Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Summer in France, Part I

First set of pictures from our vacations in France. In summary: the boys are having a great time!! We are in southern France, enjoying a spectacular summer, full of laughs, good food and sunshine (yeah!!!). We visit the horses, go blackberry, plum, and pear picking (a favorite with all three boys!), shop at the market, swim in the pool, go fishing, and sleep!

I'm sure both of them will miss the freedom and the activities they've had here when we leave soon ... good thing is that there will always be next year!


First attempt at riding the bicycle Papounet bought Mati ... it didn't result in much! :(
Visiting the horses

Santi got very excited to see the horses, but ...
... he quickly got scared, especially after Jim tried to bite his little hand!
Daddy checking for any damaged goods ... everything okay.
Another one who was scared!
Mati is just a bubble of love and affection! He's in love with Dago, always wants to play with her, caress her, but is also very firm in trying to "discipline" her: "Dago, get out of here now or you'll have time out.!"

"Vrooooooooom ...."

Little one is also very excited to be around Dago.
Watering Mamounette's flowers ... another of Mati's favorite activities!



Pure joy!!!! Driving Papounet's Mustang!!!!



"Peek-a-boo!"
Papounet preparing the fishing rod ...
A patient Mateo waiting and waiting for a fish to bite the bait ...
... he waited about 5 minutes, and then decided that fishing wasn't really all that exciting!
However, playing with "Leon" in the pool ...
or with Tata Nabou, was FUN!!!

The Bossut men in action! Mateo has been initiated in the family tradition of "baby foot".
Outing with Papounet: driving the Mustang to pick up strawberries.
Blackberry degustation! LOOOOOOVE them: "MA, MA!!!!" (More, more!!)
Mateo disguised as Buzz Lightyear. Flying the friendly skies with Vincent.

The city slicker picking berries ... "One for me and one for my brawder (Mati's pronounciation for brother)."

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