We made it home! Didn't post this yesterday because...jetlag. Our last night in Paris was spent toasting and reminiscing over all the favorite things-- from lunches (Avignon) to trains (German) to museums (lots of debate, no clear winner, there were too many good ones!). But especially all the people--we got to see how and where our friends live and spend some memorable time together; that was incredible.Really really proud of these kids. They were adaptable, kind, and adventurous. Got lots of comments about their backpacks and how they were the same size as each kiddo--and they were so great about it! We all came back a little stronger (we averaged walking 6.5 miles a day!) and our bond was a family is stronger as well. We (mostly) remembered to speak up and stay kind and be full of grace when things got tough. On the flight home we started listing other places we'd like to visit, so our curiosity is still going strong. Had a good first day back. So great to see Mara again that we didn't mind at all when she hogged the bed. Couldn't find the strength to make dinner last night so we got Hawaiian BBQ and talked about the things we loved seeing and that we had missed. Claire mentioned that it was nice being able to read all the signs again, but that she still thought about things like, "it's full of locals, it must be a good place!" before she remembered that we are, once again, locals.