Pink Bat Girl (Chloe) meets Toy Story Zurg (Rilee).

Shane's done with wearing his custom after having to wear it for school twice last week. 

We went to our friend's place in Brooklyn so that kids can go trick or treat together. Being a former brooklynite myself, I was so excited to be back near my old neighborhood.

They don't kid around when it comes to Halloween. We had to wait for a printed map then we had to figure out the best route around. Wahh…

Not knowingly, we went trick or treating to Mary-Louise Parker's house. I was so starstruck I had to take a few pictures. I'm sorry Ms. Parker for being in your face, I have a fascination with famous people… 😉

Not only is she so beautiful in person, she was so sweet to my kids. When she saw that our kids didn't have any candy bags, she stuffed candies in their pockets. Her boy friend Charlie Mars was not too bad either. 🙂 

We had so much fun with the Mun family & the Lai family and Sarah. Thanks for inviting us to your place! We had a blast!~

We drove to upstate NY to enjoy the beautiful fall weather.

This is Shane's "about to cry" face when his pride is hurt. My mom tells me I had the same face when I cried too.

We went to Bear Mountain State park again.

Shane, the T-Rex!!!

not too happy with his hat though.

My parents came with us to watch the kids parades too.

Chloe, the Pink Bat Girl!

They were the cutest officers ever!

Ansley, the pretties Princess!

Shane's class

Since my business trip, Shane's been really clingy to me. He's been upset everyday when I dropped him off at school and this morning was the same… I went back inside to check on him and he seemed fine. Oh Shane…

Chloe's class parade. Almost all the girls in her class were princesses except for Chloe. I'm glad I convinced her to be something different. This morning, when she actually opened the box of her custom, she was super excited. We picked out the outfit together over a month ago, and I guess she kind of forgot what it looked like. She jumped over to me to give me hugs and kisses, thanking me for the custom. 🙂

My super sweet bat girl!!!

I'm finally home! It's so good to be back with my family. Yesterday was all about mommy mommy mommy day! The kids couldn't be anymore ecstatic that I'm back.

I splurged on kids clothing while I was in Paris. They were so hard to resist… too Cute…

Chloe kissed Shane and he said, "thank you Chloe".

Saint Eustache vue des jardins des Halles

Chatelet Les Halles

Basilique dde Sacré-Coeur

View from the top

lunch

visited shops in Montmartre…

I walked around more than 13 hours today, went   e v e r y w h e r e   in the city, got lost a bunch of times, through the rain and thunderstorms… Love Paris…

I learned that the Tuileries are the largest and oldest public park in Paris. The gardens were an integral part of the palatial scheme created by the kings of France. Its landscaping and sculptures provide the perfect complement to the Louvre.

After work, I went to go see the Eiffel Tower, finally!

First, I grabbed nutella crepes on the go. YUM!

The last time I was here was with Andrew about 10 years ago. I hope to come back with the kids next time. It's pretty amazing…

The little souvenir Eiffel Towers lit up the streets all around. Pretty.

I ended up getting lost for about 2 hours after that. I walked around, took a bus to a wrong direction, and came back to my hotel almost around 11 pm. starving… Had hotel chocolate for dinner. 

But the best part was that I got to see the light show three times in one night. 🙂

My friends left Paris today and I checked into this charming hotel in Opera area for the next 5 nights.

weather forecast for next day

View from my window