Family of 6!!

 

Back to school...

 Adam and Antoine are thrilled with their new teachers... Adam starting 4th grade and Antoine 1st grade... I am so glad they both enjoy going to school!

First day of school

And we have a... WINNER!

Adam participated for the second year at the Cub Scout Rain-gutter Regatta. Last year, we assemble the kit that was provided and following the instructions on the box... not knowing that one could upgrade the boat to improve its speed... Needless to say that Adam's boat did not so well.

So this year, we watched YouTube videos on how to make changes on the boat and how to blow to win the competition... Mark and Adam's work was successful since Adam came #1!!

A little review of the event:

 Last minute repair as one of the gutters was too narrow for the trimaran boats this year.

First few rounds of competition:

  

Final rounds: pretty close between Adam and Will...

Second part of the competition: the Show 

Shawn's boat - the Shark - won first place

On the way home, Mark was explaining to Adam that his blowing technique was what took him to first place as some other boats were pretty well made too. Adam ended up making this conclusion: "A good ship needs a good captain!"

Pure cuteness!

 

 

 

In love with their sister...

Summer fun...

 We spend the day at our friend Margaret's house and enjoyed her pool! The boys had such a blast in their "own pool"!

Reunited again!

Antoine in France

Antoine spent two months in France and had a blast going to school, spending time with my nieces, meeting distant cousins.... My parents took him many places and spoiled him!

 

Antoine made friends at school right away and had no problem adjusting to French school... One of the highlights were a field trip to a safari zoo and a visit to a neighboring farm.

 

It is so fun to have cousins to play with... from riding a pony to water-skying and sailing a boat, going to school carnivals, and pretending to cross the jungle... 

 Antoine and Maelis had a great time too at the beach, picking up crabs and climbing boulders

 

It was time to come home after 2 months of fun and Antoine flew back on his own!

 

A hobby for Victor...

 Over the last few months, Victor loves gathering things of the same category... Here are a few samples that I caught... He is such a darling toddler... =)

Celebrations!

First smiles...

 

Dean and Michele's wedding

Mark and I (and Cibelle of course!) flew to Mineapolis, then drove to Iowa to attend our friend Dean's wedding. It was wonderful to meet everyone and spend time with Dean!

 

Victor makes a new friend...

While we were spending the evening at the DeWitts from our ward, Victor was so excited to go meet their horses... As they were not close to the gate, he attracted them with some weeds and was very successful... He loved every minute he spent with his new friend and cannot wait until he can get on her...