Getting to know Jackson (August 2011)

We spend quite a bit of time with aunt Stephanie and Jackson this summer.

We went to a park nearby his house.

We played with his toys and Gabriel had one of his famous meltdowns!

I played a lot with his dog, Chloé while the babies were sleeping.

Chloé was like my own little baby!

I took this picture of mom and dad.

Gabriel and I really took advantage of their superb heated in ground pool!

We swam all day long for Stephanie's birthday.

Even papie came along for a dip.

Gabriel was swimming with me a lot. I love putting his head under water.

We stayed long enough to take a bath together.

We also ate together! Gabriel is still a messy eater!

The night before Tristan was born (August 2011)


The day before Tristan was born we spend time with Maribel (his big sister).


Can you believe she has a real boat that can fit in her pool!

We are both wearing oversize bathing suits! They will fit next summer for sure!

Gabriel was such a beautiful baby that he inspired the onset of Geneviève's contractions a few hours later! At least this is what mommy wants to believe!

Maribel is such a sweet girl, we get along great. She will be an amazing big sister. Tristan is very lucky.

Play date with Isaac and his siblings (August 2011)

Before Isaac left for his big summer adventure with his big family, we decided to spend the day together.

We went to my favourite play ground nearby.

His big brother Thomas is always playing with us. He is so cool.

Isaac is a clown. It was fun hidding his legs under the sand.


We did it to his whole family. Gabriel and I did not want to do it! We wanted to bury their legs, not ours.

It was a fun day! We always have fun with this dynamic family!

Lac Hertel (July 2011)


One of our best day this summer was to spend quality time with mommy's teacher colleagues. They were so kind and fun! They also have amazing kids. Étienne is my age and Maïka and Maélie are Gabriel's. We swam, danced and played at Julie's house first and then we had a picnic and a walk in the woods at St-Hilaire mountain. What a great day!

Visit at Santa's Village (July 2011)

Once again, we got to go see Santa at his village with the other kids from daycare. Santa has magical powers, Gabriel allowed him to give him a hug. This was a miracle!

I talked with Santa and I asked him to give me a pirate house for Christmas. He said he never heard of such a thing. It's probably because pirates live on a ship! I guess I want a pirate ship!

It was a scorching day. Thank goodness for the pool!

The petting zoo is always fun too.

Let's not forget the miniature train.

The sccoters and the cars.
The play grounds.
The magician and the bouncy castles.

Santa's sleigh.
Santa'S reindeers. I bet we will go again next year!

Daddy's 35th birthday party (July 2011)


Wow it was hot for daddy's birthday party! Mommy and I spent the whole day in the pool!


The water temperature was 89 degrees Faranheit!


We all ate many freezies, even Jackson had his first one!


I was trying to make a funny face like he does all the time!

Tante Caro bakes daddy's favorite cake. It is a Norwegian cake with lots of eggs and real whip cream and fruits! Mommy decorated the cake, she does not have her sister's talents to say the least!

Gabriel slept during the whole party while Jackson taped out towards the end in mamie's arms. My cousin was shaken to sleep.

This is how Jackson looked like after coming out of the pool and being htrown in the air by mommy!

Fête familiale de grand-maman (July 2011)

Nous avons célébré l'été en compagnie des soeurs et du frère de grand-maman. Gabriel n'était pas en super forme...

Il a quand même joué dans l'eau avec sa petite cousine Juliette.

Ariane, la maman de Juliette a même profité du jeux gonflable d'Antoine.

Nous avons tous joué dans le jeux gonfables, malgré la chaleur.

Antoine était aux anges de sauter toute la journée... même sur Ariane!

Wow, maman a pris une belle photo de notre champion du jeu gonfable! Il est tellement beau, ce n'est pas difficile.

Qu'est-ce que maman et tante Caro font? Échange de framboise voyons!