Franck's side of the family started arriving yesterday, and today the entire crowd has livened the atmosphere. Christmas is truly in the air.
Amongst the members of the family we have:
Tonton (Great Uncle) Andre: He lived in Argentina for fifteen years, married an Argentinian woman, and had a daughter, Priscilla, whose first language is Spanish. He also is the secretary of his local Rotary club. Today at lunch he accidentally opened a wine from 1975! Oopsie daisy!
Mami (Grandmother) Arlette: Franck's mother, she lives in Paris and was the first to arrive around noon yesterday. She is a wonderful cook!
Corinne and Olivier: Corinne is Arlette's daughter and Franck's sister. She and her boyfriend Olivier differ from the rest of the Helou adults in that they drink no alcohol at all.
Pauline and David: They have a daughter named Garence and a son named Emmanuel and are expecting their third! Amazingly, they can handle the hectic holidays quite well because they are moving houses on Monday.
Priscilla and Dave: They have a daughter named Laslo. They chose that particular name because it can be pronounced in French, Spanish, and English. Dave is a Californian surfer and Priscilla is a doctor. They also have a giant white dog that resembles a wolf who is named Atka after a common Inuit appelation.
All of the children are adorably under the age of four! I have not surprisingly spent most of the time so far talking to Dave; I'm giving my translating mind a break. The great thing about that is that now I have an invitation to the south of France to visit them for a week in the spring!
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