Travel, travel, travel...where to go??

Jason and I have been trying to figure out what our travel plans are going to be for this year. We know that we will be going to Spain and Germany in July and that we are going to France in October but we have been having trouble deciding where in France to go. At first we thought we would go to the Luberon, Loire and Paris. The luberon just seemed to hard to get to with the kids so we decided to not do that on this trip. Then we thought a week in Loire and a week in Burgundy with a few days in Paris. This just felt too rushed so we decided we wouldn't see Paris on this trip. I feel like I should see Paris since we are living in Europe but I'm just not drawn to it so I'm not heartbroken over skipping it. Then we were down to a week in the Loire and a week in Burgundy. We are both slow travelers at heart though and we decided to stay two weeks in the Loire. We figure this will give us a week to see the Chateaux that we want to see and a week of just relaxing and puttering around the countryside. Now I just need to find an apartment and book it. I'm hoping to call a place today to see if it is available. If it is then we will have a 3 bedroom apartment to stay in for two weeks. If someone wants to come and stay in the third bedroom for free you are welcome to it as long as you agree to babysit for half the nights so that Jason and I can enjoy some nice French dinners!