August 10, 2010 by Dad.

Aunty Celeste had to give up trying to play her guitar when Etienne decided he wanted to see what it was all about. He made his way up onto the sofa and forced her to show him what she was doing. Here are photos of the two playing guitar, it was very fun to watch Etienne figure out what Celeste was showing him.

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August 9, 2010 by Dad.

Another day at the beach ! This time at Churchill Park just outside Lac La Biche. The beach is covered with small stones and Etienne just had to taste every one of them so we had to keep an eye on him the whole time. Eventually I gave him a larger rock to play with. He really loves the water and had a great time !

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August 7, 2010 by Dad.

Etienne chilling out on the beach at another lake near Lac La Biche. This time while visiting some friends of Celeste & Frederick. Etienne just loves the beach, the sand and the water…

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August 6, 2010 by Dad.

Just such a happy little guy !

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August 6, 2010 by Dad.

We went berry picking with Celeste and Ouma & Oupa. This was something that Etienne really could not take part in, but he was very interested in what everybody was doing. I carried him around and showed him the berries but there was no tasting for him, no berries before 1 year !!

After the berry picking we stopped at the local golf course for lunch. It really is a beautiful course looking out over the lake. Just below the patio was the putting green and Cezanne and Etienne just had to check it out and we got a couple of really nice photos of the kids playing on the green.

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August 5, 2010 by Dad.

Our vacation started with a few bumps thanks to Delta. We will never fly Delta EVER again… Once we made it all the way up to Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada we had a great time. Etienne and his aunt Celeste took this bike for a ride on their patio. Etienne is a real boy, he took to it right away, spreading his legs wide enough to not get his toes in the way of the back wheels, something that took Cezanne a long time to get right.

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July 30, 2010 by Dad.

With no direct help or input the little guy just got up on his knees and started crawling. I suspect that blisters and calluses that formed on his feet and toes from the odd scoot he had been using to get around got to him. We were so surprised and he has now been doing it regularly, no looking back now…

He has also decided that he likes to climb the stairs.

The other day he climbed his way from the basement to the 2nd floor stopping to catch his breath on each floor and landing. His forward and upward motion is great and the only risk of falling down is when he stops and looks around.

The next few months are going to be interesting….

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July 26, 2010 by Dad.

We are now on constant Etienne watch, he is so mobile and so quick that we can not leave him unattended for a second… When we did, this is what he got up to… We found the little man on his way upstairs…

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July 25, 2010 by Dad.

Etienne joined his big sister at the doctor today for his 9 month checkup and she got her 4 year old checkup.

Etienne’s stats were :

Length : 30 3/4 inches

Weight : 25lbs 10oz

Head Circumference : 18 1/4 inches

These stats put him in the 100% for height and weight. The doctor is happy and says he is basically the size of an 18 month old at this stage. We can certainly confirm that since he is wearing 18-24 month clothes. The dude is a little giant and weighs a ton !

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July 24, 2010 by Dad.

It is clear that Etienne is what we call a “lekker beck”, he just loves the “sweet / tasty stuff”. I needed to keep him busy while I made his dinner so I gave him a few chips and he just loved them, eating everything I gave him.

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