While driving through St. Cyprien (just a few km away), Sayer saw a sign with some marionettes on it.  One was a pirate marionette.  Turns out there was going to be a traveling marionette show in town!  We made sure to get there early and be in the front row.  The kids were really excited.

Oh and yes, Finn is wearing my OPI almost black nail polish.  The day before, I sat on the front step and started to paint my nails and Finnian come trotting up all excited and begged me to do his too, "all BLACK Mommy!".  At the puppet show, When the lady gave him the ticket she smiled and said "et Pour Elle" (and for her).  I just smiled back and said Merci.

It was amazing to watch how quickly they got in to the action despite the language barrier.  Guignol (pronounced Gee-nyole) was the main guy and he would ask the kids questions like "I'll be right back, will you wait?" and they would all shout, "Oui!" and Sayer and Finn would join in, shouting "Oui!!".  It was really cute.  This is Guignol:

During intermission, they got a yummy snack!

The best part was watching Sayer crack up when Guignol was beating the daylights out of Le Pirate.  He was laughing so hard that he almost fell out of his chair.

Sayer loves silly physical humor.  My Dad is here too this week and they have been watching Monty Python and the 3 Stooges movies.  There are a few parts in The Holy Grail that we have to fast forward through and if you have seen the movie then you probably guess which parts (the castle full of, um, eager women, scary bridge guy, and the savage rabbit to name a few).  His little mind is being warped!  He came up to me the other day and demanded "a shrubbery!".  If you are a Monty Python fan like I am then that should make you smile.  What are grandparents for right?

Thank you Guignol for the laughs!