Paris part 2

So we spent an entire day examining some of the battles of WWI and some of the reasons for that war, as well as saw the site where the French Revolution started.  As well as the location were Louis XVI was stopped and arrested while trying to escape the Country.
But now we are in Paris, and Amy is eager to show the boys some of the French Revolution Landmarks here.

 This is the castle where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned.  It served as one of the last stops before the accused were tried and executed.  We also saw the place of the Bastille and some other spots of Historical note. 

Of Course no trip to Paris would be complete without viewing some of the other Iconic Tourist attractions.

Paris

We have been in France for 8 Months now and have really not done any site-seeing.  We decided to take the kids to Paris and see some of the historical sites before leaving the country.

 First Stop:  Uncle Don Marshall took us to see some of the WWI trenches and the Crown Prince of Austria's Bunker during the war near VerDunn.  We later say the second largest US military foreign Cemetery where at one time 48,000 Us military service men were buried.   The boys learned about the first World War as well as some about the second.

Here is a US WWII tank that was left behind while the Allies pushed Germany out of France.
From here we are on our way to Paris to learn more about the French Revolution.

Bit of a Switch

This Month will prove interesting as I (Joe) stay home with the kids and continue their home schooling while Amy starts her classes at the French school.  Granted the kids will have a reduced workload, but I get to be Mr. Mom for about 3-4 weeks and keep the home running.  Should be fun.
Amy will be working on speaking now that she has a good foundation of the language.

Her Tutor has done very well at working out the Grammar and developing her Vocabulary.

Nearing the End

Well, this is the last Month of Class for Joe.  Amy will begin her three week speaking course next month right after exams for this last semester.  We are at the level that the Field asked us to be at, and are looking forward to moving to Africa by the end of this Summer.

Devotions in French

This last week I had the opportunity to do the Devotional time at the school.  Each week one of the students gives a short 15 - 20 minute devotional.  The video and audio is not the best quality, but I am posting this for those who are interested in hearing our progress.
Devos in French

Exams

Things have been a bit crazy here as we have been taking our unit exams.  These will determine whether or not we move up to the next level in French.  Though my grammar and spelling leave something to be desired, I am happy to announce that both Amy and I did very well, and will be starting in a new level of French this next week.
Amy's parents are coming to visit, so we are looking forward to spending time with them.
Sorry for the delay on the boys latest video, I was wrapped up with French and couldn't help them with final editing... you can find it under the boys videos.

The Boys

The boys have been looking for a way to stay in touch with their friends.  This gets especially tough for MK's as the weeks turn into years.  Typically by the time furlough rolls around so much time has passed that it is difficult for their American friends to relate to them, much less maintain any type of relationship with them. 
We decided that one way to bridge the time and cultural divide is to put out videos of what the boys are up to and some of their adventures.  Hopefully it will help you keep in touch with them and you will get to know them even better instead of loosing touch with them.
This is the first video, and we hope to post a new one each month. 
In this first video the boys are visiting a medieval city located just out of our town of Albertville.  It actually overlooks the town and is about a 5 mile trip from our home.
Hope you enjoy it, and we hope to add a section for the 4MK'S videos as we have more to add.