LES SAISIES, SWAROVSKI, SANTA COMES EARLY AND DEUXIEME BARETTE DE JUJITSU

Shew where do I start. When I have people to stay I find it difficult to keep up with the blog. My mom was here for just under two weeks, dad stayed at home - too cold, just as well because we've had meters of snow. Mom left yesterday and the trip was good, I always find the first week rocky getting used to guests no matter who they are - food wise, routine wise, kids wise etc the second week everything sank back into routine. We did a lot to.

LES SAISIES
The first big snow fall happened last weekend so we went off to Les Saisies to do a bit of lugging. It's higher than our little ski station so we were assured of nicely flattened snow by the piste bashers or d'aimers as they call them here. A very impressive piece of machinery.

So we took Grandma and went off. The town was having a show with how living was in the early 1900's in the Alps, with tents, lots of fur involved and wolves. It was a great day.

The dog sledge teams were also there getting some practice in.

Manu with my mom

Samuel with Grandma

Benjamin and his Daddy

You can see the two dog sledge teams in the distance

Sunset on the way home.

SWAROVSKI

We headed of to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree in Megeve. Of course it's a Swarovski Christmas tree, nothing but bling for Megeve. They take about a week to dress the thing with big Swarovski stars, pity on the poor guard who has to stand all night making sure no body steels the stars. But it was fun, lots of free champagne, well not lots limited to one glass each, music and we met lots of friends so it was fun.

This is a Caleche, play havoc with the motorists and will cost you a mere 22 euros for a ride and a short one at that - shew all this negativity

Lights were floating between buildings, it wasn't as cold as last year -17C so was much more agreeable at -3C.

The tree in all its glory

SANTA COMES EARLY

Before my mom went back we had an early Christmas just so the kids could open there presents from Grandma and Grandpa. We did this in the evening so in the day we went walking with snow shoes. Wow what a sport hey, a 20 minute walk took us an hour. Great fun though.

Kids outside our house building a wall

O no it's a house

Kids very happy with there video jets

And we had a lovely Roast Chicken for supper

DEUXIEME BARETTE DE JUJITSU

Translated this is the second ribbon Samuel now receives from Jujitsu for completing the semester successfully. We went to watch the final last night.