Owen has a friend Quentin, who went to school with him last year but moved back to France just before the end of the school year. I wrote to his parents hoping that we could get the two boys together for a visit, and we were able to do it today.
While I have talked to Quentin a few times, I had not actually met his parents. Despite this, they generously offered to have the three of us over for the afternoon and for dinner.
We took a train out to their suburb, and they picked us up and took us to their apartment. We walked around the town to a park that used to be part of an old chateau of one of the King Louis (The 16th? I should remember….) Several of the pieces of armor from the museum yesterday belonged to another King Louis – and Jack asked if all the kings of France had to be named Louis!)
Anyway, we had some snacks and had a lot of fun playing different kinds of ball games, “fishing” in the pond, discovering field bugs, 
and playing leapfrog (which was absolutely hilarious). 
We walked back through town and the four boys had a great time playing together while the adults chatted. They kids chatted away in French and the adults spoke in English with Quentin’s dad translating for a little bit.
(view from their apartment)
We had a great dinner complete with several courses (including a cheese course after dinner– which I really wanted to take a photo of because it was so yummy and fun and traditional! Don’t worry, I didn’t.
Sadly, I didn’t get a photo of everyone together. Other than missing that photo op, it was a wonderful day and I am very thankful and so impressed with how comfortable Quentin’s family made us feel.
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