Cousins time!

Margaux absolutely LOVED spending time with her three French cousins. Both before and after our romantic escape to Paris (more on that to come!) they shared some quality time together at Jean-Paul and Rita's place - with Marie and Scholastie, of course!

Incredibly, given the typical weather in the north of France, there was a spot of sunshine each time, so we all enjoyed some outdoor time together.

Hippolyte and Margaux have got along like a house on fire since they first spent time together in Corsica last year, and nothing has changed. They both have such fun in each other's company.

It was lovely, then, to see Margaux and Josephine get to know each other better. Margaux would potter around after Josephine, but often when she (Margaux) started doing something - for example going down the slide face-first or checking out the stones stuck to her foot (in the photo above) Josephine would join in. There was a really sweet dynamic between them, which continued as they spent more time together... read on for more of their adventures...

Unfortunately I have no pics of Violette but never fear, there are some to come!

The three older cousins Loved having a bath together. I'm not sure how much longer they'll all fit in the same tub though...

I'm so happy that, even though we're so far apart geographically, they are able to be together for significant stints of time, sporadic though the opportunities are.