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.

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 !

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…

Just such a happy little guy !

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.

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.

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….

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 !