Frenglish

Here is a little glimpse into the mix of languages in our house these days!

Gracie speaking English (This video could have gone on for about an hour. She loves to talk!)


Gracie speaking French (with a few made up words in there)




And finally Anna speaking, well, her own language

At 18 months, Anna says words like Mama, Dada, wawa (water), Grace, more, hi and bye. She is definitely talking less than Gracie did at this age, but she is also hearing two languages at the same time. Anna finds ways to communicate what she needs to and she understand everything we say (French or English). And once she really starts talking we may never have moments of silence in our house!

Skype Babies

We spend several hours every week on Skype with our family in CA! The girls LOVE Skype. In fact, if Anna hears Skype turn on and there isn't anyone to talk to, she gets so upset (throw herself on the floor kind of upset). Our family is so great; they actually play with our girls via the computer! Right now the girls love to play kitchen (feed whoever is on the other side of the computer), hide-n-seek and read books. Oh and extended-family birthdays are the best! The girls get ice cream with candles and we have a little Skype party. We are so blessed by the huge effort our family makes to stay involved in our lives even over the distance!

Sunday morning cuteness!

Hanging out before Church this morning.

Aa

Gracie is starting to learn her letters! 

Apple snack on "A" day.

Play

 Under the desk? Why not!

With Blankie (Gracie) & Paci (Anna)? Normally, no . . . but lots of travel vaccines have made it necessary a couple of times recently!

With water? Always fun! 



Fun with Auntie

These are a few weeks old, but still lots of fun!

Love Them!

Annecy

Another fun day trip!

 Anna helped us document the day, sunglasses & all!

So beautiful! 

Lyon

While my sister was here we took a day trip to Lyon (about a hour and a half train trip). Beautiful!

The old & the new side by side. 

 A little visit to the zoo.

The girls were happier on the way home than on the way there, even without naps. Go figure!

We love our families!

We had the best visit with my sister! We miss her already . . . and are counting down the days until we get to see all our family in CA!