Sunday, January 21, 2007

.....and here is our little superhero!!



This is Ashton Carter Fontaine. He is 3 years old and he was born on November 25, 2003. Ashton loves to dress up in costumes, and lately his Superman costume has been his favourite!He likes to dress himself up, with little assistance, and then come out from his bedroom yelling "Supermannnnnn!!!" He has also dressed up as princesses, fairies, butterflies, unicorns and nurses, all courtesy of his sister Julie's old costumes! Some of the more 'neutral' costumes he's sported have been a dinosaur, a hippopotamus, and a fireman costume.

For those who know Ashton, he too is a child full of life. He is at the stage were he knows he's cute and he likes to capitalize on it! He truly is a little, goofy guy.

He is the youngest of two kids in our family, and he tries hard at times to keep up with his big sis Julie. And even though he's little, he's starting to be like a big boy. This comes out in episodes, such as when we're eating at the table ( he's starting to not like his booster seat), making breakfast (he wants to make toast like Julie does), and going to the potty (hopefully no more Pull-ups soon!!)

There is of course more I could say about Ashton, but there's just not enough room to tell you everything. If there was a way to sum up Ashton in words, I'd have to say he's a funny, adorable, loving, cute, and smiley little guy. As Mommy says, 'he's my little bud.'

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Here's our princess!!

This is our princess, Julie Jeannine Fontaine. She was born on June 30th, 2001, in Winnipeg, MB.
It's hard to believe that this little girl has already grown up, somewhat. She's turning 6 years old this year, and she's currently in kindergarten and loving itl. Since having started school, her vocabulary has really improved, especially her french vocab! (all those years of Denis and his family speaking French to her are paying off!!)
She's played soccer 2 years in a row now, and been in swimming lessons since she was 3 years old.
She's a social butterfly, not shy at all to make new friends.
She's currently trying to get Mommy to set up playdates with all the girls in her kindergarten class!
She loves horses, especially Tante Gisele's friends' horse 'Malachi', as well as My Little Pony and her Barbie horses. And unicorns too (what little girl didn't like unicorns or horses, eh?!)
She also enjoys helping Mommy in the kitchen. She has recently been named "Best Egg Cracker" by Mommy, since she helped Mommy make scrambled eggs this morning and there were no pieces of shell left behind!
Julie also enjoys baking cookies, eating pancake batter, and making toast. She's also started pouring milk from a 4 liter jug (only if it's half-full or less - thankfully!).
Probably the biggest change in her life up to now, has to be when she became a big sister.
Ashton was born on November 25th, 2003. She didn't quite get what he was all about when he was first born (she was still quite young - only 2 1/2 years old), but once he started crawling around and got into her toys & stuff, I don't think she loved him a whole lot!!
But thank goodness that changes, and she absolutely loves and adores her little brother. She still cannot properly pronounce his name - she says 'aston', but he doesn't speak well yet either, so he's okay (or 'otay' as he'd say it) with it!
Of course, there is so much more to Julie's life and there's just not enough room to tell you all about her. If there was one word or phrase to sum her up, I would have to say she is a passionate, beautiful, head-strong, funny, cute, and loving little girl. And, oh ya, she's definitely a sweetheart too!

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Reminiscing of Mexico




My parents have just left for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico today and it brings back fond memories of our trip there last year.
Denis and I went there last February for 2 weeks and we had a blast. It was so beautiful there, the weather was fantastic (30'C and sunny everyday), and the food absolutely delicious.
I am sure that mom and dad will have a great time in Puerto Vallarta too. Boy do I wish I was there now, especially with the impending winter storm upon us for tomorrow! Oh well, maybe some other time we'll go back there! Just hope that dad remembers to wear sunscreen (he goes from white to red in 60 seconds!) and that they both remember 'tip well' and say 'no gracias' often!











Tuesday, January 2, 2007



Welcome to our blog!
This is us - Denis, Sherry, Julie & Ashton.
We decided to start a blog this year to share with our families and friends, both near and far. We hope you enjoy this glimpse into our lives.
And may you all be blessed in this new year 2007 with love, health, and happiness.
Love from the Fontaine's