It's been a long time

Sorry for the long time for an update of our blog.

We have had a lot a sickness around our house in the last 3 weeks.

Everyone is better now and trying in getting back into the routine.

These are pictures I took for Valentine's Day. We had a nice day playing, doing crafts, and of course cooking!We had our traditional chocolate fondue for desert and what a hit it was for the kids.

She is our

little princess with the blue dress. Olivia was spoiled with this beautiful dress especially made for her by her ant Huguette from Quebec. Thanks to our ant and her skillful fingers with have this beautiful dress and a crinoline to go with it to add this little frou frou that makes it so special.

It is every girl's dream. I remember thinking that I would of love having one to prance around. Well My daughter at barely 2 1/2 yrs has already that privilege.

She learned very quick how to walk, sit and do the wave.

I told her that I would take some pictures of her so she could see how pretty she looks in her dress. Those pictures were the easiest I have taken of her in the last 6 months!

Anyway just wanted to share how cute she is.

Any of you want to come over for a tea party? Because just about every time she puts the dress on we have to have a tea party!

Happy New Year!

Hope it is the start of all good things for you all. No long list resolutions for me. I used to and never kept any for more and a few months. But it will be to continue what I am working on and to pay attention to small details that makes a difference in my life and the ones around me.

Life is so short and I want to take time and enjoy the moment, with my children, my family, and friends. Why not my neighbors and people that I randomly meet at the market, school, or the bank, that is what makes the difference TIME, QUALITY TIME! So if I seem not to do that with you please advise me. It will only help me and remind me of my mission this year.

I started it off during the holiday season so I could enjoy my time with family and it worked. We had so much fun talking, playing games, watching a video, drawing,....

Dear Santa

Yes we went to see the Big guy! The kids did not even hesitate to my surprise. Little Olivia went right to him first. She was pretty forward and right away she said she wants a horsey! Julien was all talk. He wants a rocket, a jet and a pilot suit! We had a good time and it was cute to see them. Ohhh to be young and so innocent again!

Life is...

not easy at times but still so beautiful andI was reminded of that this week!

This week I was playing outside with my children at the end of the day and taking a few pictures. When I said it is time to go in I looked up in the sky and this is what I saw. This beautiful colored sky with pink and purple. It took my breath away and reminded me that even tough we struggles and have difficult times we have beautiful things around us that we cannot neglect. It truly made my day and I was thankful for my family and Friends and all things in my life, a shelter above my head, food, health....

Just thought I would share!

fall pictures

We went to take some fall photos by a beautiful fall afternoon this week. I realised that I had not yet capture the beauty of this season on pictures. Fall is one of my favorite season, and I always love to see my kids enjoy the leaves, the walks and the changes in nature. We went to a new site right by our house and the children enjoyed exploring their new surroundings. We took some nice picture by an old barn and by some pretty colorful trees. We played in leaves and as the sun was setting we made our way back home. So here are my favorites shots of my clan, as Julien was pleasantly posing and Olivia was running all over the place and trying to escape the lens!

I am still scrapping!

Here are 3 pages started about a month ago that I finished last evening. I had a large project that kept me from getting them done. The first is from a picture that I love of Olivia. So decided to just have fun with it. The second page is Olivia and ant Patsy in January of 05. I love the colors of it. The last is of the 4th month of Olivia to go in the baby book!
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