Almost feels like summertime

Now that it's nearing the end of July. Frederic's brother and sister-in-law and their 3 daughters came over for lunch (and dinner) yesterday. We barbecued in our nifty brick barbecue grill on the patio, and enjoyed the weather.

We now have some great blackmail pictures of Benjamin playing with his cousins' My Little Ponies. (That's "Mes Petits Poneys" in French.)

Frederic is sawing pieces of drywall as I type - so progress IS being made on the renovations! Benjamin was getting ready to help with them the other day: