Wrapping Up Normandy

It was overcast and cool the rest of our time in the Normandy area.  We spent our time reading, catching up on school and laundry, kicking the soccer ball around, building PlayDoh ice cream cones, going for walks and bike rides, and enjoying quiet family time and having some space to spread out in.  We had fires, rest, and gathered for movie nights around the 15” computer screen where we watched movies about France, art and D-day. Oh, and the kids fought over every stupid thing imaginable.

Dad could be found outside by the fire in his make-shift fire pit!

Our bike ride date to the store for ice cream ended up in a downpour!

Going for walks and bike rides around the countryside

The nearby town had a market on Saturday and so we visited that and had chouquettes and baguettes along with purchasing some local delicacies such as apple juice, sausages, and Camembert.  We enjoyed many home cooked meals and our stay in Normandy was the quiet we’d been looking forward to.

Boys ordering cheese at the fromagerie

Learning to be French

Dad selecting some locally made sausages

Mom was given a flower for Mother's Day

Sunday just happened to be the day that the French celebrate Mother’s Day.  Humorously this was Mom’s 4^th Mother’s Day so far this year!

Our favorite parts from our time in Normandy were:

• Dad: Making fires and our Normandy day tour
• Mom:  Settling down and feeling a bit "settled" as well as the Normandy day tour
• C-oldest: The meadows & fields are so green, when I biked it was so green I had to stop and see if it was real!
• CB: The quiet
• G: Jumping off the roof of the woodhouse
• SJ:  Being with my family