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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June 1, 2010 by Dad.

June 1st is Dad’s Birthday and I took the day off and we just relaxed at home…

Standing up !	Stand up again !	Just look at me !!
More standing in the ball pit reaching for trouble. He is top heavy so we have watch him carefully.
At the Arboretum’s Children’s Garden - the secret stream and up in the treetops…

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May 30, 2010 by Dad.

Memorial Day Weekend and we had planned to redo our deck which involved painting the railing and replacing the floor boards. We got interrupted by weather and possible rain so we joined Chloe, Megan and the Triplets for a picnic in Pioneer Park just south of Naperville downtown.

First a couple of photos of Etienne is his “birthday outfit” from grand ma ! Thanks Grandma !

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February 14, 2010 by Dad.

Valentines Day - but for Etienne it was his first “solid” food meal. We took some pictures and it made us think back to the many photos I took of Cezanne in her eating seat, mainly because it was the one place she would sit still long enough to take her picture…

I just love this boy’s eyes…

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January 23, 2010 by Dad.

Etienne gets around thanks to his sister, and in this case it was to Chloe’s Birthday Party - a Chef’s party which really was quite a hit with the girls and boys…

Etienne and I hung out while Cezanne made cupcakes, cookies and hot dogs. When we got home and bathed Etienne we discovered he had a case of hives…

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December 25, 2009 by Dad.

Etienne’s first Christmas at home.

He got his own “Noddy” made by Granny using a pattern we tracked down online and through “connections”. The pattern was older than both Mom & Dad. Etienne also got a wonderful wooden toy for his stroller / swing from his Uncle Brett - thanks…

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December 23, 2009 by Dad.

When I went through the photos for Day 6 I did not find any of Etienne, what a shock, so lets move on to Day 7, or last day in the Magical Kingdom, which we spent at Epcot.

First a swim - we had not had any really hot weather but our last morning was good enough to try a swim. Etienne did enjoy the water for a little bit but it was by no means warm. He got cold and so his Mommy came to get him.

Then we headed off to lunch with the Princesses where Etienne slept through it all, even the photos with the Princesses. He ended up collecting 2 of his own “autographs”.

First Swim with Dad & Cezanne; Ready for the day, really really ready !
Snow White leaves her mark; Ariel poses with the little Prince
Aurora & Cinderella pose with the little Prince
Cezanne points out Etienne’s “autographs”; Ladies Man; Photos w/ Santa

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December 21, 2009 by Dad.

Day 5 - Hollywood Studios.

Cezanne decided that UP was her favorite movie despite the fact that she has never even seen the movie. When we saw the characters from UP we just had to wait in line to take photos with them and by we I mean Etienne and I. Etienne was so relaxed and I think he just enjoyed being in my arms rather than in his stroller. After photos with the cast from UP we took a picture with Frozone from The Incredibles.

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December 20, 2009 by Dad.

Oh Etienne we love you ! You are such a wonderfully easy baby. The little guy just tagged along without making a fuss at all we put him through. After dinner we had a chance to take photos with Mickey and Minnie…

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December 19, 2009 by Dad.

Our little guy had made it through the first 2 days and we were very proud of how well he had done. We was sleeping in our room with the light on and was not bothered by us after we put him down. His sister enjoyed the time she got to spend with him this morning. In his big boy stroller he was able to take a nap when all the magic just got to be too much. Eventually he put on his happy face for the photo with Santa.

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