On Saturday we visited a few chateaux (plural of chateau) in the Loire Valley, approximately three hours north of Vichy. We began the day at Chateau de Villandry which, as gardens are concerned, was my favorite.
The day was very cloudy, and even a little rainy at times, but the Lord seemed to part the clouds whenever I needed to get some nice photos. There was no sunshine when we were driving from place to place.
I'm pretty sure this portion wasn't around in the 16th century when the chateau was built.
We call this the "Superman" pose. Douglas does this whenever he falls. He usually stays in this position until someone picks him up, or until he realizes that we are not going to pick him up.
"Painting" setting on the camera
Chateau de Chambord - the largest (and least impressive, in my opinion) of the three we visited. In fairness to this chateau, I should mention that the grounds were recently flooded due to the large amount of rain received throughout the region. They are currently doing major renovation on the chateau itself and the surrounding grounds, which makes for some less-than-appealing photos.
Chateau de Chenonceau - another favorite of mine.
The Gallery
Douglas enjoyed the squeaky floors more than anything else.
I took Douglas back to this room to get this picture. There were approximately 15 people in the room at the time. They all moved out of the way and smiled as they watched Doogles' hair radiate in the sunshine.
Douglas' first photo. He took this photo by himself while sitting in his stroller.
Nothing sexier than a man posing next to a stroller.
"Painting" setting
Sunday morning we attended the LDS church meetings in Tours before driving back to Vichy. This is the building where the Tours Branch meets.
Douglas and I played in the play room during the second and third hours of the block of meetings. Actually, Douglas spent a full hour (no kidding) pounding balls through these holes. I have included a three-minute segment of this ball-pounding excitement.
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