This year, we didn't have to travel to see the Tour de France. It came practically through our backyard. Well, about 30 minutes away in place called Lamoura, France. Our good friends, the Plourdes, came and stayed with us for a marathon Tour de France weekend. Rob and Ryan biked up Saturday morning to scope out a spot. Then Melanie and I piled the kids in one car and headed off. We took a back route to avoid the crowds, then hiked through the woods so that we could watch the riders on the last part of the final climb to the finish line. The kids loved the parade of freebie paraphanalia, which always comes before the riders. They got a pile of free candies, snacks, hats and other random stuff. Unfortunately, my camera battery ran out so I'm missing good pics. But Chelsi got some great pics of all of us, including a perfect shot of Lance Armstrong, which I will upload later.
The next day, Anna had to say goodbye to her best friend Ella, who is moving back to the US next week. They spent the last year seeing each other almost everyday, so the transition is going to be a little rough. Fortunately, they will be living about 10 minutes from Rob's parents, so we will definitely get to see them the next time we visit Grandma and Grandpa!
Mariah, Ella and Anna doing what they love in front of our new house.
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