November 2014 - January 2015 in pictures

Claire is growing fast. She is already learning how to read...


... and to pray :-)


The joys of a family walk along the canal near our home.





Claire likes touring the house on all fours. It's up to us to watch the cupboards... and the bins!


Anna likes taking care of her little sister.


One year older and a lot of candles for Carolyn! :-)


It was a pleasure to have our Agapé Rennes colleagues round again for a Christmas Breakfast.



And we were also delighted to wait for the arrival of our neighbours to share the joy of Christmas over a "goûter".


At the solicitor's, thankful to be owners of our house!


First Christmas for Claire...


... who had fun tearing up some wrapping paper.


Anna, future acrobat...



... or a future career in horse-riding perhaps?


A few days in the country at Papy and Mamie's for a Christmas out in the fresh air!




The five of us spent the last few hours of 2014 together enjoying some home-made nibbles in front of old cartoons from our childhood. And off to bed not too late to start 2015 in good form!



2015 started with a bang as we celebrated Anna's 5th Birthday.


The French team who  joined around 50 colleagues from Agapé Europe for a week of leadership training. Offering a wealth of learning opportunities, it was great to start the year on a solid foundation! 


Oooooooooh !


And then time to celebrate our second January Birthday, Claire's first!



Excellent, more paper to tear up :-)


To finish, Claire's first hair-cut in record time - 3 minutes flat to enable her to see again withour hair getting in her eyes.


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