Exploring

This morning the kids and I decided to go for a walk. The kids ran outside while I put in a load of laundry. Sarah came bursting back in the house, excitedly describing the neighbor she had just met. "His name is John, and he speaks English! He has grandkids with him, too, but they only speak French."

I went out and met him. We had a nice conversation. He told us about a chateau not far from here and gave us directions. We started walking. I didn't follow the directions quite right, so we didn't find it. We did find a cool wood very close where the kids will enjoy playing. We also walked behind a huge cornfield and find a nature path set up by some school kids a few years ago. We got home very ready for lunch.

This evening, Ben and I went out for a date. Without knowing what would be open, we just started driving. We were pleased to find a large convenience store that is open till 10 pm!  Most stores close by eight. This presents a problem if we run out of milk and Ben doesn't get home from work until almost eight. So this was a great find.

Here are pictures of the kids on our walk today.