Since we were spending Christmas with my husband's family, I wanted to know how his sister handles gifts from Pére Noël (Father Christmas aka Santa Claus).I hope to do the same for Juliana as my parents did for me - I have such wonderful memories of growing up believing in Santa. I picture baking cookies on Christmas Eve with the kids and leaving them on the fireplace with hot chocolate for a tired Santa, as well as carrots for the reindeer. My younger sister and I used to draw maps of how we would catch him leaving us presents. One year, we hid behind the living room TV (it was … [Read more...]

Good children in France eat three meals a day and have one gôuter (snack). If you feed your child outside of those times, you will probably get some stares or advice from others around you. Last week I had a doctor appointment in the early morning and was running late, so Juliana didn't get a chance to finish her breakfast. We took the rest with us and when she started getting cranky during the appointment, I whipped it out and began feeding. My doctor made a comment about her eating. Luckily, I had a good excuse... it wasn't snacking, she was finishing her breakfast because mommy was … [Read more...]