Let’s talk about summer with kids When I was young, summer was always my favorite time of year. We’d start the season in the U.S. with my mom’s side of the family, then head to the South of France with my dad’s. For me, summer meant endless sunshine, the beach, soccer camp in the States, dips in the pool, and of course—some of the best food of the year. Now that I have two kids of my own, I still love summer—but it comes with a slightly different energy (read: planning, snacks, and keeping two little people entertained for two whole months). So what do we do? We kick things off with the grandparents, of course. This year we spent a week with my parents in the same tiny seaside town in the South of France where I spent all my childhood summers. Watching my own children enjoy the very same simple pleasures—catching crabs in the rocks, making sandcastles, swimming in the sparkling Mediterranean—makes my heart burst. And I love seeing the bond deepen between them and my parents. That...
