Wow... already it's March!

I know, same excuses as usual!! I need to spend more time updating the blog....but I'm a busy lady!!!

Nic and I just got back from a great trip to Mexico - as much as I love my girls, it's great to get away from time to time and just relax! We had so much fun and met some great folks. Spent one day visiting the ruins at Coba and then swimming in a Sinote (underground cave filled with fresh water) and then rapelling and zip-lining in a Mayan village before returning to our resort!!! That was a very busy day but well worth it! But all the other days we mostly just sat around the pool and relaxed!

In case you thought that maybe we just abandonned our kids... (LOL) don't worry!!! Nic's parents are visiting with us and watched the girls while we were gone. Now it's back to the regular routine.

Alix is, of course, doing very well in kindergarten, even if she is the youngest in her class, and Zozo is loving every little bit of pre-school, she goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 until 2:00 and is never entirely pleased to see me at the end of the day!! Madeline is walking and running around and getting bigger every day, she is starting to really get the message across and talking is surely comming soon.

We are looking at getting another series of familly pictures taken soon, so be on the lookout for those!!

Love,

Julie, Nic and the girls xxoo

Noel!!!!! Christmas!!!!

I've uploaded over 100 pictures of our Christmas break onto Shutterfly (http://alixetzoelie.shutterfly.com/). Just to update everyone, Christmas was nice and calm for us, we stayed in Houston this year and started our own traditions... Ha! These included; eating sushi on Christmas Eve and then staying up late watching cartoon Christmas movies, Christmas morning opening gifts in Pjs and then having roast beef and ham for lunch at Van and Sheila's house (they are Jeremy's parents, Jemery and Alicia are our friends here in Katy!). Then we put the girls to bed early and had a lovely candle-lit dinner just the two of us!!! Not your typical Christmas, but a GREAT one for us!!! Then on the 26 - but it turns out the 27 (long story, 34 hour story to be precise) Joel and Genevieve came down to visit (but I haven't posted those pictures yet - soon!!). Alix goes back to school tomorrow, and with that our lives will return to normal!!! More news soon!!!

Finaly recent pictures!

Yesterday, I spent the better part of the afternoon uploading pictures to Shutterfly... which I hadn't done since we had our fabulous pictures taken in June.

So follow the link on the right to Shutterfly to view everything we've taken since then!!!

Here is a teaser...

I know, I know....my bad...

It's official, I've now received complaints from all over north america because I have not updated the blog in sooooooo long!!! First of all.... I am not fully responsible. I must also blame Nic, since he decided to format both of our home computers and I still don't know where my folders are for pictures, etc... Secondly, Madeline has me on my toes since she is now walking (so cute!) and so I must admit I have less time for the whole thing! I vow to do a better job!!!

Oui, je le sait, je suis "pourrite" ca fait une eternite qu'il n'y a pas eu de nouvelles sur le blog! (C'est un peu de ma faute, mais un peu la faute a Nicolas...!!!!) Je promet de mettre des nouvelles, et surtout des photos, bientot!!

Julie ;0) xxoo

UPDATE!!!! NOUVELLES!!!!

OK, I know I haven`t updated the BLOG in a LONG time...but I will as soon as we are back in Houston!

LOW DOWN: We were already flying out on Saturday September 13 in order to go to a wedding in Gatineau, but because of Hurrican Ike, Delta switched our flights to Friday the 12th. We we pretty lucky since we were on the last flight out of Houston!!!!! Anyway, we are safe and sound in Gatineau and will be flying back home on Sunday the 21st. More news to come after that!!!

Ouragan Ike: Ne vous inquietez pas les amis!!! Nous sommes sains et saufs a Gatineau (c'était deja au plan car nous venions deja pour le mariage de Catherine et Marc le 20 september. Tout simplement, nous sommes partis de Houston une journee plus tot que prevu et avons évité l'ouragan. Semblerai-t'il que tout est correct chez nous, malgré qu'un arbre serai tomber sur notre cloture! Bref, je donnerai des nouvelles sur le blog des notre retour a Houston!

Julie (et Nic et les filles)
xoxoxoxox