Sunday, September 13, 2009

Beach Vacation 2

This past weekend Dallas & Papa had to officiate soccer games on Hilton Head Island, so being the spontaneous family that we are, at the 'last minute' Papa told us girls we should come along so we could spend the day at the beach while the boys worked:DAll of us girls getting ready to go to the beach.
The fountain at the Westin Resort & Spa.
One of the three swimming pools at the Resort.
A view of the rental chairs lined up on the beach.
Natalie & Chrissy
Maggie & Brigitte
A view of the Resort
I think this picture explains itself!
A crab came along and someone tried to squish it.
Some of the houses along the beach.
Here is a picture of one of the conch shells that we found with a living organism still in it.
Some of us playing in the waves.
Resting after a long day at play!!!!















Beach Vacation 1

September 5, 2009 Dallas' soccer team was playing down in Goose Creek, SC. So the whole family went down so that after the games we could all go to the beach. A dragonfly decided Chrissy's toe was the best place to watch the game from!
First Game
Second Game The 'new' bridge that replaced the Cooper River Bridge between Charlestown & Sullivan's Island.
Playing at the beach on Sullivan's Island.
Passing some swamps on the way to the beach.
Inside Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island.
On top of Fort Moultrie
Over looking the battlement.
Stella Maris Catholic Church (acroos the street from the Fort).
The gun shells stored at the Fort.Inside Stella Maris















Monday, August 3, 2009

Chateau Elan

Bright and early Sunday morning(August 2nd) we headed to Georgia for Mass at St. Michael's and to pick Dallas Michael up from some friends who had let him stay with them after the boys camp in Georgia was over. Every time we go we always pass the Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA.
(Un Dimanche mantin, le 2 Aout, nous sommes aller en Georgia pour la Messe a St. Michel) Paddy's Irish Pub is one of the many restaurants at the Chateau.
The Pub and all the furnishings were built in Dublin, Ireland and shipped to Chateau Elan in 1997.
The old oak wine barrels were used to make high tables.
(Le restaurant et bar a le Chateau Elan) The bar in Paddy's Pub.
(Le bar)

Papa & Dallas Michael at the bar.
All of us having lunch at the Pub. (La famille Rosier)Natalie, Chrissy and Mom outside of Paddy's.
Everyone outside Paddy's (that's our tour guide, Malik, in the middle).

(Notre guide, Malik, du Senegal)

We really hit it off with Malik, especially Papa because they share the same birth place, Senegal.Maggie became his best friend because she was the only one of the children that spoke French to him. The Chateau and the vineyard.
A closer picture of the Chateau.
A close up picture of the vineyards. (Les vignobles)
Inside the Chateau is a culinary studio. As you can see from the picture, they are having a cooking lesson. (Des classes de cuisine)
One of the dining rooms at the Chateau; Le Clos. (Une autre salle a manger au Chateau)
They also have a Wine Market in the Chateau. (Il y a un macher de vin)
Obviously a wine rack full of wine. (Beaucout de vin)
The Wine Market has wine tasting. (Un gout de vin)
This barrel shows that it can hold 1,840 gallons of wine! (Ce tonneau tien 7,360 litres)
All the smaller wine barrels. (Des petit tonneaux)
The Stainless Steel temperature-controlled tanks that the grapes are fermented in. (Des tanks qui controlle la temperature de la fermentation des grapes)
Some wine barrels near the tanks.
The old way of making wine. (Le vielle facon de fere le vin)
A stained glass window in the Chateau.
Another restaurant in the Chateau; Cafe Elan. (Un autre salle a manger)
The Inn at Chateau Elan. (L'hotel)
A gazebo outside of the spa(located behind the Hotel).
The Fleur de Lis is a restaurant inside the spa... where you can actually eat your meals in your bathrobe! (Le Fleur de Lis est un restaurant que vous mangez avec votre robe de chambre)
One of three hallways down the Conference Center in the hotel.
The atrium of the hotel.
Versailles restaurant in the hotel atrium.
On the property is an Equestrian Show Center. These are some of the stables. (Des etables)
Dallas Michael exhausted after his long week at camp. (Il est epuiser)
One of the many houses on the property near the golf courses. (Une maison sur la proprietee pres du golf) Another house on the property.