Back from Bodega Bay

On a passe 3 jours merveilleux a Bodega Bay! OK, il a plu beaucoup, mais au moins on avait une jolie maison, et on a eu 2 heures de soleil a la plage.

We spent 3 wonderful days in Bodega Bay! OK, it rained a lot, but at least we were in a nice house, and plus we had a couple hours of sun at the beach.

The first day, it didn't rain all day, so Evan got to ride his bike a bit. Well, he rode his bike the day it rained too--it had stopped raining for 5 mins so we ran out, but then it started pouring halfway through the short ride so we got soaked. I was pushing him on the bike, fast, and he said "Maman! The police are going to get mad at us, we're going too fast!" (but he said that in French.)

Le premier jour, il n'a pas plu toute la journee, alors Evan a pu faire du velo. Il a fait du velo le jour ou il a plu aussi--il avait arrete de pleuvoir 5 minutes, on est sorti, mais il a commence a pleuvoir des cordes et on etait trempe a la fin. Je poussais Evan sur le velo, vite, et il a dit, "Maman! La police va nous gronder! On va trop vite!" (il l'a dit en francais, bien sur!)
The house was fun! There was a loft!
La maison etait marrante! Il y avait un "loft"!

Nothing like a good "raclette" on New Year's Eve. That is a dish of melted cheese (and ham, salamis, potatos) that smells...strong. Hence the photo--which smells more, the cheese or Elia's feet?

Rien comme une bonne raclette pour le reveillon. Qu'est-ce qui pu plus--le fromage, ou les pieds d'Elia?
Evan fait toujours des bisous a sa soeur...
Evan always gives kisses to his sister...

And what's Bodega Bay with the birds? Evan says "they eat people". Thanks to Papa who showed him part of the movie before we came.... Um... At least he wasn't afraid.

Et comment faire Bodega Bay sans les oiseaux? Evan dit "ils mangent les gens". A cause de Papa qui a montre une partie du film avant de venir... Euh.... Au moins il n'avait pas peur.

OK, I can't resist! JR will find this disgusting...but here's proof of the birds of Alfred Hitchcock... They don't eat people, they eat deer!

OK, je ne peux pas resister! J-R va trouver ca horrible...mais pour montrer les oiseaux d'Alfred Hitchcock.... Ils ne mangent pas les gens, ils mangent des biches!
I explained the carcass to Evan in a neutral scientific manner. Who knows, maybe Evan will want to be a doctor? Or an embalmer? haha. He wanted to touch it, but I said no, of course. He then asked if the deer was going to get up and walk away...

J'ai explique la carcasse a Evan avec un ton neutre et scientifique. Qui sait, peut-etre Evan va vouloir etre un medecin? Ou un embaumeur? haha. Il voulait le toucher, mais j'ai dit non, bien sur. Et puis il a demande si la biche allait se lever et partir...



OK, can't end a blog post with a deer carcass. Who thinks Mommy has a sick sense of humor? I do!

OK, je ne peux pas finir un blog avec une carcasse de biche. Qui pense que Maman a un sens de l'humour malsain? Moi!