Nous commenceons!

Our flight was uneventful but long and the girls were sure we had spent at least two days on the plane.  The next few days were full of fun and meeting their aunties and cousins and of course a few days of  Jet Lag!

Jet lag in Holland sleeping until the afternoon!

Look Out France Here WE Come...Is France really ready for the Verkerks?  That is a question that I hadn't really thought about before.  We come with a crazy mixture of languages that are continually squished together to confuse even ourselves!  If the French thought English was confusing wait until they hear what we can mangle.  Even Kali has a great handle on this skill.  She just makes up her own version of the language and then tells you what it means in french.

Our home here in Quissac is spectacular.  We were, at least I was, a little nervous about choosing our home sight unseen over the net but it has turned out to be a wonderful choice.  The family we rented from went out of their way to prepare and help us get grounded here.  The house is painted in all my favourite colours.  There are two patios for lunching or relaxing, lovely gardens and shrubbery (not so much my thing though they are beautiful to look at), just hoping I don't kill anything by accident.  My gardening is a bit like my cooking!

Of course the pool is really the only feature the girls are interested in and are in it up to five times a day, do they still need a bath....na!

Le Pont de Faubourg, Quissac

The village is small with lots of walking trails all around.  We have been making small excursions in search of some playmates, but to no avail....soon we hope!  The river has some gigantic fish and Blaire has been looking for a net in the garage...she'll be fishing soon.  What she'll do when she catches one is anyone's guess.

Warren seems somewhat obsessed with food here!  Not a big shock but he is at a bit of a loss as to how to cook some of the veggies.  Eggplant and zucchini?  All I know is butter lots and lots of butter, someone needs to save our hearts...any thoughts?  On the other hand he has found his niche in presentation of the breakfast!

Voila!