Weekend in Salt Lake City

Mike and I had the chance of flying into Salt Lake City for a short but wonderful weekend. 

Friday night, we spent the evening with my sister and her family. 

Sophie Johnson came to see us. 

We, the girls, had a lot of fun going through Aude's closet, 

getting ride of old stuff and trying on outfits for Nephi's wedding the next day.

We spent the whole day with Mike's family. 

His sister RuthAnne and brother in law Marc were there too from England. 

As well as his Aunt Shirley from California. 

It had been 16 years since the siblings were all together! 

And what a beautiful occasion to be together than the union of 2 great souls... 

Nephi and Thanh his lovely sweet petite wife! 

have tones of pictures of course, I am working on a blog for them.

Mike et moi avons la chance d'aller a Salt Lake City pour un court,
mais merveilleux week-end.

Vendredi soir, nous l'avons passe avec ma soeur Aude et sa famille.

Sophie Johnson a passe la soiree avec nous aussi. 

Nous, les filles, avons fait le placard d'Aude, a lui debarasse d'habits,
ainsi que d'essayer des ensembles pour le mariage du lendemain.

 Samedi, on a passer toute la journee avec la famille a Mike.

Sa Soeur RuthAnne et beau frere Marc etait la aussi d'Angleterre.
Ainsi que sa tante Shirley, de la Californie.

Cela faisait 16 ans que les enfants etaient tous ensemble.

Et quelle magnifique occasion d'etre reuni pour l'union de 2 grandes ames: Nephi et Thanh.
J'ai plein de photos biensur, je suis en train de leur creer un blog.

Love this clip!!!! So true!

Preparing to go To Utah

So excited Mike and I are to go to Salt Lake City today! 

Unfortunately it's only for 2 1/2 days... 

Wish I could stay a little longer...

We are going for Nephi's wedding!

How fun is that!!!

At the airport and in the plane; Mike Working.
Isn't he cute? He was focussing so hard on his work!

Super contente d'aller a Salt Lake City avec Mike!
Seulement pour 2 jours 1/2...
J'aurais aimer rester un peu plus longtemps.
On va au mariage de Nephi!
C'est genial!

Rock climbing in Austin Texas with Lasah and Sarah. 

Amelie had so much fun!!!

Memories of a dear Friend....

Yesterday, my dear friend Denise Kisor of 16 years,  passed away...

She was diagnosed with brain cancer around April.

I think of her and smile. 

I picture her in Heaven being embraced by loved ones.

I'm so glad I got to see her before she moved on from this life.

I'm so thankful I got to tell her how much she meant to me 

and what a beautiful example she was to me. 

Knowing her has made me a better person.

She was a rock, sweet, meek, kind, loving, forgiving...etc.
She was soooooo Christlike.

She had a hard life but lived it without complaint.

I will forever think of her and want to be better.

Til we meet again...

Hier, ma tres chere amie de 16 ans, Denise Kisor est passee dans l'audela.
Elle a eu un diagnostic de cancer du cerveau vers le mois d'avril.
Je pense a elle et je souris.
Je l'imagine au paradis avec ses etres chers qui l'accueil avec joie.
Je suis reconnaissante de l'avoir revu cet ete avant qu'elle nous quite.
J'ai pu lui dire combien elle a touchee ma vie avec son merveilleux exemple.
Je suis une meilleur personne de l'avoir connue.
Elle etait solide come un rock, gentille, humble, pleine d'amour... etc.
Elle etait comme le Christ.
Elle a eu une vie difficile et l'a vecu sans se plaindre.
Quand je pense elle, je veux etre meilleur, pour toujours,
j'usqu'a ce que l'on se revoit...

Successful Surgery

Alexi was back yesterday in the hospital for surgery. 

Since the medications are not working, he is going to have a bag.

Again, wish I was there for him.

My dearest angel/friend Sarah is taking care of him.

Everything went really well.

The surgeon was happy with the whole procedure. 

Alexi was so happy this morning!!! 

No more painful symptoms!

Alexi etait de retour a l'hopital pour une operation.

Les medicaments ne marche pas donc il lui on mis un sac.

J'aurais bien aimer etre la pour lui... 

Heureusement que ma bonne amie/ange Sarah s'occupe bien de lui.

Tout c'est tres bien passe!

Alexi etait trop content ce matin! 

Plus de symptoms qui font mal! 

Nickname

So it's official, Amelie goes by Emmi at school.

At home she is still Amelie.

C'est officiel, a l'ecole, Amelie se fait apeler Emmi.

Mais a la maison elle est toujours Amelie.

Labor day

After we all worked in the yard raking the pine needles, 

weeding and cleaning up, we went for a couple of hours to the pool. 

I love that in the Woodlands, 

we get a summer pass that gives us entrance to all the 13 pools of every village. 

This is our favorite! It's got a lazy river, it's soooo relaxing, floating on tubes... 

It's in the village of Creekside...

After our record-breaking-hotest-summer-since-forever, we are cooling a little. 

Unfortunately, we are not getting any rain. We need some desperately... 

We are all on water restriction.

By the way, the heat didn't stop us from enjoying the summer... 

It wasn't too unbearable, like we were told before we moved here. 

I quite like Texas weather...

Esther and Valentin

We had the joy of welcoming my neice Esther and her boyfriend Valentin. 

They came for 5 days, a little too short of a visit, if you ask me....

More pics of thier visit on my facebook.

Nous avons eu la joie de recevoire Esther et son copin Valentin.

Ils sont venus pour 5 jours, c'etait un peu trop juste pour nous...

Plus de photos avec eux sur facebook

School's back in session...

We love that School BuS!!!!

Coyote Chase

Today, a coyote got between Chloe and I and boy was it scary!

She was behind me as we were walking in Jones forest. 

I turned around and saw that she was frozen and stopped following me. 

I kept walking. I turned around a few seconds later and she was still there. 

I kept walking, turned around again and saw a big coyote chasing her away from me! 

I thought I was going to lose her! 

I ran as fast as I could toward the coyote while screaming to Chloe to come to me. 

I kept running and screaming. 

After what seemed like an eternity, but was probably just 20 seconds, 

the coyote gave up the chase and returned to the woods. 

It could have been the speed of Chloe that deterred it, 

or it may have been the crazed woman screaming frantically after it! 

I'll never know, but I am so grateful this encounter ended like it did. 

Of course, I forgot to put my pepper spray back in my pouch. 

We got back late last night from Cincinnati. 

I had left the pepper spray in Texas. 

Note to the Tooth Fairy

Photo Shoot at the Park

  

Daily walks With Sarah

One of my favorite things this summer while in Ohio,

was our daily walks in nature with the dogs.

I am so lucky to have a such a good friend as Sarah!

Friendships like that are rare...

Float my Boat

Happy Mellow

Nickname for Amelie?

So Amelie is going to Bible school every morning for a week.

I noticed that the cute crafts she is bringing home have the name Amy written on it.

And that the kids there are calling her "Amy".
She wants to change her name because some kids
on her school bus were calling her "Omelette"!

How on earth did they get "Omelette" from Amelie?

Kids can be so mean sometimes!

Anyhow.

Amy is Ok, but she doesn't look like an Amy to me.

I'm trying to talk her into being called something else,

that is more unique...

I though about Melie, but the kids were quick to let me know that it sounded like Smely!
So, here are other ideas I found online:
Millie, Emmie, Mimi, Ellie, Mia, LeeLee, Lili, Alie, Amie.
My Favorite: Emmie.

To Be Continued...

I've turned my daughter into a real poser!

Daddy's Boss is Mean...

Conversation with Amelie as she climbed in bed with me for a morning snuggle.


Amelie: Can daddy come stay with us for a week?
Moi: No, he can't, he's got to work.
Amelie: Can't he work on his computer here?
Moi: No his boss won't let him, not like his old boss. 
Amelie: Daddy's boss is mean! Why does daddy have to work all day!!!!
Moi: Because that is what daddies do. So we can eat, have clothes, a home...
Amelie: Why did daddy have to get retired from his old job?
Moi: How about you talk to daddy about that?

A cheap MOOOOO Date

Justine went on a fun date last week on Cow day! 

She was told to dress-up as a Cow from head to toe, 

be hungry, and bring her swimming suit... 

DJ came to pick her up, also as a cow, and took her for a free meal at Chick-Fil-A

Followed by some water fun at a water park.

I love the Creativity in the cow costumes made out of kitchen garbage bags!
Notice the plastic sticking to Justine's legs!

J'aime la creativite des costumes fait de sacs poubelle!

Justine a eu un super date la semaine derniere;
elle a du se deguiser en vache, avoir faim et emmener son moyot de bain. 

DJ est venu la chercher, lui aussi deguise en vache,
il l'a emmener a Chick-Fil-A pour un sandwish gratuit,
ils se sont ensuite amuse a un Park d'eau.

Quel bonne idee! 

Belated-BirthDay-Pool-Party For Amelie

 Amelie had so much fun at her Belated-Birthday-Pool-Party!

She was so happy to have all her friends from Cincinnati with her!

Oh...What Happiness!

 Amelie c'est bien amusee a sa fete d'anniversaire (oui bien en retard)... 

Mais comme elle etait contente d'etre avec ses amis de Cincinnati!

Oh... Quel Bonheur!