Les fêtes

It's been really cold and rainy/snowy this week so we've been stuck in the house quite a lot, which is never good.  We managed a trip out last Sunday when it was fairly sunny, up another mountain. I have to stop myself from taking it all for granted! Every week we're seeing the most spectacular sights and it's easy to just walk on by and not realise it. 

Guess where the sun was?

Stu and Max also managed to take some time to see how the RX7 was getting on:

We've had a couple of mini Christmas celebrations with our friends here before we leave for England.
On Friday night we went to Catherine and Eric's house for tartiflette, a traditional Savoyard dish made with lardons, potatoes and reblochon cheese - extremely tasty and something I'll definitely try to recreate soon.

Last night we had a mini party here with Mike, Emily and the boys as well as Catherine and Eric.

Frogs, Rostbifs and Yanks unite

This morning we woke up to a good couple of inches of snow, so we're going to spending today making snowmen and sledging, and tomorrow Stu and Lil are going to go up the mountain skiing again.  Their first lesson yesterday was mainly a success although Lily got over competitive with Stu and ended up on her bum a couple of times. 

Stu is currently out on his bike. In shorts.

The parties and snow have finally succeeded in getting me into the Christmas spirit.  All I need now is a couple of Christmas movies (preferably Elf and The Santa Clause) and I'll be completely ready.  By the time we arrive back in Newcastle (IN THREE DAYS) I reckon I'll be as excited as I usually am.