Lapin a la Mode

Our last stop on the Raphaël's US debut tour was the home of the black and yellow itself- Pittsburgh, PA! Mama wanted to give Raffa a taste of his Western PA roots and catch up with both the Merz family and one of mama's best friends and her family.

We started by visiting with the Merz family over some yummy Mexican and visiting their home (which mommy knew as Grandma Merz's house and visited 2-3 times a year as a kid). It was nice to catch up with the family and see all the house rennovations!

We then spent Friday and Saturday with Lauren, Natalie, and Ben. Mama and Lauren met at Sea Colony in Bethany Beach, Delaware when they were little kids and they were happy to talk about all the fun times there. While we were there, we were spoiled with some awesome home cooking and great company. We also got to check out the Science Museum. We also went to the Strip District so we could stock up on Steelers gear and go to Primantis!

We weren't the only ones wanting to have some of Pittsburgh's finest sandwiches, a bunch of the Redskins staff had tables in the other half of the restaurant. Sporting other football team gear is not the safest choice in the strip district, which is probably why they chose to come for lunch as opposed to after dark! Of course the Steelers reigned victorious Sunday.

"Wow mama! Look at all the awesome Pittsburgh sports stars all over the walls!"

Mommy is excited to be in Western PA again!

"Why are the Pirates staring at us daddy? Will they have a winning season in my lifetime?"

"I think I want....  EVERYTHING!"

"I got to eat while mama ate! Woo!"

"Mama says yum! Iron City cheers!"

"Ew! Girls have cooties! Even though Natalie is a cutie!"

"Daddy, why are mommy and Lauren staring at me? I am getting bored of all these photos!"

"Do we really have to go home?"

We hit the road back to Philadelphia airport to catch a plane to Paris early Sunday morning. We took off literally right before super storm Sandy hit. We were sad to leave all our friends and family in the US, but had a great time with lots of fabulous memories! Love and face eating kisses to everyone!