A portrait of my son, once a week, every week, in 2015.
Little Man : You’ve always been a happy boy, but nothing makes you happier than being let loose in a safe but challenging environment. They are not always easy to come by, those “Little Man Approved” spaces, but when we find one, we hang on to it and this new beach we found will be visited often. You could run forever, jumping in and out of long grasses, climbing over rocks. We found waterfalls, leaning willow trees, caves and huge pieces of driftwood. You were in heaven. I love watching you breath in the world around you. I hope you understand that mama never wants to restrain you, but sometimes, she has no choice. But I promise you, I will always make it up to you. ❤
A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015.
Little Miss : What a little lady you are becoming. Most days, you are perfectly happy being my baby girl. But every once in a while, I turn around and you are all grown up. Although it can be a bit challenging these days, I know we are working towards a common goal : A peaceful, mindful family setting that is the right fit for all. I hope you will keep working on it with me, we are bound to get it figured out! ❤
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Family, Faith, Food and Fabric 
Oh that beach sounds like a real treasure! What a lovely discovery for the start of the summer!
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Oh yes, we are already planning to go back with friends next week-end. And it is opened year round (depending on the tides) so I think there will be a lot if winter exploration of the ice sheets as well. 🙂
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I really love your portraits this week, so precious! You little man seems so happy, its joy is communicative! And your little miss, so peaceful at that moment! Nice to see both of them so alive…
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Thank you Sandra… Joy was definitely a key emotion all week-end long. And we made the most of that beautiful day. We’ve been getting so much rain. It was a welcome break even though it was a bit cool. And yes, quiet moments are rather rare, catching them on film is an exploit. 🙂
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Goodness, your little man looks so happy. Running free in nature is so good for our little ones 🙂
I recognize that book 🙂
Have a wonderful week! xo
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Yes, that book is one of our favorites here. All 3 in the series are. Such wonderful and engaging story telling.
Oh my, he just fell in love with that place. If ever you guys come this way, I can tell you right now, we will be spending the better part of a day there. Truly a natural gem.
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Magnifiques photos! Your Little Man seems to have so much fun, and your Little Miss seems so absorbed in her book.
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Merci Marie. He is a genuinely happy person. When he’s not smiling, it is real distress and it usually lasts 2 minutes and he’s on to the next thing. That is one of her very favorite books. We’ve read it together so many times she knows the stories and will sit there and tell them to her stuffies.
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Nous aimons beaucoup les livres ici aussi. Est-ce que tu peux me dire le titre de celui-ci? Parmi les livres favoris chez nous, on retouve ces deux, de vraies oeuvres d’art selon moi:
http://www.rtbf.be/video/detail_histoire-la-grande-fabrique-de-mots?id=1731395
http://www.rtbf.be/video/detail_histoire-la-vallee-des-moulins?id=1807419
J’espère que vous apprécierez! La musique, les histoires et les dessins sont vraiment magnifiques. Très poétique…
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Allo! Désolée du retard à répondre.
La série de livres que ma fille feuillette contient 3 livres (que je sache) :
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/buddha-at-bedtime-tales-of/9781844836239-item.html?ikwid=buddha+at+bedtime&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-buddhas-apprentice-at-bedtime/9781780285146-item.html?ikwid=buddha+at+bedtime&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=1
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/nightlights-stories-for-you-to/9781904292883-item.html?ikwid=Nightlights+stories&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0
Merci pour les recommendations! 🙂
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I love the letters you write each week focusing on something that has happened or something that is on your mind. What a treasure and I wish I would have done something similar….
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I can’t take the credit for the concept, I really have to thank Jodi (http://www.practisingsimplicity.com/) for giving us the opportunity to collect all these special moments. I wish I had started sooner. But I’ll take what I can get! 🙂 I plan on printing them every year and making them albums each.
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Such memories you are storing away Yanic. I can see how much your babies are growing, it happens so fast. Love seeing their beautiful faces and reading your words.
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Thank you Tracey. I’m so grateful everyday for this beautiful project. My mother started following my blog a few months back but never really stopped to read it. She would look at the pictures. She doesn’t know what made her stop and read this time around and asked me this morning if I was the one writing the text under the pictures. LOL! I said of course, why? She said “cause it’s 100X better than a baby book.” I must agree.
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Beautiful, happy, much loved children. I love how you always capture them in such great moments and make great portraits. You can be a freelance photographer, easy! 🙂
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That is so sweet to say… I’m lucky and I have a wonderful camera. It does a lot of the work for me. 🙂 I’m also such an addict at taking pictures. I have to go through what seems like 100s every week to pick the right one. I have very inspirational little people as my muse.
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I am same with pictures. I like to take a lot of them and then just pick a few. Though I do keep them all (that’s why the space on my hard drive seems to be getting smaller). Which camera are you using? 🙂
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I have a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 with both the 18-55mm and the 55-250mm telefoto lens. I’m a Canon fan. I know there is better out there, but it,s what I know, you know?
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If it works for you, then it’s all that matters 🙂
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Your son reminds me so much of mine. So happy when let loose outside. So free and sweet and just exactly where he wants to be. Wishing you more sweetness with both your munchkins.
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I guess our little men would get along then. 🙂 And sweetness is never in sort supply here. But I’m sure you know how that is with your adorable bunch. xox
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Super, merci! J’ai déjà vu ces livres en ligne, mais je n’ai jamais eu l’occasion de les feuilleter. C’est bien de savoir qu’ils sont intéressants. Nous avons déjà lu notamment Peaceful Piggy Meditation, qui est très bien, mais qui a peu de texte. Les tiens semblent beaucoup plus élaborés et avoir plus de contenu. Comme ils sont disponibles à la bibliothèque de notre ville, j’irai les emprunter sous peu! J’aime aussi beaucoup Calme et attentif comme une grenouille. Il ne fait pas directement référence au Boudhisme, mais c’est un super outil pour apporter le calme et se centrer sur le moment présent.
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Oui, ce livre est sur ma liste! J’espère aussi trouvé cuex que tu me suggères à notre bibliothèque. 🙂
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Oh! Aussi, si tu as aimé Peaceful Piggy, essaye “Moody Cow learns Compassion”. Très bon. Il y a aussi tous les livres de John J. Muth.
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Merci, je vais explorer tout ça! Et si tu ne trouve pas les livres dont je t’ai parlé, ils sont lus dans les liens que je t’ai donné, avec de la musique douce pour accompagner. Ce sont de très beaux contes. Pour calme et attentif comme une grenouille, c’est surtout le CD que j’utilise avec les enfants. Voici un lien qui peut te donner une idée d’une méditation toute simple issue du livre, pour voir si ça vous plait: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwRjwDluA30
Ce livre a aussi été traduit en anglais: Sitting still like a frog: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/sitting-still-like-a-frog/9781611800586-item.html
Nous utilisons la version française, mais j’ai pensé que ça pourrait t’intresser de l’avoir en anglais.
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Merci beaucoup… je vais aller écouter cela demain. Pour l’instant, je ne les ai pas trouvé, mais il y a plusieurs bibliothèques en ville. 🙂 Je garde espoir!
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That beach sounds brilliant, hope you’ve been enjoying it lots more, they are just the best playgrounds for children.
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We have, We will be going again at sunset on Thursday since the tide will be low in the evening. Just a magical place.
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