Maxime

Maxime is now 21 months old and he is growing up quickly! His vocabulary has expanded enormously in the past few weeks. He can now say, "fleur, bibitte, autre, ours, Maman et Dada parti, vache (this word feels like it took forever) and many more. So all is well here and we are getting ready for the summer, working on a new deck and lots of yard work:)

Maxime walking Jack March 09

Here is a video of Maxime walking Jack (March 25, 2009). Maxime is now 20 months old and growing like a weed! He weighs 27 lbs and is learning French and his Daycare:)

Welcome Baby Sadie

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Welcome Julie's new baby. Baby Sadie! 8lbs 4oz. Both Julie and Sadie are doing fine. For more pics check out the Flickr photostream.

La Visite!

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We had a great visit this past weekend from Francois and Anna. Those poor crazies drove all the way up to Kingston from Michigan. What a long drive!

We had a blast including going on a Thousand Islands Boat Cruise, hitting the obligatory Toucan night out, watching Anna lose her 'Poutine Virginity', and dining for Sunday's lunch at the best restaurant in Napanee - Napanee Fish and Chips. (That's not saying a whole lot for Napanee either HAHA!).

Here's a nice shot of them squeezing Maxime.

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We even got some road hockey in on Sunday morning. Anna scored 3 goals! Woohooo! AND I just LOVE her Wings Jersey! Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

Aberdeen Street Party

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Holy Molly! The Aberdeen Street Party did not disappoint. In fact, I think there were more people there this year than last year. I met loads of people that were from out of town as well. Including an entire bus load of people from Montreal! CrAzY!!!

One of the best parts was at about 11pm, a band broke out into live tunes at the corner of William and Aberdeen. The lead singer sung the entire set while standing on the porch rail and hugging the corner post. Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and AC/DC! They cranked out about 5 tunes before the cops told them to shut it down. Boooohooo!

Julie and I had a great night at the party and the evening was capped off with a mandatory stop at Bubba's for poutine! YUM!

Want to see more shots of the day... check out this set on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/actionhamster/sets/72157607554231695/

Maxime at his first football game!

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Maxime had a great time at his first football game!!! Go Geals Fo! Queen's crushed Western to retain a perfect undefeated record of 5-0.

The Chicken was flipped!

What do you get when you mix together 19 friends, 1 stranger, 2 rubber chickens, 20 bicycles, a disturbingly carved piece of wood, playing cards, loads of beer and a trophy with legs? You get the drunken bike tour (aka the Chicken Flip!). The weather was absolutely glorious - with full sun all day - as we biked from Kingston to the US and spent most of the day frolicking in the surf at Wilson's beach between Cape Vincent and Snug Harbour. It was the 20th annual trek and it was very well attended. It's absolutely the best way to kick off the start of the school year! Thanks to everyone who joined in. Stay tuned - pictures to follow shortly.
PS: Congrats to Ken who won the 'power run' part of the day with a hand that included three 3's! Nice!

Maxime's First Birthday

It is almost impossible to believe its been a year since "Scoochy" was born. What a beautiful boy, He brings so much laughter and joy to our lives. On July 26, 2008 he turned the big 1. He is over 22 lbs now, has 5 teeth and is beginning to walk with assistance:0 We love you little prince!

Big Screen!

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I attended the Big Music Fest in Belleville yesterday with CJ (Go Funnel Cake Go!). It was awesome. Sarah Harmer, Sam Roberts and The Tragically Hip. Great show. 15,000 people showed up for it. A great way to spend your first day of summer. Here's Gord on the Big Screen. In the background, some people in Belleville go about their regular lives (*grin*)

Feeling Hot!

Here is a cute shot of Eric and Maxime on June 7, 2008. It was a heat wave, 29+ so they were down to their shorts:)

House Action

There has been great movement on Alfred. St. We have 2 offers and lots of hits on the realtor's website, if all goes well our house may sell soon and we move by mid-August:)

Number One Fans

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Maxime and his Dad are the Number One Fans of the 2008 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings. Woooohhhhooo! (Thanks to Mark Anderson for his great work!)

UN Earth Summit 1992!

Check out this presentation by 12 year old Severin Suzuki at the United Nations Earth Summit in 1992. AWESOME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggC3P8fL67w

Nice Kitchen, cozy and clean

Wait this kitchen is not finished.....

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Just another reason why we are moving:) Who does this?? ha ha

Red Wings Win the Stanley Cup! Stanley Cup Champions 2007/08!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! Red Wings Win! Red Wings Win! The 11th Stanley Cup in franchise history and the 4th Stanley Cup in 10 years! WOW!!!!!!!!!!! To celebrate the fact that the Red Wings have won the Stanley Cup in the first year of Maxime's life, both Erin and I are going to get a Red Wings Tattoo! I'm getting mine on my forehead! HAHAHAHAHAHA! More to follow on this story... stay tuned!

Triple overtime loss

Ouch! The Detroit Red Wings outplayed the Penguins in every way for 5 hours and they lost. That's hockey folks! I am confident that the Penguins cannot weather this Detroit Storm much longer. Pittsburgh will have its hands full on Tuesday night. Be there!

Red Wings win Games 1 and 2

Eric here. I have no finger nails left to bite; however, I am very glad that the Red Wings beat Pittsburgh in both games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Wooooooooohooooooooooooo!!!) Kudos to Osgood for back-to-back shutouts in Games 1 and 2, a feat that has only been done 3 other times in history. And if you have not seen it, you must see the Highlight Reel Goal by Valteri Filppula! in last night's game. WOW!

So now the gang is off to Pittsburgh for Game 3 Wednesday Night! Good luck boys! Game 4 is Saturday and it's the same night as the Matthew Good Concert. YIKES! I don't really know what I am going to do in this situation.... eeeek!

Maxime........... the big 9 mo