The Kubacz Connection: On a une voiture!

We have a car!!

Praise God for this good gift : ) We are very thankful that we were able to purchase a car to use (and then re-sell) during our time here. Would you believe it's a FORD??

G looking for the "surprise" Daddy brought home.
"Where is it?"

Yep, Ford Fiesta. Actually manufactured in Germany, so not really considered an American car here. It's a diesel, manual, 5-seater with surprisingly roomy hatch-back trunk --- a great fit for our growing family!

God provided in a neat way. The car became available soon after our arrival. It's previous owner (another TEAM-France family) moved out of country and were unable to take the car with them. So, we consider it an added blessing to "know" the previous owner!

So...what have we done in our new wheels?

Shopping -- yep, buying groceries and other household necessities are chores that follow you wherever you go. Having the car has allowed us to take these trips as a family -- so G's managed to get a few extra treats into the shopping carts -- and to visit some new stores.

Exploring -- now that's probably more what you were hoping for...

le mont Blanc
a beautiful sight on one of our evening drives

Sunday we went to a nearby town for "Journee Du Cheval" = Day of the Horse

Basically, an all-day horse show which focused on jumping for the couple hours we were there. G and her friends enjoyed watching.

Road trip!
3 in a row in our backseat : )
Excited and hoping to see a "purple" horse

Watching the show

Grand Finale

They also enjoyed "petting" the "ponies"...

"He's so cute"

Woah! No, kissing my nose...

Yesterday, we visited Abbaye de Tamie.

Abbaye de Tamie

The abbey, also known as Notre-Dame de Tamie, was originally founded in 1132 and housed monks until the 1790s. The abbey and monastic life were resumed in the early 1860s with new buildings constructed at that time.