To kick off her birthday celebration, we spent last Sunday at the Chocolate Factory- because what six year old doesn't love chocolate??! She was definitely a happy girl at the end of the tour where they have unlimited chocolate for you to sample.
Mouth full of chocolate!
On Monday, her actual birthday, she was excited to bring in birthday cupcakes to share with her class. Unlike Minnesota, they still get to bring in treats and they can even be homemade!
On Wednesday, she had her first 'friend' birthday party. She invited ten kids and they spent the afternoon decorating cupcakes, cookies, making marshmallow pops, and of course playing outside! We were very fortunate that it was 55 degrees and sunny outside, so the kids could run around and act like typical six year olds! She is definitely a lucky girl to have so many great friends.
Adalyn's Baking Bash!
Sprinkles, sprinkles, and more sprinkles!!
They played a game where you had to eat the donut without hands- very funny to watch!
Parachute fun!
She enjoyed all of the birthday packages, drawings, and cards she received It was quite an exciting
time to check the mail box and see if anything had arrived!
The girls love a show over here called, "I Can Cook," where the host Katie cooks with kids. While my mom was here, Adalyn requested an apron that looked just like Katie's. So, my mom made them and they arrived just in time for the party- along with matching aprons for their dollies!
This past weekend we celebrated the kick-off of the Fete de Escalade, the annual tradition in Geneva celebrating the defeat of a surprise attack in 1602. Every year, they have a running race in old town Geneva, which Chris ran with his co-workers and some of our friends.
We also celebrated St. Nicholas Day yesterday by visiting Saint Nicholas, France. It is a very small mountain village with an amazing church.
The next two weeks we are busy with different holiday parties, visiting Christmas markets, and getting ready for our trip to Minnesota! We are so excited!!! Wishing everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
A few pictures from our "Friendsgiving" that we celebrated last week.
All the kids enjoying their feast!
All of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes... which are very hard to replicate over here- requires many trips to different grocery stores and the American Store!
Pumpkin pie!
