evening with us!

ROAD TRIP!

Matthieu and I are in the midst of a Road Trip around Brittany, the western region of France.  Big thanks to Matthieu's family who loaned us a car! It has allowed us to explore small roads and coastlines.  France is an amazing country to just GO in.  There are awesome information tourist centers in most villages (look for the blue lower case i).  These tourist centers post lists on the door: campsites, B&Bs (gites in France), and hotels. Even when they are not open you can find what you need. But better yet, the signposts in town TELL you where to go for camping, hotels, and gites.  The handy blue rectangular signs will guide you to a good night's rest.  Campgrounds abound, and many municipalities run them, offering a cheap night's sleep.  You can actually camp in cities! 

I wish America had more of this- it would make travel much more affordable.

So far we have wound our way from Rennes to the Granite Coast, to Brest, to the Crozon Peninsula, 

to Quimper.  More entries to come on this beautiful country!

Camping at the municipal campground, next to the soccer fields, in Camaret-sur-mer:

(Thanks to the Bigers for the car, the tent, the sleeping pads, the maps and Matthieu!)