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2005 |
Greetings from Belgium!
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Nail Art Show in Brussels
Theme "Spring"
Marie took 2nd prize (should have gotten 1st!)
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Prof. Nicolas
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Make a wish and... Marie's Birthday |
Imagipark |
Ma première promenade My first walk |
At the Circus
Bouglione Circus |
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Bob the Builder (at 'Le Pass' in Jemappes) |
WOW! A new Pizza Hut in Mons! We're not joking.
This is very exciting stuff for Mons. They even have free drink
refills (but not for Chimay) |
Cute puppy abuse is already starting... |
The Fairy Bath Prince(ss) |
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Coal miners |
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Chocolate Sundae at McDonalds |
Snoring sisters (they really do snore!)
They play like little warriors and then they crash.
The upside down puppy is Bertha. |
We
prefer Crumble's food!
Sisters had too much fun. (New Years Eve) |
Mr. New Year's jumping on the sofa |
New Year's Eve |
Bon Anniversaire |
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Physical evidence that Santa came to our house |
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Dirty Dog - Crumble was bathed minutes after this photo was
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Return
to Disneyland Paris
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Meme/Nounou Headquarters Top floor - on the left...
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As always, batteries not included - St. Nicolas Day |
Hey, I'm not high on sugar |
Old coal mining elevator signal chart - Complicated to say
the least! |
After
all these years, Grizou
still prefers toilet water...
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Friday and we're done with school! |
Wow, St. Nicolas ate the cookies and his donkey ate the carrots! |
Relooking |
Working at Pierre-Olivier's
Special Halloween & 20th Anniversary of his store. |
Relooking |
Marlon
'Alexine' Brando Jr. |
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We've got our pumpkins! |
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New hairdoo/Painting windows... |
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Saturday morning (10:30) Sirault Playgroup with 'Tang!' |
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Therapist 'Tang' (Anne) at Sirrault Playgroup |
Vauxhall |
Dans l'eau
Drowning Pool |
Broken Castle - Ruins
Chauteau d'Havré |
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Hot summer days Humid and not much A/C in Belgium |
Old roadside prayer pitstop |
Marie - Country Line Dancing Club Denver |
Latest addition to the family - Crumble |
The
dandylion kid |
Nicolas got an 'owie' and had been crying |
Gare Midi - Brussels
Early in the morning - taking the train to the seaside |
Seaside Sidewalk - Curb your dog please |
Too much fun at the beach
11:00am and still sleeping...
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The North Sea - England is on the other side
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Tired boy. |
Nicolas - hot, tired and ready to go take a nap |
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Last summer, we pushed.
This summer, Nicolas peddles himself...
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2004 - Yesterday
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2005 - Today
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Don't touch or you might get a big owie!
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Hey! You can't pick those flowers! |
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Walk this way - Ruelle (alley) |
Bievenue à chez nous |
Don't let the cat out! |
Nicolas' first time in Brussels! |
C'est moi à Bruxelles
Photo taken by Alexine |
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I gotta have that cake!
Third Birthday |
Nicolas and friend Jololie (Marjorie) |
Careful, I bite... |
Chimay Belgium |
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Old
Brussels |
Old
Brussels |
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Vacation at the Beach - Place on the right is where we get
our daily breakfast - Pistolet's: little bullets of fresh bread (A Belgian
thing) |
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Green Acres (St. Denis) |
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Ducasse 2005
Beer, fist-fights, loud techno music...
Let the festivities begin!
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Lille France |
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Hewlett-Packard Brussels
(aka the Stress Factory)
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Brussels
Photo taken by Dan Legault - Toronto Canada
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Grand Place - Mons
Quiet Sunday morning
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Wheeee!
Luge ride at Mont St. Aubert
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Mont St. Aubert
Near Tournai |
Mont St. Aubert |
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Rabbit Stew
(the part we didn't eat) |
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Péruwelz
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Enjoying a beer after some heavy work in the garden |
Nicolas' favorite waffle place (Le Paysan) |
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Morgan and Alexine
Morgan is Alexine's best friend
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Playgroup in Sirault
Anne (lady in corner) is one of Nicolas' therapists |
Cafe - Lille, France
Nicolas and Daddy had lunch here
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Nicolas on antique tricycle
riding outside for first time |
Chapel where Marie and Robert got married eight years ago! |
Daddy takes Nicolas to Saturday morning playgroup in
little village of Sirault |
I am the Frog Boy
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Nicolas at therapy with friend Isaline |
Eating a gickey (ice cream) on a nice spring day |
Waffle is bigger than Nicolas
Santo's Palace - Famous Coffee/Waffle cafe at the Seaside
Koksjide Belgium |
Nicolas' First Day of School!
Same school as Sissy
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Nicolas at school.
He is very nervous. |
Bruno & Nanou
Wedding Receptio |
Bruno & Nanou Wedding Reception
Typical low-budget Belgian Wedding |
Lunch at the Seaside
Nounou's studio apartment |
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Buzz Lightyear and Snow White
First time at Disneyland
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Alexine
(and Nicolas) driving their
Euro-Disney race car.
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Disneyworld - Paris |
Buzz taking a break from saving the
galaxy to have dinner.
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Close encounter with Dingo (Goofy)
Nicolas is quite intimidated |
Péruwelz, Belgium
Water from the source
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Military Museum - Mons |
Wired on coffee
Grand Place Mons
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Easter |
Easter 2005 |
Four Generations |
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Alexine returns from school trip.
Her first time away from home (4 days!)
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Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy |
The house we nearly bought
Beloeil Castle
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A sad souvenir of WWII
Entrance to Hitler's prison in
Mons during the war. Now cemented over.
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Mr. French Fry
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Nicolas, Alexine and Mons Monkey
Nicolas is eating his customary fresh
waffle on a very cold day. Can someone turn up the heat, please?
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Alexine standing next to 'Le Ropieur'
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Bon Voyage
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Statue of Gille with basket of bloody oranges
Alexine is ready to help throw them!
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Don't eat the yellow snow
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Enghien
near Pepe's home
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Nicolas' first time on a train!
Going to Tournai
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Daddy & Nicolas heading back to Mons
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Playing in snow for the first time
Binche Belgium
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rue Raoul Godfroid
Looking towards the center
The Beffroi in the distance
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Alexine and friends go on school field trip
She took a train from Mons to Brussels!
Place Léopold" - at Mons train
station
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What happened to my little girl!
Seems like just yesterday I was changing
her diapers
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Building near our home
damaged by WWI gunfire
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Frite Night
Good frites and beer!
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Snowy day
Photo taken from top floor of our house |
Parc Paradis
Maubeuge France
Note the partially iced-over lake |
Christian Rock
Pierce Band (from Memphis) at the IBC
an American Church in Jurbise |