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

Finaly....a tooth!!

Yup, Madeline finaly has her first tooth!! We could tell it was going to be soon, but on Tuesday morning, her first Canada Day...there it was, poking through! I don't doubt there are many more to come!!

Now we are busy getting everything ready for our big summer trip - three weeks in Ottawa and then 2 weeks in Victoria before returning to see Daddy in Houston... So before we leave we are trying to have everything in the house in tip-top shape for him! At least this is a long weekend (The Fourth of July is tomorrow) that we can all spend together before we head north on Monday morning!

Madeline a eue sa premiere dent cette semaine, me semble que ca fait une eternite qu'elle s'en venait, mais finalement mardi matin elle y etait!!

Maintenant nos preparatifs pour notre grand voyage d'ete!! Trois semaines chez Mammie et Pappie et ensuite deux semaines chez Grandma. Au moins nous avons une derniere fin de semaine de 3 jours avec notre papa d'amour avant qu'il nous laisse a l'aeroport lundi matin!