Dinner is served..

Alain's cousin & his family are moving in right next door. They'd been living in Bordeaux for years, so we haven't spent much time together until now. This past month, the kids have been getting acquainted and have hit it off together pretty well. Last week, they decided it would be fun to prepare a meal for the grown-ups, and here are a few shots from the evening...(photos were taken at my parents' place down the street, where the cousins are staying while they do major renovations next door!)

Nico preparing hors d'oeuvres canapés...(spread with guacamole & tarama)

Michael slicing sausage snacks..

The appetizer spread (the grape/cheese cube toothpicks were my contribution to the evening)

Pizza ready for the oven..! (it was quite tasty - that's chorizo on there, along with some onion, lardons & goat cheese)

And some very colorful & creative, home-made cupcakes for dessert!

The boys with cousin Pauline, a slightly more experienced cook who will hopefully be an inspiration to them :) (She is roughly Michael's age, although you can't really tell because they're in that phase where the girls are taller!)