The Stories of our Lives

This is our family blog. We use it to share glimpses of our family life, everyday anecdotes and reflexions, and we archive the kids' growth. In Québec, Canada.

Orléane Orléane is now...
10 months!

Xavier Xavier is now...
2.4 years!

...and there's also their parents. Émilie writes most posts (including the children's) and handles the design, while François makes sure all the blog clockwork is running smoothly. To contact us: EMAIL.

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Archive for the 'Xavier' Category

Notre propre Peter Pan

Transl. “Our very own Peter Pan”
I can recognize a sweet deal when I have it in front of me.
If I continue progressing toward adulthood like I’ve been doing for the last two years, I’m going to have to handle all sorts of complicated stuff. Eventually, I’ll even have to learn maths and cook dinner and […]


10 faits à propos des enfants Gélinas

Transl. “10 facts about the Gélinas children”

Orléane only rarely lets out a big laugh. The sound she uses to express glee, instead, is a weird noisy inhale of the “whee!” type. Combine this with a big open mouthed grin, and you’ve got the only type of gold I’ll ever need.
Orléane doesn’t coo, she caws. She’s […]


L’histoire de la deuxième fête de mon premier

Transl. “The story of the second birthday of my first”
“If it rains again next year, I’ll surrender to the traditional weather of Xavier’s birthday and stop planning parties in the backyard”, I reflected as I pulled wet paper streamers from the tree branches on Sunday morning. The previous afternoon’s showers had forced twelve adults, six […]