tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169658052011-09-30T03:29:33.749-07:00Paris - San Jose, a big move for a little girl...Alainnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-42354134701977102212011-06-05T17:54:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:58:08.824-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FzDO0LIj_8c/TewmEp7uiNI/AAAAAAAADTw/-Mn6HtA5YK0/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FzDO0LIj_8c/TewmEp7uiNI/AAAAAAAADTw/-Mn6HtA5YK0/s400/049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614904696841865426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nGh73GyrVI4/TewljOaBYKI/AAAAAAAADTo/78sSw_tnABY/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nGh73GyrVI4/TewljOaBYKI/AAAAAAAADTo/78sSw_tnABY/s400/052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614904122517053602" /></a><br />On Grandpa's boat with Bon Papa !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4235413470197710221?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-50004789017558694472011-06-05T16:36:00.001-07:002011-06-05T16:37:37.786-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kblQaxLqvG4/TewTJ6XNuRI/AAAAAAAADTg/7O-wg936QVo/s1600/SambaDancers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kblQaxLqvG4/TewTJ6XNuRI/AAAAAAAADTg/7O-wg936QVo/s400/SambaDancers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614883896430541074" /></a><br />SF Carnaval, May 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5000478901755869447?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-70245669339000412392011-06-05T16:34:00.000-07:002011-06-05T16:35:59.595-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03Yibq3tU4I/TewSxjzQzqI/AAAAAAAADTY/MkOKEGThhsY/s1600/IMG00358-20110521-1016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-03Yibq3tU4I/TewSxjzQzqI/AAAAAAAADTY/MkOKEGThhsY/s400/IMG00358-20110521-1016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614883478057307810" /></a><br />Sammy, Margot et Elodie<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7024566933900041239?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-19658084503328016192011-01-01T15:45:00.000-08:002011-01-01T16:03:31.859-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-90ThUi9I/AAAAAAAADMc/KwxinDykCcA/s1600/2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-90ThUi9I/AAAAAAAADMc/KwxinDykCcA/s400/2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557369171489360850" /></a><br /><br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-_ap9M1ZI/AAAAAAAADNU/7kaYJWqsBc8/s1600/DSCN0514.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-_ap9M1ZI/AAAAAAAADNU/7kaYJWqsBc8/s200/DSCN0514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557370929858532754" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-_aKIl4DI/AAAAAAAADNM/uMOvDTnlrfw/s1600/DSCN0494.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-_aKIl4DI/AAAAAAAADNM/uMOvDTnlrfw/s200/DSCN0494.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557370921316376626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-_Zg9ILeI/AAAAAAAADNE/mcCsxoeWwkI/s1600/DSCN0478.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR-_Zg9ILeI/AAAAAAAADNE/mcCsxoeWwkI/s200/DSCN0478.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557370910262439394" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR_AtLgy8jI/AAAAAAAADNk/kJivkxlq-QI/s1600/DSCN0524.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TR_AtLgy8jI/AAAAAAAADNk/kJivkxlq-QI/s200/DSCN0524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557372347615474226" /></a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1965808450332801619?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-8082882522830509742010-08-01T23:46:00.000-07:002010-08-01T23:47:34.336-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TFZp_cJxxjI/AAAAAAAADBs/7zSUnyxS744/s1600/IMG_0375.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TFZp_cJxxjI/AAAAAAAADBs/7zSUnyxS744/s400/IMG_0375.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500700533489518130" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-808288252283050974?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-14796537724667255672010-06-19T10:28:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:36:15.160-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz_yxFKNlI/AAAAAAAAC-M/tfB2TT_zCJI/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz_yxFKNlI/AAAAAAAAC-M/tfB2TT_zCJI/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484539693863941714" /></a><br /><br /><br />after the show with Samantha and Keala<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz_zaTcfQI/AAAAAAAAC-U/e1z5LnJSVD0/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz_zaTcfQI/AAAAAAAAC-U/e1z5LnJSVD0/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484539704929713410" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1479653772466725567?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-56135424266187406382010-06-19T10:21:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:27:34.180-07:00Elodie received her first diploma<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz89u59QaI/AAAAAAAAC9s/6lCApLmB38I/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz89u59QaI/AAAAAAAAC9s/6lCApLmB38I/s400/029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484536583723762082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz8-GkRQBI/AAAAAAAAC90/Sqqb8foPipk/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz8-GkRQBI/AAAAAAAAC90/Sqqb8foPipk/s400/031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484536590075248658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz9aAmRH5I/AAAAAAAAC98/Nck9LaIA_D0/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz9aAmRH5I/AAAAAAAAC98/Nck9LaIA_D0/s400/032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484537069509353362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz9bI1dv6I/AAAAAAAAC-E/SqNCDpIRdHc/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz9bI1dv6I/AAAAAAAAC-E/SqNCDpIRdHc/s400/036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484537088900448162" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5613542426618740638?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-51205867216119356432010-06-19T10:16:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:19:07.794-07:00Etienne's creation from Stephanie's "art in the classroom" program<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz7-4g3bDI/AAAAAAAAC9k/aA8MvrIkBwU/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz7-4g3bDI/AAAAAAAAC9k/aA8MvrIkBwU/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484535503971118130" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5120586721611935643?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-72835709208313157962010-06-19T10:04:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:15:10.881-07:00Elodie got her first medal<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz6RULeoaI/AAAAAAAAC9M/OZwWS_zdQbw/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz6RULeoaI/AAAAAAAAC9M/OZwWS_zdQbw/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484533621611995554" /></a><br /><br />Elodie's team<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz6SS6dQtI/AAAAAAAAC9U/G617DJue21c/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz6SS6dQtI/AAAAAAAAC9U/G617DJue21c/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484533638452036306" /></a><br /><br />Etienne's team<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz6S9040eI/AAAAAAAAC9c/G7Z1rZbjyOc/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/TBz6S9040eI/AAAAAAAAC9c/G7Z1rZbjyOc/s400/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484533649971401186" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7283570920831315796?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-47117270429498744612010-05-25T21:23:00.000-07:002010-05-25T21:24:21.493-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S_yiVRa6X3I/AAAAAAAAC78/g9h7oYOyCdE/s1600/giraffe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S_yiVRa6X3I/AAAAAAAAC78/g9h7oYOyCdE/s400/giraffe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475429733312913266" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4711727042949874461?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-45956300045062136752010-03-17T22:27:00.000-07:002010-03-17T23:46:51.065-07:00Today Elodie participated in her first soccer practice.<br />Guess you is on her team ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S6G7CcpkFsI/AAAAAAAAC4w/h_ArEfSZdQk/s1600-h/firstsoccer+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S6G7CcpkFsI/AAAAAAAAC4w/h_ArEfSZdQk/s400/firstsoccer+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449842674819667650" /></a><br /><br />and guess who is the coach ?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xePDYtmz3xI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xePDYtmz3xI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S6G7BSIrB8I/AAAAAAAAC4g/UzYJDn9xa4w/s1600-h/firstsoccer+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S6G7BSIrB8I/AAAAAAAAC4g/UzYJDn9xa4w/s400/firstsoccer+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449842654817486786" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4595630004506213675?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-74987955351516876632010-03-15T22:22:00.001-07:002010-03-15T22:50:13.085-07:00Both Etienne and Elodie enjoyed skiing in Tahoe last weekend!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/09a-46nztYo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/09a-46nztYo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Elodie took a lesson on her first day ever on skis...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkI7y_8U04g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkI7y_8U04g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />and Etienne remembered how to turn and stop<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ovSCDbU_yfA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ovSCDbU_yfA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />great job kids !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7498795535151687663?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-83820503331695226662010-02-12T21:21:00.001-08:002010-02-12T21:39:04.970-08:00and of course Elodie celebrated the new year at school today...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S3Y6vO8U38I/AAAAAAAAC2o/DHcoQD2evu4/s1600-h/DSCF4304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S3Y6vO8U38I/AAAAAAAAC2o/DHcoQD2evu4/s400/DSCF4304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437598183235837890" /></a><br />apparently she is as afraid of dragons as she is of dogs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S3Y29W08l9I/AAAAAAAAC14/w-5a8F9sNro/s1600-h/HPIM1547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S3Y29W08l9I/AAAAAAAAC14/w-5a8F9sNro/s400/HPIM1547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437594027824027602" /></a>Thank you Samantha for lending us a true Chinese costume!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S3Y6AtVo1aI/AAAAAAAAC2g/dHre_tPr90E/s1600-h/DSC_0843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/S3Y6AtVo1aI/AAAAAAAAC2g/dHre_tPr90E/s400/DSC_0843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437597383941215650" /></a>Where's Waldo? Ou est Charlie?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8382050333169522666?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-20212286379682103932010-01-24T19:32:00.000-08:002010-01-24T19:35:16.941-08:00It took Elodie exactly one month to learn how use her Christmas present properly !<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7rFNYWu9Xpw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7rFNYWu9Xpw&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />we're very proud of her !<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwxXAICFoBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwxXAICFoBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2021228637968210393?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-82207475104184272002010-01-01T15:12:00.000-08:002010-01-01T17:10:17.624-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sz6DwOPS6hI/AAAAAAAACzo/A8vnTwkE9Gs/s1600-h/2010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sz6DwOPS6hI/AAAAAAAACzo/A8vnTwkE9Gs/s400/2010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421915865879865874" /></a><br />Elodie and Etienne wish you a Happy New Year !<br />In the background, you can see their art table with some of their favorite toys: Pokemon cards, Hello Kitty music boxes, Legos, Princess books...<br /><br /><center><br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sz6Cwk2cR2I/AAAAAAAACzg/RZe1ibzYXAs/s1600-h/018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sz6Cwk2cR2I/AAAAAAAACzg/RZe1ibzYXAs/s320/018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914772438009698" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sz6CwKyNY_I/AAAAAAAACzY/SAwZZGXdC4U/s1600-h/017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sz6CwKyNY_I/AAAAAAAACzY/SAwZZGXdC4U/s320/017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914765440934898" /></a></td></tr></table></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8220747510418427200?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-30786231286966134612009-12-18T14:19:00.000-08:002009-12-18T14:21:10.930-08:00<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4-dy2SOm4DE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4-dy2SOm4DE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1sZEp4ARSSE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1sZEp4ARSSE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3078623128696613461?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-32855528103486724162009-11-23T22:39:00.000-08:002009-11-23T22:44:19.894-08:00... She wanted to look like her godmother!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Swt_xFB-qAI/AAAAAAAACwU/0cLw9SPhB4U/s1600/balancoire.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Swt_xFB-qAI/AAAAAAAACwU/0cLw9SPhB4U/s400/balancoire.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407556258729207810" /></a><center>Constance at age 4 (Summer 1995)</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3285552810348672416?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-19203920269940217462009-11-16T20:02:00.000-08:002009-11-16T20:23:46.245-08:00Yesterday Elodie decided she wanted short hair, took a pair of cissors, and started cutting...<br />After a lot of screaming a an emergency trip to the hair dresser, here is the result...<br /><br /><table><tr><td align="center">BEFORE</td><br /><td align="center">AFTER</td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIhjfDRxSI/AAAAAAAACvs/FCjr0OSrimc/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIhjfDRxSI/AAAAAAAACvs/FCjr0OSrimc/s320/002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404919396312401186" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIijNfSa2I/AAAAAAAACv8/NXGGvf0F_p8/s1600/haircut_005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIijNfSa2I/AAAAAAAACv8/NXGGvf0F_p8/s320/haircut_005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404920491109673826" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIhjFC4inI/AAAAAAAACvk/RYXgOuBbuVc/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIhjFC4inI/AAAAAAAACvk/RYXgOuBbuVc/s320/001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404919389331425906" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIijSaYl-I/AAAAAAAACwE/EAQrPk34Hik/s1600/haircut_010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIijSaYl-I/AAAAAAAACwE/EAQrPk34Hik/s320/haircut_010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404920492431284194" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIhj2dViUI/AAAAAAAACv0/igaLCdglE9A/s1600/009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIhj2dViUI/AAAAAAAACv0/igaLCdglE9A/s320/009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404919402595715394" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIij_-6jqI/AAAAAAAACwM/1KxLq0ZbkKg/s1600/haircut_024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIij_-6jqI/AAAAAAAACwM/1KxLq0ZbkKg/s320/haircut_024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404920504664100514" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIg6yDLWjI/AAAAAAAACvc/vPRst2lVaGE/s1600/006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIg6yDLWjI/AAAAAAAACvc/vPRst2lVaGE/s320/006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404918697037617714" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIg6k8f6SI/AAAAAAAACvU/WbandgddOI0/s1600/haircut_028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SwIg6k8f6SI/AAAAAAAACvU/WbandgddOI0/s320/haircut_028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404918693519943970" /></a><br /></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1920392026994021746?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-75427542956176435952009-09-28T20:33:00.000-07:002009-09-29T18:49:46.788-07:00I know that all parents must say this, but I'm no different...<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sdmu2aXloQ0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sdmu2aXloQ0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />and here is Etienne's drawing of the universe:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SsGBsN09iCI/AAAAAAAACs8/q3yTi3lnUKU/s1600-h/solar+system.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SsGBsN09iCI/AAAAAAAACs8/q3yTi3lnUKU/s400/solar+system.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386729225937848354" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7542754295617643595?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-79790002055807525502009-06-21T22:47:00.000-07:002009-06-22T07:50:56.306-07:00Elodie's class put up a great show for the end of the year...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sj8bsL6qIaI/AAAAAAAACTg/ZiNhezqlC8U/s1600-h/SarahCamera+184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sj8bsL6qIaI/AAAAAAAACTg/ZiNhezqlC8U/s400/SarahCamera+184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350025328266453410" /></a><br /><br />Since it's a bilingual school, they sang both in Chinese and in English... Enjoy the videos, the quality is amazing!<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jr31XfB3qZo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jr31XfB3qZo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zxs5JbRUYHo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zxs5JbRUYHo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7979000205580752550?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-68505843054748640922009-06-19T22:44:00.000-07:002009-06-21T22:47:02.082-07:00Bon Papa came to visit us and drove all the way to Yellowstone !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/BonPapa/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 123px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/BonPapa/thumbnails/bonpapa_036.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6850584305474864092?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-27391467957524856082009-05-18T22:51:00.001-07:002009-05-18T22:54:19.351-07:00This year, we celebrated Etienne's birthday at Sky High, in the park and at home...<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Etienne6BD/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 123px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Etienne6BD/thumbnails/etienne6bd_002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Etienne is now 6, he has a watch, a skateboard, lots of legos and pokemon cards !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2739146795752485608?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-83064937601910959242009-04-17T08:02:00.000-07:002009-04-17T08:11:30.326-07:00Etienne starts his political career at early age...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeibEwfcrAI/AAAAAAAACG0/kaZlVjKsB0w/s1600-h/flyer2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeibEwfcrAI/AAAAAAAACG0/kaZlVjKsB0w/s400/flyer2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325677065404197890" /></a><br />These fliers were sent to thousands of houses in the neighborhood!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeibEnT-p2I/AAAAAAAACGs/TNeNLmwQDx0/s1600-h/flyer1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeibEnT-p2I/AAAAAAAACGs/TNeNLmwQDx0/s400/flyer1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325677062940174178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8306493760191095924?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-51799791038923304182009-04-17T07:55:00.000-07:002009-04-17T08:02:41.462-07:00A couple months ago we met with a photographer at Carmel beach around sunset time. The idea was to make the perfect family picture... Unfortunately Etienne didn't think it wa such a good idea and refused to cooperate! So the only good picture we have of him from that day is when he was wearing his ugly sweater on top of his nice white shirt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeiY31mWuMI/AAAAAAAACGk/OMFAfJQBTlg/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeiY31mWuMI/AAAAAAAACGk/OMFAfJQBTlg/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325674644413790402" /></a><br />Elodie, on the other hand, lovs being photographed...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeiY3zJM-II/AAAAAAAACGc/dEc_DivbO6Q/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SeiY3zJM-II/AAAAAAAACGc/dEc_DivbO6Q/s400/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325674643754645634" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5179979103892330418?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-49861322343289798492009-04-12T20:50:00.000-07:002009-04-12T21:00:19.435-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Easter2009/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 123px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Easter2009/thumbnails/easter09_030.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Easter party in Boulder Creek is agreat family tradition !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4986132234328979849?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-65349368719016034432009-03-17T12:13:00.001-07:002009-03-17T12:14:29.181-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sb_2b-O-cdI/AAAAAAAACCM/YfQgM4_iJfI/s1600-h/PICT0245.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sb_2b-O-cdI/AAAAAAAACCM/YfQgM4_iJfI/s400/PICT0245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314237045743186386" /></a><br />from Etienne, Max, Elodie, madeline and their grand-parents...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6534936871901603443?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-63586706614595171032009-03-03T21:28:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:36:06.996-08:00She visits your home when you're about 3 years old, takes all your pacifiers away, gives them to a new born baby, and leaves a gift for you in exchange...<br /><br />Last weekend, she came to our house, did her work, and left this wonderful doctor kit for Elodie (and Etienne) to play with...<br /><br />It's been 3 days, and Elodie has not asked for her "nini" once !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sa4TJOjkGDI/AAAAAAAACA8/lMqRNrnc2-s/s1600-h/IMG_5736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sa4TJOjkGDI/AAAAAAAACA8/lMqRNrnc2-s/s400/IMG_5736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309202059963406386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sa4TI0N6bHI/AAAAAAAACA0/8UyAPiOHYWY/s1600-h/IMG_5731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Sa4TI0N6bHI/AAAAAAAACA0/8UyAPiOHYWY/s400/IMG_5731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309202052893273202" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6358670661459517103?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-31543905141464469912009-02-28T21:39:00.000-08:002009-02-28T21:44:33.248-08:00We drove Gramie back to the airport today. She spent 2 weeks with us in Calidornia. her winter vacation matched Etienne's, that was lucky !<br />Gramie took tons of pictures of Etienne and Elodie, and before she left she sorted them out and wrote her comments on this wonderful album:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Gramie2009/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 123px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Gramie2009/thumbnails/img_1133.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Reviens vite nous voir!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3154390514146446991?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-37185615805510534852009-01-13T09:40:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:42:31.149-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWzSUXJHTSI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/MqpB5WVzXOc/s1600-h/DSC06599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWzSUXJHTSI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/MqpB5WVzXOc/s320/DSC06599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290834909504949538" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3718561580551053485?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-28928110749849394372009-01-04T20:59:00.000-08:002009-01-04T21:28:04.579-08:00First, the traditional pictures of our kids taken on New Year's day (Notice how Etienne no longer needs training wheels on his bike!)<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGVbTDsQ2I/AAAAAAAAB4Q/7G03kl4hn2c/s1600-h/2009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGVbTDsQ2I/AAAAAAAAB4Q/7G03kl4hn2c/s400/2009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287671733714436962" /></a><br />Second, our family's greeting card...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGVcpwmKsI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/RyYiRg-B2TI/s1600-h/2009-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGVcpwmKsI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/RyYiRg-B2TI/s400/2009-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287671756988230338" /></a><br />Third, the pictures taken on New Year's eve in Boulder Creek, when the whole family discovered Rock Band 2!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/NewYearEve08/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGXJJjr6VI/AAAAAAAAB4g/7ZvnkZs-Sxs/s400/039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287673620949887314" /></a><br />And finally, some other pictures of the kids. Let us know if you like on better that the one we chose to put at the top of this post...<br /><br /><center><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY7G1Z7eI/AAAAAAAAB5A/zfQ3ykHlljE/s1600-h/2009-5.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY7G1Z7eI/AAAAAAAAB5A/zfQ3ykHlljE/s200/2009-5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287675578723986914" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY6yPCamI/AAAAAAAAB44/ZuGkroFiYVI/s1600-h/2009-4.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY6yPCamI/AAAAAAAAB44/ZuGkroFiYVI/s200/2009-4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287675573194353250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY6uWQqNI/AAAAAAAAB4w/s_1oEFFM_KA/s1600-h/2009-3.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY6uWQqNI/AAAAAAAAB4w/s_1oEFFM_KA/s200/2009-3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287675572150905042" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY6Q7tZ1I/AAAAAAAAB4o/hmjFJPXPTgE/s1600-h/2009-2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SWGY6Q7tZ1I/AAAAAAAAB4o/hmjFJPXPTgE/s200/2009-2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287675564254914386" /></a></td></tr></table></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2892811074984939437?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-24212178418360339482008-12-30T20:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T20:09:04.701-08:00Today was the Oracle's children party, and for once Elodie did something Etienne had never done: getting her face paint!<br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVrvZfi7UGI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/ljtEp_8DW6E/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVrvZfi7UGI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/ljtEp_8DW6E/s200/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285800333916459106" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVrvZBDEhkI/AAAAAAAAB2I/W4FFm3Wa-PE/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVrvZBDEhkI/AAAAAAAAB2I/W4FFm3Wa-PE/s200/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285800325729781314" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVrvYthZL2I/AAAAAAAAB2A/haTBZMVj9QQ/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVrvYthZL2I/AAAAAAAAB2A/haTBZMVj9QQ/s200/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285800320488255330" /></a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2421217841836033948?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-29855643469633257892008-12-28T23:40:00.000-08:002008-12-29T19:26:34.376-08:00Santa did receive the letter shown in the last post... Etienne and Elodie are still strong believers ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Christmas2008/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SVmUxtWXqDI/AAAAAAAAB14/X3H3i35GCD0/s320/017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285419219403909170" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2985564346963325789?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-64275120873286902922008-12-14T16:33:00.001-08:002008-12-14T16:51:28.494-08:00Last weekend Etienne wrote a letter to Santa ! <br /><table<tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUWoQWYDYmI/AAAAAAAABzQ/WTI0Z1otV3A/s1600-h/037-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUWoQWYDYmI/AAAAAAAABzQ/WTI0Z1otV3A/s320/037-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279811136999613026" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUWmUYMCDjI/AAAAAAAABy4/NWOv07-ojjA/s1600-h/038-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUWmUYMCDjI/AAAAAAAABy4/NWOv07-ojjA/s320/038-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279809007182286386" /></a></td></tr></table> <br />Then he dressed up as a reindeer <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUWn1sb5wJI/AAAAAAAABzI/eIQ6mq9xUQw/s1600-h/005-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUWn1sb5wJI/AAAAAAAABzI/eIQ6mq9xUQw/s320/005-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279810679064871058" /></a> <br /> <br />and sang Christmas songs with his friends form after-school <br /> <br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NAHBl0BLoyM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NAHBl0BLoyM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center> <br /> <br />Elodie also had a performance with her school last week... <br /> <br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O-okGXMqHII&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O-okGXMqHII&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6427512087328690292?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-26817126481043083132008-12-13T23:11:00.000-08:002008-12-16T20:34:55.622-08:00Click the picture to see Elodie's birthday parties, cakes, friends and presents !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MyThirdBirthday/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SUSyckt9s1I/AAAAAAAAByY/rwXbf0DbQjU/s320/011-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279540867147608914" /></a><br /><br />UPDATE on 12/16: Check out the <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com.tw/trust.montessori/ElodieSHappy3rdBirthday#">pictures taken at Elodie's school</a> by her teachers...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2681712648104308313?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-19564578091269208832008-11-29T21:01:00.000-08:002008-11-29T21:34:53.418-08:00While the turkey cooks, the tradition is to walk on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfbRU_3iI/AAAAAAAABxQ/GGp6foEgLyY/s1600-h/tg08+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfbRU_3iI/AAAAAAAABxQ/GGp6foEgLyY/s320/tg08+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274312666972675618" /></a><br />We arrived a bit early, so we checked out the Monarch butterflies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfadPo96I/AAAAAAAABww/gOMEZk9G0EE/s1600-h/tg08+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfadPo96I/AAAAAAAABww/gOMEZk9G0EE/s320/tg08+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274312652991559586" /></a><br /><br />Elodie is in a happy mood !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfatedRvI/AAAAAAAABw4/0Cw23ZpfQNc/s1600-h/tg08+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfatedRvI/AAAAAAAABw4/0Cw23ZpfQNc/s320/tg08+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274312657348675314" /></a><br />And Etienne found a friend, Lili, Marian's one year old puppy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfa6UNPyI/AAAAAAAABxA/FKh-KcCxhfM/s1600-h/tg08+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIfa6UNPyI/AAAAAAAABxA/FKh-KcCxhfM/s320/tg08+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274312660795342626" /></a><br />In Boulder Creek, Etienne plays the piano,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIhJnYJWJI/AAAAAAAABxY/vs9aeMdi7go/s1600-h/tg08+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIhJnYJWJI/AAAAAAAABxY/vs9aeMdi7go/s320/tg08+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274314562677069970" /></a><br />And then it's time to say bye-bye to Lili...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIhKHljiRI/AAAAAAAABxg/DRK7n-eINNM/s1600-h/tg08+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/STIhKHljiRI/AAAAAAAABxg/DRK7n-eINNM/s320/tg08+029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274314571323246866" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1956457809126920883?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-11259769084370708862008-11-20T20:42:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:48:08.505-08:00Our third season with Les Petits Bleus ended 10 days ago, and we can't wait for the next one to start in March!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSY8kACtHxI/AAAAAAAABv4/cfuCsogTmAI/s1600-h/lptbFall08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSY8kACtHxI/AAAAAAAABv4/cfuCsogTmAI/s320/lptbFall08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967003068047122" /></a><br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSY8kKpB-MI/AAAAAAAABvw/3Ek86AxZP5o/s1600-h/EtienneFall08.jpg"><img style="margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSY8kKpB-MI/AAAAAAAABvw/3Ek86AxZP5o/s320/EtienneFall08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967005913151682" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSY8j-pqWnI/AAAAAAAABvo/88qvbL83_3A/s1600-h/alainFall08.jpg"><img style="margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSY8j-pqWnI/AAAAAAAABvo/88qvbL83_3A/s320/alainFall08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270967002694572658" /></a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1125976908437070886?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-33017848371846460352008-11-16T22:57:00.000-08:002008-11-16T23:11:36.220-08:00and it is pretty from the front...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSEXEynZ_AI/AAAAAAAABvg/VamiVJmx1DY/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSEXEynZ_AI/AAAAAAAABvg/VamiVJmx1DY/s400/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269518410074160130" /></a><br />and even prettier from behind...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSEXEnoZquI/AAAAAAAABvY/91bqc4hd_aw/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SSEXEnoZquI/AAAAAAAABvY/91bqc4hd_aw/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269518407125543650" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3301784837184646035?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-54139279711957893652008-11-05T07:59:00.000-08:002008-11-05T10:14:47.359-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SRHDuTd_oNI/AAAAAAAABu4/oAxI7OpOWes/s1600-h/obama+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SRHDuTd_oNI/AAAAAAAABu4/oAxI7OpOWes/s400/obama+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265204639640297682" /></a><br />I will feel good becoming an American citizen next year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5413927971195789365?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-66106138737634026732008-10-31T21:48:00.000-07:002008-10-31T21:56:16.982-07:00As expected, Halloween was a big success, with a lot more kids in our street than last year. Plus now we know many of our neighbors through Etienne's school. This made trick-or-treating a lot more fun this year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Halloween2008/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Halloween2008/images/halloween_042.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Click the picture to see our complete Halloween album.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6610613873763402673?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-18563119499663060912008-10-26T20:59:00.001-07:002008-10-26T21:06:21.371-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SQU8vkNspII/AAAAAAAABjU/lv4LxW7X1Vo/s1600-h/hallo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SQU8vkNspII/AAAAAAAABjU/lv4LxW7X1Vo/s400/hallo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261678527524938882" /></a><br />Tinker Bell and Darth Vader can't wait till Friday night...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1856311949966306091?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-38713563570496490102008-10-16T08:34:00.000-07:002008-10-16T08:39:42.665-07:00Our (newly recruited) photo reporter in France has just sent us this picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SPdfXA5PBMI/AAAAAAAAAvM/gyvVG2_DgEQ/s1600-h/blaze.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SPdfXA5PBMI/AAAAAAAAAvM/gyvVG2_DgEQ/s400/blaze.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257775938960032962" /></a><br />As you can see Etienne's maple tree in Neulette displays his autmun blaze colors !<br /><br />C'est magnifique !<br />If only we could be there to see it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3871356357049649010?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-70651539916246623462008-09-11T16:31:00.000-07:002008-09-12T16:38:57.345-07:00According to Google, this is Chinese for: "I like my Chinese school"<br />That's what Elodie says every morning when I drop her at her new bilingual pre-school... And if everything goes as planned, she will soon be able to pronounce it in Mandarin!<br /><br />Here are the songs and poems she heard this week.<br />Can somebody help me translate ???<br /><br />童詩<br /> 我愛吃蘋果 我爱吃苹果 <br />我愛吃蘋果 我爱吃苹果 <br />我愛吃紅蘋果 我爱吃红苹果<br />我愛吃綠蘋果 我爱吃绿苹果<br />我還愛吃黃蘋果 我还爱吃黃苹果<br />爸爸吃大蘋果 爸爸吃大苹果<br />媽媽吃中蘋果 妈妈吃中苹果<br />我吃小蘋果 我吃小苹果<br /><br /> 歌曲<br /> 彩虹 彩虹<br />紅, 橙, 黃, 綠, 藍和紫 红, 橙, 黃, 绿, 蓝和紫<br />這是彩虹的顏色 这是彩虹的颜色<br />紅, 橙, 黃, 綠, 藍和紫 红, 橙, 黃, 绿, 蓝和紫<br />這是彩虹的顏色 这是彩虹的颜色<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7065153991624662346?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-66601086904767653682008-09-08T23:11:00.000-07:002008-09-08T23:14:12.740-07:00and she got a small surprise during her birthday party...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Mommy35/images/stephanie35_005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Mommy35/images/stephanie35_005.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6660108690476765368?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-80424519456386734902008-09-01T22:44:00.000-07:002008-09-09T08:38:36.485-07:00Click on the picture to see what Etienne and Elodie did with Constance during the past 6 weeks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Summer2008/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Summer2008/images/summer09_050.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As an added bonus, Elodie dramatically improved her French...<br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4OlOYPBTkME&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4OlOYPBTkME&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></center><br /><br />and Etienne learned some great French songs...<br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I60o-fY0tC0"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I60o-fY0tC0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8042451945638673490?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-16463413117044791652008-08-22T08:22:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:39:05.398-07:00Our little boys enters Kindergarten, the equivalent of "grande section".<br />In the US public school starts at age 5 (compared to age 3 in France) so it's pretty big milestone for children here...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SK7bWCXCAQI/AAAAAAAAArw/4xuat4D8h0w/s1600-h/Summer09+204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SK7bWCXCAQI/AAAAAAAAArw/4xuat4D8h0w/s200/Summer09+204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237364588315541762" /></a><br />I was great to walk to school, hopefully it will not be a one time thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SK7bVebovFI/AAAAAAAAArg/QGMICTY77N8/s1600-h/Summer09+205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SK7bVebovFI/AAAAAAAAArg/QGMICTY77N8/s200/Summer09+205.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237364578671180882" /></a><br />Some of Etienne's new classmates:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SK7dI4Nn5VI/AAAAAAAAAr4/ujVzsL-TJH0/s1600-h/Summer09+208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/SK7dI4Nn5VI/AAAAAAAAAr4/ujVzsL-TJH0/s200/Summer09+208.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237366561276683602" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1646341311704479165?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-46823699987548422542008-08-04T15:40:00.000-07:002008-08-04T16:02:04.869-07:00Late June we finally flew to France and spent three amazing weeks of vacation:<br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/France2008/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/France2008/thumbnails/europe2008_012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>with our French Family,<br /><br /></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Oleron/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Oleron/thumbnails/europe2008_099.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>with our friends,<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Portugal/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Portugal/thumbnails/europe2008_243.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>and just the two of us.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />On top of that we attend the weddings of two of Alain's closest cousins<br /><table><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MariagePauline/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MariagePauline/thumbnails/imgp0539.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pauline and Olivier</td><br /><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MariageMarc/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MariageMarc/thumbnails/europe2008_342.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marc and Nathalie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Man, it's going to be difficult to top that next time!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4682369998754842254?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-55580009026912497702008-06-17T15:10:00.000-07:002008-06-17T15:15:04.209-07:00Last week, Etienne graduated from Junior Kindergarten. Here are the photos of the graduation ceremony<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/JuniorK/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/JuniorK/images/graduation_029.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />and the video of the song his class prepared for the proud parents:<br /><br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xinAB09FjvM&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xinAB09FjvM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5558000902691249770?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-17825765235456896502008-05-28T22:03:00.000-07:002008-05-28T22:05:14.976-07:00A third photo album for May, that's more than all the other months combined...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MemorialDay/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MemorialDay/thumbnails/memorialday_010.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1782576523545689650?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-31340372647637259732008-05-18T21:54:00.000-07:002008-05-18T22:02:54.417-07:00At five, Etienne can read Dr Seuss' <a href="http://boe.berk.k12.wv.us/217/dr.htm">Green Eggs and Ham</a> all by himself!<br /><br />Today we had a birthday party for him with 22 friends, an exciting treasure hunt, a pinata and a small soccer tournament!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Etienne5thBirthday/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Etienne5thBirthday/thumbnails/etiennebd_056.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3134037264763725973?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-59532670926537788882008-05-11T21:34:00.001-07:002008-05-11T21:37:39.921-07:005 weeks without a post nor a picture ?!<br />what's going on ???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MothersDay2008/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://deraynal.com/elodie/photos/MothersDay2008/thumbnails/mothersday_012.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5953267092653778888?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-52015695246814053702008-03-30T18:51:00.000-07:002008-03-30T20:53:19.636-07:00After 5 years of absence due to trans-atlantic moves and apartment living, Alain's famous tomatoes are back!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFDVnHsUI/AAAAAAAAAiM/3hr0DqgdZeQ/s1600-h/tomatoes+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFDVnHsUI/AAAAAAAAAiM/3hr0DqgdZeQ/s320/tomatoes+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183719094746591554" /></a>and this time, I have 2 friends to help me water them everyday for the next 3 months...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFD1nHsVI/AAAAAAAAAiU/SCQVYSMXqtk/s1600-h/tomatoes+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFD1nHsVI/AAAAAAAAAiU/SCQVYSMXqtk/s320/tomatoes+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183719103336526162" /></a>The miror is fun for Elodie, but it's also very useful. It maximizes the number of sun rays hitting the plants.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFEFnHsWI/AAAAAAAAAic/H16hqR4pXVc/s1600-h/tomatoes+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFEFnHsWI/AAAAAAAAAic/H16hqR4pXVc/s320/tomatoes+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183719107631493474" /></a>Hopefully the tomatoes will mature before or after our trip to France! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFEVnHsXI/AAAAAAAAAik/XFmzH0sbipo/s1600-h/tomatoes+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BFEVnHsXI/AAAAAAAAAik/XFmzH0sbipo/s320/tomatoes+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183719111926460786" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5201569524681405370?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-17154724569359972662008-03-29T20:46:00.000-07:002008-04-08T22:13:15.553-07:00It was the very first game of the Spring season, Etienne stayed the whole time on the field, ans scored 3 goals !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/les.petits.bleus/U6RoyalSpring08Game1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_BfjFnHsYI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/DPHVsOwuZ-c/s400/DSC09600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183748227509760386" /></a><br /><br />Update one week later:<br />Here are the pictures of game #2...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/les.petits.bleus/U6RoyalSpring08Game2"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R_xQEVnHsaI/AAAAAAAAAmA/UazUpSrlOiM/s400/game2+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187108906274894242" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1715472456935997266?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-13451953710386076962008-03-08T18:19:00.000-08:002008-03-08T21:43:54.560-08:00Elodie got her first haircut today. I'm not sure you'll notice the difference, which I think is a good thing (because I love her long blond hair...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R9NKRJyRrxI/AAAAAAAAAhE/FEwuPA0iFLo/s1600-h/haircut+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R9NKRJyRrxI/AAAAAAAAAhE/FEwuPA0iFLo/s320/haircut+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175562055323856658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R9NKRpyRryI/AAAAAAAAAhM/5n9b3_PZARQ/s1600-h/haircut+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R9NKRpyRryI/AAAAAAAAAhM/5n9b3_PZARQ/s320/haircut+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175562063913791266" /></a><br /><br />I remember Etienne's first hair cut was much more difficult...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R9NKTZyRrzI/AAAAAAAAAhU/FgpWKjNmvqA/s1600-h/haircut+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R9NKTZyRrzI/AAAAAAAAAhU/FgpWKjNmvqA/s320/haircut+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175562093978562354" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1345195371038607696?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-30238334315822073702008-03-02T21:49:00.000-08:002008-03-02T21:53:47.013-08:00Last week we got caught in the snow storm in Tahoe, so when we saw that the weather forecast showed sun and high 60's (20 degrees C) for this weekend we decided to pull the BBQ out of the garage and invite our friends to play in our backyard<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/EarlySpring/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/EarlySpring/thumbnails/feb08_087.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3023833431582207370?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-70467054693173720842008-01-24T22:04:00.000-08:002008-01-24T22:17:12.951-08:00Etienne got a hair cut last weekend, and Elodie has never gotten one...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R5l8uo-ImBI/AAAAAAAAAfU/hkq_XRKeACE/s1600-h/Valentine.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R5l8uo-ImBI/AAAAAAAAAfU/hkq_XRKeACE/s320/Valentine.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159291988843468818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R5l8vI-ImCI/AAAAAAAAAfc/inCXoTfeAtE/s1600-h/Valentine2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R5l8vI-ImCI/AAAAAAAAAfc/inCXoTfeAtE/s320/Valentine2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159291997433403426" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7046705469317372084?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-57960883647805391482008-01-20T13:32:00.000-08:002008-01-20T13:41:01.627-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R5O_mPLy-yI/AAAAAAAAAe0/bEitp89Fw9w/s1600-h/potty+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R5O_mPLy-yI/AAAAAAAAAe0/bEitp89Fw9w/s320/potty+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157676661901294370" /></a><br /><br />Girls are really more advanced than boys in this area!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5796088364780539148?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-12436497094805215902008-01-01T20:33:00.000-08:002008-01-01T20:53:13.285-08:00Remember <a href="http://eblogdie.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-new-year.html">this post</a> from last year?<br />We're starting a New Year's tradition...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sUhvLy-qI/AAAAAAAAAdA/2XES_dOR3tw/s1600-h/img_2894.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sUhvLy-qI/AAAAAAAAAdA/2XES_dOR3tw/s400/img_2894.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150733168662477474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sUh_Ly-rI/AAAAAAAAAdI/l6xFvbLswlI/s1600-h/img_2923.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sUh_Ly-rI/AAAAAAAAAdI/l6xFvbLswlI/s400/img_2923.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150733172957444786" /></a><br /><br /><center><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU4_Ly-sI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/5wuOtbqsk9I/s1600-h/img_2888.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU4_Ly-sI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/5wuOtbqsk9I/s200/img_2888.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150733568094436034" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU5PLy-tI/AAAAAAAAAdY/JAEmclLByWY/s1600-h/img_2899.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU5PLy-tI/AAAAAAAAAdY/JAEmclLByWY/s200/img_2899.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150733572389403346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU5fLy-uI/AAAAAAAAAdg/yO75zo6X07U/s1600-h/img_2904.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU5fLy-uI/AAAAAAAAAdg/yO75zo6X07U/s200/img_2904.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150733576684370658" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sXi_Ly-xI/AAAAAAAAAd4/dFdkI8pPdGs/s1600-h/img_2930.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sXi_Ly-xI/AAAAAAAAAd4/dFdkI8pPdGs/s200/img_2930.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150736488672197394" /></a></td></tr></table></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU5fLy-vI/AAAAAAAAAdo/PSnYaD6J4Ro/s1600-h/img_2910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3sU5fLy-vI/AAAAAAAAAdo/PSnYaD6J4Ro/s200/img_2910.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150733576684370674" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1243649709480521590?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-22829750143438548392007-12-27T10:14:00.000-08:002007-12-27T10:33:24.665-08:00Apres <a href="http://eblogdie.blogspot.com/2007/03/pl-on-tv.html">Nagui</a>, Pierre-Louis rencontre Julien Lepers!<br /><br /><iframe id="dm_jukebox_iframe" style="overflow:hidden; margin:0; padding:0; width: 100%; height: 375px;" width="100%" align="center" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/widget/jukebox?list[]=%2Fplaylist%2Fx9tey_pihel_emission-du-24-decembre"></iframe><br /><br />PL had theoretically won 500 euros after the first show, but he decided to go for $1000 the following night...<br /><br /><iframe id="dm_jukebox_iframe" style="overflow:hidden; margin:0; padding:0; width: 100%; height: 375px;" width="100%" align="center" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/widget/jukebox?list[]=%2Fplaylist%2Fx9uf4_pihel_emission-du-25-decembre"></iframe><br /><br />He reached the finals once again but lost but to a history and geography teacher... Maybe Gramie should apply to be a contestant now!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2282975014343854839?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-54991619262921207052007-12-25T22:11:00.000-08:002007-12-26T21:29:55.667-08:00As far as we're concerned, this year's top toys are not fancy video games but rather hot wheels cars, baby dolls, and a Playmobil pirate ship.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3M4OvLy-pI/AAAAAAAAAcg/W5gcbpbA2Rc/s1600-h/xmas07_135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3M4OvLy-pI/AAAAAAAAAcg/W5gcbpbA2Rc/s320/xmas07_135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148520624849877650" /></a><br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xXKgdJ9Sq-c&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xXKgdJ9Sq-c&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><br />Look at this picture that Constance dug up form the family photo albums. In 1982 (when I was 6), I got for Christmas... a Playmobil pirate ship! What a great toy! It hasn't changed at all in 25 years!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3L5W_Ly-oI/AAAAAAAAAcY/BCBok2Yu_TY/s1600-h/bateau+pirate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R3L5W_Ly-oI/AAAAAAAAAcY/BCBok2Yu_TY/s320/bateau+pirate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148451497351248514" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5499161926292120705?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-80142510009552891272007-12-09T20:05:00.001-08:002007-12-09T20:13:18.240-08:00MY BIRTHDAY !!! <br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/SecondBirthday/index.html">here</a> to see pictures of my birthday party...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Birth/images/img_5380.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Birth/images/img_5380.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><center>December 9th, 2005</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/FirstBirthday/images/img_0484.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/FirstBirthday/images/img_0484.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><center>December 9th, 2006</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/SecondBirthday/images/2ndbirthdayelodie_044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/SecondBirthday/images/2ndbirthdayelodie_044.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><center>December 9th, 2007</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8014251000955289127?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-87664851438635250912007-12-08T21:38:00.000-08:002007-12-08T21:46:42.734-08:00On Thursday, Etienne and his classmates performed at the preschool's Christmas pageant<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1uAHEvDENI/AAAAAAAAAbA/KScX8qmtilE/s1600-h/Picture+053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1uAHEvDENI/AAAAAAAAAbA/KScX8qmtilE/s320/Picture+053.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141844258592067794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1uAHkvDEOI/AAAAAAAAAbI/CInYTYIwUAo/s1600-h/Picture+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1uAHkvDEOI/AAAAAAAAAbI/CInYTYIwUAo/s320/Picture+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141844267182002402" /></a><br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-TomN7-9Ue8&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-TomN7-9Ue8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8766485143863525091?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-74207969207474280662007-11-25T13:28:00.000-08:002007-12-08T13:38:02.355-08:00Only 4 Thanksgiving pictures this year... Some sand got inside my camera lens and it refused to open afterwards :-(<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNjUvDEJI/AAAAAAAAAag/oNtQxMRtiXk/s1600-h/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNjUvDEJI/AAAAAAAAAag/oNtQxMRtiXk/s320/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141718300086177938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNj0vDEKI/AAAAAAAAAao/cL7SV6UuQK8/s1600-h/Picture+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNj0vDEKI/AAAAAAAAAao/cL7SV6UuQK8/s320/Picture+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141718308676112546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNkUvDELI/AAAAAAAAAaw/YMAUqrKJySA/s1600-h/Picture+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNkUvDELI/AAAAAAAAAaw/YMAUqrKJySA/s320/Picture+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141718317266047154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNk0vDEMI/AAAAAAAAAa4/cS3ROJkcmgw/s1600-h/Picture+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R1sNk0vDEMI/AAAAAAAAAa4/cS3ROJkcmgw/s320/Picture+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141718325855981762" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7420796920747428066?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-26028317162012270152007-11-20T21:09:00.000-08:002007-12-08T13:39:48.292-08:00Our first soccer season is over... We're both looking forward to Spring! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R0O-Zd-mDDI/AAAAAAAAAZw/LyL2Ex-KcqQ/s1600-h/Scan10016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R0O-Zd-mDDI/AAAAAAAAAZw/LyL2Ex-KcqQ/s320/Scan10016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135157344885673010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R0O-Z9-mDEI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/r7j8XuFqq_E/s1600-h/Scan10017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R0O-Z9-mDEI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/r7j8XuFqq_E/s320/Scan10017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135157353475607618" /></a>Coaches: Alain and Dominique<br />Players: Oscar, Quentin F, Alex, Damien, , Loulou, Annelies and Etienne<br />Missing that day: Quentin B, Julien and Arthur<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R0O-aN-mDFI/AAAAAAAAAaA/XKcL2yEuksA/s1600-h/Scan10018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/R0O-aN-mDFI/AAAAAAAAAaA/XKcL2yEuksA/s320/Scan10018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135157357770574930" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2602831716201227015?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-3941379775065984922007-11-15T22:38:00.001-08:002007-12-08T13:40:00.293-08:00<div align=center><object width="425" height="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/JlCN52WPpsmX9oCFL"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/JlCN52WPpsmX9oCFL" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="335" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object></div>Here's some footage of my first helicopter tour. It happened last week over the magnificent island of Kauai. We flew inside a crater, admired Waimea Canyon, the Napali coast, Hanalei bay and numerous waterfalls including the one featured in Jurassic Park.<br /><br />I have to admit that I did not feel 100% safe all along...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-394137977506598492?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-72000400729818766912007-11-14T11:57:00.000-08:002007-11-14T12:11:32.136-08:00We've just spent 10 days on Oahu and Kauai with Stephanie's family. It was my first visit to a tropical island. Everything is beautiful there, especially the sunsets...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Hawaii/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RztTUrspiqI/AAAAAAAAAZo/MW_GKWvPIu0/s320/sunsets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132787815111297698" /></a>On Oahu I highly recommend snorkeling at <a href="http://www.hawaiisnorkelingguide.com/sharks_cove.html">Sharks Cove<br /></a> and I can assure you that spending $200 on an helicopter tour of Kauai is really worth it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7200040072981876691?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-44726471918134565932007-11-01T13:04:00.000-07:002007-11-01T13:13:56.574-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Halloween2007/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Halloween2007/thumbnails/halloween_053.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4472647191813456593?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-40189146498136169992007-10-29T16:17:00.000-07:002007-11-01T13:14:59.235-07:00Here are the proofs from a photo shoot we made a couple weeks ago with <a href="http://kellyhsiao.com/">Kelly Hsiao</a>. We've just oredered the first picture.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqeD9ZQLI/AAAAAAAAAYY/yvLXZdj6u08/s1600-h/Image2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqeD9ZQLI/AAAAAAAAAYY/yvLXZdj6u08/s320/Image2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902290499322034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqej9ZQNI/AAAAAAAAAYo/yDhCxnRmPAM/s1600-h/Image5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqej9ZQNI/AAAAAAAAAYo/yDhCxnRmPAM/s320/Image5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902299089256658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqej9ZQMI/AAAAAAAAAYg/icT8mQr-pjA/s1600-h/Image4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqej9ZQMI/AAAAAAAAAYg/icT8mQr-pjA/s320/Image4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902299089256642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZquj9ZQQI/AAAAAAAAAZA/dd5s-jcnuD0/s1600-h/Image8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZquj9ZQQI/AAAAAAAAAZA/dd5s-jcnuD0/s320/Image8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902573967163650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZquj9ZQRI/AAAAAAAAAZI/7Ku0rjC3wbw/s1600-h/Image9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZquj9ZQRI/AAAAAAAAAZI/7Ku0rjC3wbw/s320/Image9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902573967163666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqez9ZQOI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Jo7i8UNtQ0Y/s1600-h/Image6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqez9ZQOI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Jo7i8UNtQ0Y/s320/Image6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902303384223970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqez9ZQPI/AAAAAAAAAY4/sk8fE-us9WY/s1600-h/Image7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RyZqez9ZQPI/AAAAAAAAAY4/sk8fE-us9WY/s320/Image7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126902303384223986" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4018914649813616999?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-34699399993627531382007-10-23T16:03:00.000-07:002007-10-23T16:13:25.372-07:00I learned a big lesson yesterday: Be careful when you say the word "hassle" (en francais: tracas)<br />If you don't pronounce the "h" at the beginning, people will understand "asshole" (trouduc') and the meaning is not quite the same ;-)<br /><br />The damage was done 3 minutes and 40 seconds into <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/aderaynal/video/x3a3f8_email-me-the-money_business">this speech</a>...<br /><br />the problem is that with my strong French accent I always forget to pronounce the "h" at the beginning of words, so in the future I'll try to use the word "trouble" instead!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3469939999362753138?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-28396762117436708242007-10-22T11:01:00.000-07:002007-11-01T13:14:44.001-07:00We were thinking about creating an opening between the living room and family room even before buying this house. That was 6 months ago... The job was initially scheduled for Memorial Day, then Labor Day, but it was finally accomplished over in October the past 3 weekends. we did everything by ourselves, and obviously this wouldn't have been possible without Mister Ed's expertise, advice and time ! Thank you !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/FrenchDoors/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/FrenchDoors/thumbnails/frenchdoors_055.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The project is not over yet, we still need to stain the doors, cover the frame with gypsum board, paint the family room (in orange?) and add the trim around the door... who knows ho many more weekends we'll spend on it ! but it's all worth it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2839676211743670824?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-68153520168474073952007-09-24T10:13:00.000-07:002007-09-24T10:22:22.445-07:00Elodie's great-great-great-great grandfather has its own page and portrait on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Auguste_Daubr%C3%A9e">Wikipedia</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Auguste_Daubree.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;height: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Auguste_Daubree.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />He was a famous geologist in the 19th century and he also directed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecole_des_Mines">Ecole des Mines de Paris</a>, the school I graduated from...<br /><br />His daughter Pauline (1846-1931) married Paul de Raynal (1837-1902), they had a son called Louis (1883-1967), who had a son called Paul (1913-1985), who had a son called Philippe (1949-), who had a son called Alain (1976-), who had a daughter called Elodie (2005-).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6815352016847407395?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-47757826710678344612007-09-04T14:07:00.000-07:002007-09-04T14:19:19.507-07:00Gramie went back to France last Saturday. Among all the gifts she had brought was a pretty dress that was given to Constance 14 years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rt3KpImb7oI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/mQYJ9YI9NWQ/s1600-h/robeE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rt3KpImb7oI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/mQYJ9YI9NWQ/s400/robeE.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106460360540155522" /></a><center>Elodie in 2007 @ 21 month old</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rt3KpYmb7pI/AAAAAAAAAVY/rzk5ki8hllA/s1600-h/robeC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rt3KpYmb7pI/AAAAAAAAAVY/rzk5ki8hllA/s400/robeC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106460364835122834" /></a><center>Constance in 1993 @ 26 month old</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4775782671067834461?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-60546831845556739102007-08-29T12:10:00.000-07:002007-08-29T13:24:42.843-07:00Today Etienne will take part in his second soccer practice. I'll be there too as one of the coach of the U6 <a href="http://www.lespetitsbleus.com/">Les Petits Bleus</a> team. Here are some pictures of what happened last week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFPomb7jI/AAAAAAAAAUM/U90Ako-otkA/s1600-h/IMG_2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFPomb7jI/AAAAAAAAAUM/U90Ako-otkA/s320/IMG_2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104202625081667122" /></a>Elodie, Gramie, Grandma and Stephanie all came.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFQImb7kI/AAAAAAAAAUU/hL1dGowT9e4/s1600-h/IMG_2016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFQImb7kI/AAAAAAAAAUU/hL1dGowT9e4/s320/IMG_2016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104202633671601730" /></a>and we learned how to dribble with the ball...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFQ4mb7lI/AAAAAAAAAUc/ilkljZxdIlI/s1600-h/IMG_2022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFQ4mb7lI/AAAAAAAAAUc/ilkljZxdIlI/s320/IMG_2022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104202646556503634" /></a>how to play without a ball...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFQ4mb7mI/AAAAAAAAAUk/LCDq-60bvU4/s1600-h/Picture+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFQ4mb7mI/AAAAAAAAAUk/LCDq-60bvU4/s320/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104202646556503650" /></a>how to pass the ball...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFRImb7nI/AAAAAAAAAUs/DC8-Iviaycs/s1600-h/Picture+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtXFRImb7nI/AAAAAAAAAUs/DC8-Iviaycs/s320/Picture+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104202650851470962" /></a>and how to shoot!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6054683184555673910?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-80468121631028729202007-08-28T23:08:00.000-07:002007-09-12T22:43:10.731-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtUOHYmb7iI/AAAAAAAAAUE/DdgpoewiA9c/s1600-h/IMG_2031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RtUOHYmb7iI/AAAAAAAAAUE/DdgpoewiA9c/s400/IMG_2031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104001272719863330" /></a><br />Nous avons emmené Gramie faire du camping le weekend dernier. Ca se passait a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Huntington+Lake,+Uninc+Fresno+County,+CA&ie=UTF8&ll=37.282248,-119.205093&spn=0.227822,0.466919&t=k&z=11&iwloc=addr&om=1">Huntington Lake</a>, dans les sierras entre Yosemite et Kings Canyon. C'est un lac de haute montagne (2100 mètres d'altitude) peu connu et parfait pour la baignade: plage de sable (presque) fin , température de l'eau très correcte, pas de moustique...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RujNkjzy-nI/AAAAAAAAAVg/KcavU_8XygE/s1600-h/boat1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RujNkjzy-nI/AAAAAAAAAVg/KcavU_8XygE/s400/boat1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109559805223303794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RujNkzzy-oI/AAAAAAAAAVo/lLX-nFQOPdk/s1600-h/boat2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RujNkzzy-oI/AAAAAAAAAVo/lLX-nFQOPdk/s400/boat2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109559809518271106" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8046812163102872920?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-72912769861765880432007-08-20T22:46:00.000-07:002007-08-20T23:10:33.987-07:00Gramie's trip last week was not a pleasant one.<br /><br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">To: US Airways<br /> Customer Relations Department<br /><br />Subject: Customer Service Complaint and Refund Request<br /><br /><br />Dear Sir or Madam,<br /><br />On Thursday, August 16th, 2007, my mother traveled on US Airways from Paris, France to San Francisco with a connection in Philadelphia. Her flight from France (US755) arrived on time in Philadelphia but she missed her second flight (UA189) to San Francisco because of a two-hour long wait in the Immigration line.<br /><br />Since there were no other direct flights to SFO that evening, she was offered a seat on an alternate route through Las Vegas. She was to arrive at SFO at 1:34am on flight US179, instead of 9:24pm as initially expected.<br /><br />Flight US 788 landed in Las Vegas 40 minutes late, but she still arrived at the departing gate 25 minutes before departure and expected to board flight US179 at 11:59pm. At that time, she was told that she was not confirmed on that flight, that it was overbooked, and that she would not be allowed to board.<br />Her suitcase, however, did make the connection and arrived in San Francisco as planned.<br /><br />After a two-hour long wait at the US Airways desk, she was finally able to call me so I could talk to a US Airways employee and find a solution for her. Much to our dismay, the US Airways supervisor-in-charge in Las Vegas at 3:00am that day claimed that the flight from Las Vegas to SFO was not overbooked and that it was my mother’s fault that she missed the connection to San Francisco. This is absolutely false. In fact, four other people were turned away at the gate in Las Vegas.<br /><br />The supervisor refused to provide my mother a hotel room. The only request that he accepted was to switch her from the 11:45am direct flight to SFO, to a 6:50am flight to SJC with a connection in Phoenix (flights US3 and US280). So, my mother slept 3 hours in the Las Vegas Airport without her suitcase, and then traveled another 4 hours to her destination early Friday morning. <br /><br />The whole trip was a nightmare for my mother.<br /><br />While we understand that US Airways has no control over the length of time waiting for US Immigration clearance, US Airways most certainly does have control over the customer service they extend to their patrons.<br /><br />Your company made two inexcusable mistakes that day. One, the employee in Philadelphia should never have sent her to Las Vegas without making sure that she would have a seat on the Las Vegas-SFO flight. <br />Two, the supervisor in Las Vegas should have recognized the mistake that US Airways made and provided her with a hotel room.<br /><br />My mother was absolutely exhausted when she arrived and we are incensed by the way she was treated by your company.<br /><br />We expect some kind of compensation for this awful experience. A full refund of the ticket fare (938.04 euros or $1263.54) would be an appropriate way for you to restore the trust we had in your company and to re-assure our loyalty as customers in the future.<br /><br />We do have a choice when choosing our air travel arrangements and we certainly would not choose US Airways if we are not satisfied with the compensation and apology offered by your company.<br /><br />I have enclosed copies of her invoice and her e-ticket. My mother will be returning to France soon, but you can contact me directly if you would like to discuss what US Airways can do to rectify the situation.<br /><br />Sincerely,</span><br /></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7291276986176588043?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-1208767013165853112007-08-06T17:18:00.000-07:002007-08-06T17:29:18.067-07:00Last week was our first week long vacation since we moved back to California exactly one year ago ! What a change compared to our French vacation schedule !!!<br /><br />We packed our tents and sleeping bags in Stephanie's car, and drove 1400 miles across Northern California and Southern Oregon. it was our first camping experience with the kids, and it was a big success !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/CampingTrip07/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rre6tlvQ7RI/AAAAAAAAAT4/PO5H6LoEIeU/s400/campingTrip.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095746795780238610" /></a><br />Click on the map to see our pictures of Lassen, Crater Lake, and other volcanoes of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Range">Cascade Range</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-120876701316585311?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-25808586149321879912007-07-26T23:28:00.000-07:002007-07-26T23:29:27.763-07:00<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/icP2I-2tvpE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/icP2I-2tvpE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2580858614932187991?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-61896022912897331962007-07-25T16:13:00.001-07:002007-07-25T16:19:49.592-07:00<center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqfZjVvQ6KI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/ikJ_USG0f4Y/s1600-h/AlainJuly+022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqfZjVvQ6KI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/ikJ_USG0f4Y/s320/AlainJuly+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091277104919668898" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqfZj1vQ6LI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/PltRkdh4glA/s1600-h/AlainJuly+024.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqfZj1vQ6LI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/PltRkdh4glA/s320/AlainJuly+024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091277113509603506" /></a></center><br />Constance left this morning but she left us some <a href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/PlayingWithConstance/index.html">great pictures</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6189602291289733196?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-33004904878645601282007-07-24T11:15:00.001-07:002007-07-24T11:23:10.606-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqZB71vQ6JI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Tu6SnL9vFQQ/s1600-h/Niklas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqZB71vQ6JI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Tu6SnL9vFQQ/s320/Niklas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090828925082331282" /></a><br /><br />Niklas Breiling was born on Saturday, July 21st at 6:25 pm in Portland.<br />He's the 7th Breiling grandchild and apparently his nickname is going to be "Niko"...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3300490487864560128?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-43179721867604522892007-07-19T22:26:00.000-07:002007-07-20T11:32:13.662-07:00Patrick Bruel n'est pas la seule star française qui fait une tournée en Californie...<br /><br />Samedi dernier, Stephanie et moi sommes allés voir à Stanford un match amical entre Chelsea et un club mexicain. Tout était parfait: Magnifique stade, 47000 spectateurs, excellente ambiance (surtout grâce au supporters mexicains), 3 buts devant nos yeux (dont le premier de Malouda avec Chelsea), et pas mal de stars...<br /> <br />Voici donc 2 de nos vice-champions du monde en action:<br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqBH_zPFL2I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/vfFb2wFFBC4/s1600-h/Makelele.jpg"><img style="display:block;margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" height=150 src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqBH_zPFL2I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/vfFb2wFFBC4/s200/Makelele.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089146740339453794" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqBIAjPFL3I/AAAAAAAAAJY/uoawmhfvLjw/s1600-h/Malouda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" height=150 src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqBIAjPFL3I/AAAAAAAAAJY/uoawmhfvLjw/s200/Malouda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089146753224355698" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td align=center valign=top>Claude Makelele</td><td align=center valign=top>Florent Malouda</td></tr><br /><tr><td colspan=2><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqBIBDPFL4I/AAAAAAAAAJg/QfoX_Blqc64/s1600-h/Drogba2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RqBIBDPFL4I/AAAAAAAAAJg/QfoX_Blqc64/s200/Drogba2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089146761814290306" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td colspan=2 align=center valign=top>et Didier Drogba, qui est presque-français...</td></tr><br /></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4317972186760452289?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-27326663949713761832007-07-09T16:38:00.000-07:002007-07-09T17:17:52.560-07:00Last Friday we celebrated our 5 year <a href="http://wedsite.free.fr/pics/">wedding</a> anniversary. This is an important milestone and we really wanted to celebrate it in style... We rented a convertible and toured the Bay Area stopping at a few very special places.<br /><br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH4S4d_bI/AAAAAAAAAIo/DOy-6LkX6N0/s1600-h/IMG_1651_couple.JPG"><img width=250 style="display:block; text-align:center; margin:0px auto 10px; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH4S4d_bI/AAAAAAAAAIo/DOy-6LkX6N0/s320/IMG_1651_couple.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346699209997746" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH4y4d_cI/AAAAAAAAAIw/zOvg-LDEavk/s1600-h/IMG_1653_kiss.JPG"><img width=250 style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH4y4d_cI/AAAAAAAAAIw/zOvg-LDEavk/s320/IMG_1653_kiss.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346707799932354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHeC4d_aI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5fSiSNwE5Uo/s1600-h/IMG_1650_convertible.JPG"><img width=250 style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHeC4d_aI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5fSiSNwE5Uo/s320/IMG_1650_convertible.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346248238431650" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH5S4d_eI/AAAAAAAAAJA/C4RSjBimb8c/s1600-h/IMG_1656_mustang.JPG"><img width=250 style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH5S4d_eI/AAAAAAAAAJA/C4RSjBimb8c/s320/IMG_1656_mustang.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346716389866978" /></a></td></tr></table><br /><br />We opened a bottle of champagne in front of the house in which we first met on June 23rd, 2000:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHci4d_WI/AAAAAAAAAIA/p-pLMUaVsCE/s1600-h/IMG_1643_leveled.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHci4d_WI/AAAAAAAAAIA/p-pLMUaVsCE/s320/IMG_1643_leveled.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346222468627810" /></a><br /><br />Next stop was a Golf course in Sunnyvale:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHdy4d_ZI/AAAAAAAAAIY/XUs3ZIMazKY/s1600-h/IMG_1649_golf.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHdy4d_ZI/AAAAAAAAAIY/XUs3ZIMazKY/s320/IMG_1649_golf.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346243943464338" /></a><br />Believe it or not, the ball went in...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHdS4d_YI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/Z85fuB41rVA/s1600-h/IMG_1648_putt_A.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLHdS4d_YI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/Z85fuB41rVA/s320/IMG_1648_putt_A.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346235353529730" /></a><br />and Stephanie made par on this hole!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLKkC4d_fI/AAAAAAAAAJI/FQMthQPOy3g/s1600-h/IMG_1645_Swing2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLKkC4d_fI/AAAAAAAAAJI/FQMthQPOy3g/s320/IMG_1645_Swing2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085349649852530162" /></a><br /><br />Then we had a nice dinner in the Italian restaurant where we spent our first date 7 years ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH5C4d_dI/AAAAAAAAAI4/4szTwntKlu0/s1600-h/IMG_1655_Don_Giovanni.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RpLH5C4d_dI/AAAAAAAAAI4/4szTwntKlu0/s320/IMG_1655_Don_Giovanni.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085346712094899666" /></a><br /><br />We finished the day with a wonderful musical in San Francisco: <a href="http://www.jerseyboysinfo.com/broadway/">Jersey Boys</a>.<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=liyiT_DGREA"><br />Oh what a night !</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-2732666394971376183?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-77437603938775439432007-07-01T21:51:00.000-07:002007-07-01T22:11:58.680-07:00Yesterday we visited <a href="http://www.gilroygardens.org/">Bonfante Gardens</a> in Gilroy, aka Gilroy Gardens. They describe themselves as a family theme park, and the whole family had a great time, as you can see on <a href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/BonfanteGarden/index.html">these pictures</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/BonfanteGarden/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/BonfanteGarden/thumbnails/gilroy_garden_013.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />We stayed there from 10 am (the park's opening time) to 2:30pm. The park was almost empty for the first hour and a half, but even after lunch, the lines were not that bad at all. <br /><br />They have 3 semi scary rides for older kids and adults, but if your kids are older than 12, consider a visit to <a href="http://www3.cedarfair.com/greatamerica/">Great America</a> instead.<br /><br />Here are my final tips: Buy your tickets online (you'll save $12 on the $40 admission), and don't forget to bring swim suits and towels for the kids as there are some cool water play areas.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7743760393877543943?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-36444443033096748732007-06-09T09:11:00.000-07:002007-06-09T09:24:16.477-07:00Today is Elodie's half birthday ! No present for her, just a report on her recent speaking progress: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/videos/images/LOD-5words.avi"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmrSSsmNuvI/AAAAAAAAAHs/KV9xuR2kYOk/s200/LOD-5words.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074099148837206770" /></a><br />As I write this post, Elodie is sitting on the coach watching a <a href="http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DSIProductDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10051&productId=1114078&langId=-1&categoryId=15584">Baby Einstein Video</a>. It's the first time that she's shown so much interest in the television. Etienne is still sleeping... I'm sure that by the end of the summer the two of them will be fighting over which DVD they want to watch ;-)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3644444303309674873?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-53129207522765894422007-06-05T10:54:00.001-07:002007-06-05T16:21:53.078-07:00La semaine dernière, j'ai gagné sur <a href="http://siliconvalleyfrogs.com/">cet excellent blog</a> deux places pour le concert de Patrick Bruel à San Francisco, son tout premier concert aux US. Le concert était hier, et comme Stephanie ne connaissait aucune de ses chansons, j'y suis allé avec Constance. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmWjncmNuuI/AAAAAAAAAHk/NMsJ2a6qk_0/s1600-h/bruel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmWjncmNuuI/AAAAAAAAAHk/NMsJ2a6qk_0/s320/bruel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072640453389433570" /></a><br />C'est la première photo que je prend avec un cellphone, je crois que je vais rester fidèle à mon Canon Powershot ;-)<br /><br />J'ai passé une excellente soirée. Le public (dont moi) connaissait une petite moitié des chansons (ses grands classiques d'il y a 10 ans), et n'hésitait pas à chanter avec (ou à la place de) Bruel.<br /><br />Il devait y avoir 300 ou 400 personnes dans une salle qui pouvait en contenir le double. L'ambiance était intime et décontractée donc très sympa, même si parfois on sentait le manque de préparation. Patrick Bruel a demandé 15 fois à l'ingénieur du son de monter/baisser les retours scène et le volume des différents instruments. <br /><br />Et lors des 20 dernières minutes, il a dû se dépêcher pour finir à temps. Apparemment, la production n'avait loué la salle que pour 2 heures, et ne savait pas qu'ici on n'a absolument pas le droit de dépasser, ne serait-ce que d'une minute!<br /><br />Bienvenu aux US, ou même les soirées de mariage se terminent a 23h !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5312920752276589442?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-89978285659481839982007-06-01T16:07:00.000-07:002007-06-01T16:21:30.413-07:00Constance arrived on Tuesday, and today is the first day when she's taking care of Etienne and Elodie. We're very happy to have such a great "jeune fille au pair" for the next 7 weeks, plus she came with lots of presents ;-)<br /><br /><table><tr><td colspan=3 align=center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCoXHyj7tI/AAAAAAAAAHE/04oGWRUYpsw/s1600-h/IMG_1488.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCoXHyj7tI/AAAAAAAAAHE/04oGWRUYpsw/s200/IMG_1488.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071238295600754386" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCpNnyj7uI/AAAAAAAAAHM/1QIuBrHZB58/s1600-h/IMG_1483.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCpNnyj7uI/AAAAAAAAAHM/1QIuBrHZB58/s200/IMG_1483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071239231903624930" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCpN3yj7vI/AAAAAAAAAHU/akC3t5LkPzQ/s1600-h/IMG_1484.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCpN3yj7vI/AAAAAAAAAHU/akC3t5LkPzQ/s200/IMG_1484.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071239236198592242" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCpOHyj7wI/AAAAAAAAAHc/zziXlLGIfCE/s1600-h/IMG_1487.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RmCpOHyj7wI/AAAAAAAAAHc/zziXlLGIfCE/s200/IMG_1487.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071239240493559554" /></a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8997828565948183998?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-67069428241536541272007-05-31T14:52:00.000-07:002007-05-31T15:00:32.787-07:00I was listening to NPR yesterday on my commute, and this story grabbed my attention: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10554046">Linguists Weigh Costs and Benefits of Accents</a><br /><br />I recently completed a 4 month accent reduction course at work. Why would I want to lose my French accent when it is regarded as charming and delightful by most Americans?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6706942824153654127?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-66035746259098361682007-05-18T21:14:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:41:30.331-07:00Etienne turned 4 years old today !!!<br />So Mommy made spiderweb cupcakes that we took to school.<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56e3yj7iI/AAAAAAAAAFk/mVG0CvSTgFc/s1600-h/IMG_1258.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56e3yj7iI/AAAAAAAAAFk/mVG0CvSTgFc/s200/IMG_1258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066121301629070882" /></a></center><br />When we came back in the afternoon, there was a huge gift in the living room.<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56fnyj7jI/AAAAAAAAAFs/P7BC7M2RyPo/s1600-h/IMG_1259.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56fnyj7jI/AAAAAAAAAFs/P7BC7M2RyPo/s200/IMG_1259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066121314513972786" /></a></center><br />wow, a real bicycle... with a spiderman helmet !<br /><br /><center><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56gHyj7kI/AAAAAAAAAF0/WmR4FqMpDHc/s1600-h/IMG_1264.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56gHyj7kI/AAAAAAAAAF0/WmR4FqMpDHc/s200/IMG_1264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066121323103907394" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56gnyj7lI/AAAAAAAAAF8/T-T8jHCEAgY/s1600-h/IMG_1267.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk56gnyj7lI/AAAAAAAAAF8/T-T8jHCEAgY/s200/IMG_1267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066121331693842002" /></a></td></tr></table></center><br />let's go to playground...<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk57aXyj7nI/AAAAAAAAAGM/9EUSc-peYjI/s1600-h/IMG_1268.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk57aXyj7nI/AAAAAAAAAGM/9EUSc-peYjI/s200/IMG_1268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066122323831287410" /></a></center><br />later, during dinner, we sang: "Joyeux Anniversaire Etienne..."<br />At 4, Etienne is old enough to cut with a knife !<br /><br /><center><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk57anyj7oI/AAAAAAAAAGU/-fU_8xFHwzo/s1600-h/IMG_1273.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk57anyj7oI/AAAAAAAAAGU/-fU_8xFHwzo/s200/IMG_1273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066122328126254722" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk57bXyj7pI/AAAAAAAAAGc/AfWZsXikesc/s1600-h/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rk57bXyj7pI/AAAAAAAAAGc/AfWZsXikesc/s200/IMG_1282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066122341011156626" /></a></td></tr></table></center><br /><br />2 days later, we had a big party. It was both a house warming party and a birthday party for Etienne. Click below to see all the pictures...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Etienne4BDParty/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Etienne4BDParty/thumbnails/img_1296.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6603574625909836168?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-63779845667071548932007-05-10T23:09:00.000-07:002007-12-03T15:32:22.545-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Newhouse/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Newhouse/thumbnails/img_1241.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6377984566707154893?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-18600991231739924542007-05-10T22:49:00.000-07:002007-05-10T23:52:11.202-07:00Last Saturday we went to the photographer, because Grandma wanted a picture of Etienne and Elodie for her birthday. We selected this one for her:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEa_N9tCI/AAAAAAAAAEs/zkyi-GKNi8w/s1600-h/forgrandma.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEa_N9tCI/AAAAAAAAAEs/zkyi-GKNi8w/s320/forgrandma.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063176742764393506" /></a><br /><br />But after the shooting, we looked at all the pictures and we couldn't help but purchase these 5 other photos:<br /><br /><table><td colspan=2><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQFkfN9tHI/AAAAAAAAAFU/GMc0rns7wws/s1600-h/both.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQFkfN9tHI/AAAAAAAAAFU/GMc0rns7wws/s320/both.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063178005484778610" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbPN9tDI/AAAAAAAAAE0/oKtxaBKc3EY/s1600-h/lod2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbPN9tDI/AAAAAAAAAE0/oKtxaBKc3EY/s320/lod2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063176747059360818" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbPN9tEI/AAAAAAAAAE8/5r-fNxQxHw4/s1600-h/lod.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbPN9tEI/AAAAAAAAAE8/5r-fNxQxHw4/s320/lod.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063176747059360834" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbfN9tFI/AAAAAAAAAFE/gt8_MiIa1qA/s1600-h/atn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbfN9tFI/AAAAAAAAAFE/gt8_MiIa1qA/s320/atn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063176751354328146" /></a><br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbfN9tGI/AAAAAAAAAFM/w8jeThYszFA/s1600-h/cubes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RkQEbfN9tGI/AAAAAAAAAFM/w8jeThYszFA/s320/cubes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063176751354328162" /></a><br /></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1860099123173992454?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-46534081842858995202007-04-30T13:37:00.000-07:002007-05-02T11:01:22.491-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rjd42vN9tBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/XOYpisPIBfg/s1600-h/IMG_1191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/Rjd42vN9tBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/XOYpisPIBfg/s320/IMG_1191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059645588157346834" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to the much appreciated help offered by our friends and family, we were able to move all our stuff to the new house AND clean the old house in just one week-end ! Now it's time to rest, relax, enjoy... and yes... unpack and organize!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RjZWA_N9tAI/AAAAAAAAAEc/H288UkWBcLg/s1600-h/IMG_1160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RjZWA_N9tAI/AAAAAAAAAEc/H288UkWBcLg/s320/IMG_1160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059325806367323138" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4653408184285899520?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-87070276969517167212007-04-20T21:42:00.000-07:002007-04-20T22:09:03.437-07:00Judith, the previous owner, finally vacated our house, so our move has officially started. This weekend we'll bring small items and we'll remove the carpet, and next weekend we'll bring all our furniture. <br /><br />This is our 5th move in 5 years !!!<br /><br />In 2002, I left <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3480+Granada+Ave,+santa+clara,+ca&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,82.265625&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=37.349111,-121.992466&spn=0.00609,0.013561&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr">my apartment</a> to move in with Stephanie.<br />In 2003, we left <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=444+saratoga+ave,+santa+clara,+ca&sll=37.34923,-121.992466&sspn=0.005842,0.013561&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=37.334418,-121.960505&spn=0.002922,0.006781&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr">Summerwood</a> to move into a house.<br />In 2004 we left <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=447+Los+Padres+blvd,+santa+clara,+ca&sll=37.334418,-121.960505&sspn=0.002922,0.006781&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=37.334359,-121.958864&spn=0.002922,0.006781&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr">our house</a> to relocate to France.<br />In 2006 we left <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=17+rue+des+Acacias,+paris,+france&sll=37.334359,-121.958864&sspn=0.002922,0.006781&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=48.87674,2.291293&spn=0.004833,0.013561&t=k&iwloc=addr">Paris</a> to go back to California.<br />And now we leave <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3200+Gleneeden+Way,+San+Jose,+CA+95117&sll=48.8817,2.314682&sspn=0.004833,0.013561&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=37.306279,-121.953317&spn=0.002923,0.006781&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr">our rental house</a> for our own house!<br /><br />Here are 2 pictures that we took this afternoon. Judith wanted to take pictures in front of the lilacs. It is the first time they bloom in 7 years! That must be a good sign, don't you think ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RimaJq1OvDI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Y-KOHTMcOTY/s1600-h/IMG_1155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RimaJq1OvDI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Y-KOHTMcOTY/s320/IMG_1155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055741547607145522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RimaKK1OvEI/AAAAAAAAAEU/6IaNu3GHqqE/s1600-h/IMG_1156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RimaKK1OvEI/AAAAAAAAAEU/6IaNu3GHqqE/s320/IMG_1156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055741556197080130" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8707027696951716721?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-54573439442654336392007-04-16T11:12:00.000-07:002007-04-16T11:14:47.440-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RiO8xEfmTUI/AAAAAAAAAEE/HacHwzlj_Yc/s1600-h/oracle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RiO8xEfmTUI/AAAAAAAAAEE/HacHwzlj_Yc/s400/oracle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054090758045715778" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-5457343944265433639?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-86174100530266380912007-04-09T22:32:00.000-07:002007-04-09T22:52:14.522-07:00Easter is Mommy's favorite holiday, and this year, Etienne and Elodie got to celebrate it many times ! Have a look at <a href=http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Easter2007/index.html>last week's pictures:<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/Easter2007/thumbnails/img_1145.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://web.mac.com/maryfran/iWeb/Site/Easter.html">Grandma also created a web page</a> with the pictures she took at her party... <br /><br />Last treat, a video of Elodie wearing her cute Eater outfit and picking eggs... <br /><center><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CJefeA6SeSI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CJefeA6SeSI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8617410053026638091?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-68591683669191479162007-04-04T11:47:00.000-07:002007-04-04T12:05:04.465-07:00<center><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPzpoW_MFI/AAAAAAAAAD0/xP1psRNOUak/s1600-h/lod1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" height=240 src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPzpoW_MFI/AAAAAAAAAD0/xP1psRNOUak/s320/lod1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049647503746478162" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPzp4W_MGI/AAAAAAAAAD8/r8EfaFQNQx4/s1600-h/lod2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" height=240 src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPzp4W_MGI/AAAAAAAAAD8/r8EfaFQNQx4/s320/lod2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049647508041445474" /></a></td></tr></table><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy8YW_MBI/AAAAAAAAADU/OGdQsfOrjo8/s1600-h/atn1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" width=160 src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy8YW_MBI/AAAAAAAAADU/OGdQsfOrjo8/s320/atn1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049646726357397522" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy8oW_MCI/AAAAAAAAADc/j4CAXCBgQk0/s1600-h/atn2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" width=160 src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy8oW_MCI/AAAAAAAAADc/j4CAXCBgQk0/s320/atn2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049646730652364834" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy9IW_MDI/AAAAAAAAADk/Sg5Ca0uxZo8/s1600-h/atn4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" width=160 src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy9IW_MDI/AAAAAAAAADk/Sg5Ca0uxZo8/s320/atn4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049646739242299442" /></a></td></tr></table><table><tr><td align=center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy9YW_MEI/AAAAAAAAADs/-BxLAif9cLI/s1600-h/atn3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RhPy9YW_MEI/AAAAAAAAADs/-BxLAif9cLI/s320/atn3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049646743537266754" /></a></td></tr></table></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-6859168366919147916?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-37763694279584061722007-03-21T13:47:00.000-07:002007-03-21T17:40:10.070-07:00Pierre-Louis is a big star, he appeared on French TV today!<br />He was a contestant on a quiz show on France 2: Tout le monde veut prendre sa place, hosted by Nagui.<br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/dZcmpQm20TflEaD8m"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/dZcmpQm20TflEaD8m" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="334" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br />He did very well ! he defeated all the other challengers by knowing that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stravinsky">Igor Stravinsky</a> was the composer of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring">"Le Sacre du Printemps"</a><br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/pO4UVFrXxd6E4aCZ8"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/pO4UVFrXxd6E4aCZ8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="334" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br />In the final, Pierre-Louis answered all 5 questions correctly and scored an amazing 28 points (out of 30).<br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/6lsBJIrHgIJ72aCRF"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/6lsBJIrHgIJ72aCRF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="334" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br />Unfortunately the defending champion also scored 28 points, and kept his title. Pierre-Louis was inches away from winning the 2800 euros jackpot, oh no !<br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/118PTBVbnfL4faCEP"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/118PTBVbnfL4faCEP" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="334" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br />Bien jou&eacute;, Pilou !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-3776369427958406172?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-73986004013718071122007-03-12T22:26:00.000-07:002007-03-12T22:40:56.563-07:00This could have been the title of the fairy tale that I read to Etienne before bedtime, but it's not!<br /><br />Stephanie's nickname for Elodie is "Princess", and tonight she dressed her as a... princess!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfY23N-yuHI/AAAAAAAAADE/sWWGHhfNJn0/s1600-h/princess.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfY23N-yuHI/AAAAAAAAADE/sWWGHhfNJn0/s320/princess.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041277155161585778" /></a><br /><br />I found another (unrelated) picture in my camera tonight: the woodpecker (in French: pivert) that Etienne and I spotted in our front yard's dead tree last weekend. No need to go to the zoo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfY23t-yuII/AAAAAAAAADM/6Hi9I_-aNLE/s1600-h/woodpecker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfY23t-yuII/AAAAAAAAADM/6Hi9I_-aNLE/s320/woodpecker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041277163751520386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7398600401371807112?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-74540642618313763712007-03-11T22:40:00.000-07:002007-03-21T11:26:09.686-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfToM9-yuFI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ZqYvVurHaFM/s1600-h/floorplan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfToM9-yuFI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ZqYvVurHaFM/s400/floorplan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040909192428435538" /></a><br />Stephanie couldn't help but draw the floor plan of our new house on her computer. I think it looks awesome! The house is 1,610 sf or 150 m2. <br />Stephanie remembered that its floor plan is very similar to one of the house in which we met for the first time... It was at a party in Sunnyvale on Friday, June 23rd 2000 (my half-birthday ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfTrXd-yuGI/AAAAAAAAAC8/e2DVB6SeDcE/s1600-h/June23_2000.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLUDEy8stlU/RfTrXd-yuGI/AAAAAAAAAC8/e2DVB6SeDcE/s320/June23_2000.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040912671351945314" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7454064261831376371?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-46928915714045280512007-03-08T21:13:00.000-08:002007-03-08T21:20:51.224-08:00Today we've officially joined the 57% of Californians and the 70% of Americans who own their home!<br />We closed escrow, the sale was registered by the county and our mortgage kicked in !<br />Funny how "escroc" in French means "crook" and "mort" means "death". <br />I really hope that the seller is not a crook and that we won't have to pay back our loan until our death!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-4692891571404528051?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-18202103251225423822007-03-05T22:41:00.000-08:002007-03-05T23:16:57.813-08:00Elodie is the "Special Person of the Month" in her daycare classroom this month. They asked us to pick out some pictures that they can put up on the board in her classroom. Below is a selection of photos that we chose. We thought you might like to see snapshots of Elodie over the last 15 months.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NoNxhVHI/AAAAAAAAAA8/MID_DX3fbL0/s1600-h/elodie-justborn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038698542640747634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NoNxhVHI/AAAAAAAAAA8/MID_DX3fbL0/s320/elodie-justborn.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NoNxhVHI/AAAAAAAAAA8/MID_DX3fbL0/s1600-h/elodie-justborn.jpg"></a><br />Just born<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NodxhVII/AAAAAAAAABE/DiQpiZgB9d0/s1600-h/elodie-etienne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038698546935714946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NodxhVII/AAAAAAAAABE/DiQpiZgB9d0/s320/elodie-etienne.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />First hugs from Etienne<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0Ta9xhVQI/AAAAAAAAACE/k5nTSIIMeIE/s1600-h/elodie-smile2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038704912077247746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0Ta9xhVQI/AAAAAAAAACE/k5nTSIIMeIE/s320/elodie-smile2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Smiling at Mommy<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0OJ9xhVMI/AAAAAAAAABk/iyx3aBkWNfM/s1600-h/elodie-backpack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038699122461332674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0OJ9xhVMI/AAAAAAAAABk/iyx3aBkWNfM/s320/elodie-backpack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />First adventures<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0TbNxhVSI/AAAAAAAAACU/jwFenlS5hbA/s1600-h/elodie-grin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038704916372215074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0TbNxhVSI/AAAAAAAAACU/jwFenlS5hbA/s320/elodie-grin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hi there<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0OKNxhVPI/AAAAAAAAAB8/d3XNSgVunKc/s1600-h/elodie-happy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038699126756300018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0OKNxhVPI/AAAAAAAAAB8/d3XNSgVunKc/s320/elodie-happy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Happy girl<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0OJ9xhVNI/AAAAAAAAABs/5EN0MnAQxaU/s1600-h/elodie-pumpkin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038699122461332690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0OJ9xhVNI/AAAAAAAAABs/5EN0MnAQxaU/s320/elodie-pumpkin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Cute as a Pumpkin<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0TbdxhVTI/AAAAAAAAACc/zWMXlwmiIX8/s1600-h/elodie-friends.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038704920667182386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0TbdxhVTI/AAAAAAAAACc/zWMXlwmiIX8/s320/elodie-friends.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hanging out with her friends<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NotxhVKI/AAAAAAAAABU/_kbyubM2UpE/s1600-h/elodie-flamenco.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038698551230682274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NotxhVKI/AAAAAAAAABU/_kbyubM2UpE/s320/elodie-flamenco.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Party girl<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0TbNxhVRI/AAAAAAAAACM/7rwWutV_ck0/s1600-h/elodie-2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038704916372215058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0TbNxhVRI/AAAAAAAAACM/7rwWutV_ck0/s320/elodie-2007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Happy New Year<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NotxhVLI/AAAAAAAAABc/8IoU1lK0rt8/s1600-h/elodie-pretty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038698551230682290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qrIwajwIDAA/Re0NotxhVLI/AAAAAAAAABc/8IoU1lK0rt8/s320/elodie-pretty.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Little Princess<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-1820210325122542382?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stephanienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-78754966592890813392007-03-03T11:30:00.000-08:002007-03-03T11:47:33.448-08:00<table cellpadding=20><tr><td width=25%><a href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/GramieVisitFeb07/index.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/GramieVisitFeb07/thumbnails/img_0958.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></td><td valign=top><br />Monday marks the end of the winter vacation in Paris, so Gramie left yesterday. We're all very sad. Have <a href="http://www.deraynal.com/elodie/photos/GramieVisitFeb07/index.html">a look at all the fun</a> we've had together over the past 2 weeks</td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-7875496659289081339?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16965805.post-86545108106756360132007-02-21T22:53:00.000-08:002007-02-21T23:06:09.024-08:00Yesterday, the seller agreed to pay the cost of fixing the chimney, therefore we decided to remove all contingencies, which means that the house will be ours in 15 days, no matter what happens...<br /><br />Yesterday also, Joy helped us pick a loan. It took us almost 2 hours to settle on a 30-year fixed 6.25% loan, interest-only for the first 10 years, with no points and no impounds. It's very helpful to have a mortgage broker in the family (and way more useful than a software engineer ;-)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16965805-8654510810675636013?l=eblogdie.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alainnoreply@blogger.com0