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DDG&S
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Preparing to say "Au Revoir"...for now
Now that our official French coursework is complete, we have entered into a transition phase. What does that mean? A LOT of sorting, pruning, packing, repacking, ordering, gifting, and cleaning balanced around enjoying our last weeks in France.
As you may have noticed, blogging has taken a bit of a backseat...but we thought we would share some recent happenings:
Last week G was able to participate in McDo's (yep that's French for McDonalds) "Kids Sport" Day. Apparently McDo is sponsoring a touring "Kids Sport" festival that travels to cities across France. Kids receive a free t-shirt (G was thrilled that her's was pink!), a sport journal and a "Pass'sport." There were various stations set-up (hand-ball, judo, break-dancing, biking...) for the kids to visit, participate in a 15-20 minute hands-on lesson/practice and then get a stamp in their "pass'sport"! Actually a great way to get kids excited to be ACTIVE!!
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| Judo |
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| Learning moves with her good friend S |
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| Break-dancing |
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| Proud of her Pass'sport stamps |
We've also done some celebrating...
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| Sims turned 8 months! |
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| Di turned 30-something : ) |
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| Decorating cupcakes to celebrate |
And we've said "good-bye-for-now" to some friends...
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| S & A playing during our final lunch-date |
We find exploring new parks to be a good way to cheer us up after parting ways with loved ones. Everyone enjoyed this park in Thônes after we dropped Nana, Papa & Nanny off at the airport:
It is a bittersweet time but we know staying in France for this transition phase was a good decision. It's given us time to rest, to play, to complete the tasks above, to explore new places while visiting some other places that have become favorites and to say good-bye (for now)...
Stay tuned for highlights from our 3-day road trip around Mont Blanc!
DDG&S
Nanny in France!!
While Dean & Dianna were completing their summer French conversation course, Gracie and Sims kept Nanny, Nana & Papa busy, busy, busy. And we all made the most of all the free moments in between.
Here's a photo journal of some of our July highlights...
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| Sims & Nanny getting acquainted |
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| G playing with a very special gift: original Barbie furniture that belonged to Nana's 1st cousin (Thanks Aunt Sarah Grace!!) |
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| Ice Cream Cone SMOREs...YUM!! |
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| Saying "au revoir" to our dear friends the B family |
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| THANKs to ALL who showered us with clothes!! G & S are well prepared for the upcoming 2-3 years : ) |
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| G showing Nanny & Nana the "fish" at our local grocery store |
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| Picnic at Lake Roseland |
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| Lots of snuggles with Papa |
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| Visiting Conflans |
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| Our favorite local artist's shop in Conflans |
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| Conflans' gardens with panoramic view of Albertville |
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| Picnic -- despite the rainy, cool weather -- at Fort Tamie |
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| Lyon, France |
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| Biking in Lyon (one of Dianna's highlights) |
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| Special moments together |
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| D&D enjoyed a date lunch at the local creperie |
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| Turino, ITALY |
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| Hop-On-Hop-Off bus tour for our day-trip to Italy |
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| Exploring a medieval city in Valentino Park Turin, Italy |
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| Castle de Miolans |
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| Enjoying our self-guided castle tour |
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| G wasn't so sure about the costume... |
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| Our mentors from Wichita, KS came for a visit, too! |
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| Four generations |
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| Birthday Tea Party Thanks again to Aunt Sarah Grace for the lovely tea set!! |
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| Dianna & Nanny's joint birthday party |
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| A double rainbow on our last night together! |
We are truly grateful for God's many blessings to us throughout this year in France. Being away from our family and friends in the U.S. is definitely the hardest part of our journey. We are thankful for the moments we share with them (in person, via skype, on the phone, emails, "snail" mail, etc.) and look forward to more...
Resting on HIS promises,
DDG&S
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