Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy Fourth from France!

It was hard to be so far away on this very important holiday.  Roland and I were both a little emotional all morning long.  But, we knew it was important for us to celebrate somehow so that our kids will not miss out on the tradition.  We donned our red, white and blue and headed to the park for a picnic and some family fun!

The park we went to is one of the biggest city parks here in Lyon (to run the circumference is about 3 miles) and after our picnic we rented one of these fun pedal cars.  Emilie is the only one with a bike (so far) which worked out perfectly.  Roland and I sat on either side of Eric where the pedals are and Emilie rode along side with her bike.  We rode around the lake and through the zoo!  
Eric had control of the camera during our little ride.  Here's a sample of what we saw: 

Over-all it was a great afternoon although it was definitely not the same as being in the states for the festivities.  Our time here has helped us appreciate even more how grateful we are for the good old U-S of A!  **************

4 comments:

Sue said...

looks like a very fun day! the kids look adorable:) we miss you!!

Tricia said...

Fun stuff! We were all thinking of you guys all day today!

Carrie said...

We missed you but it looks like you had a fun day!

Shay said...

You saw giraffes?! That's an awesome park! Looks like you had a fun day and your kids, of course, look great in their red, white, and blue!