January 5, 2003
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Le coeur d ' une grand ' mère
Le coeur d ' une grand ' mère est un trésor inépuisable de tendresse et de ....patience . .
C ' est ce qui est suggéré par cette photo de ma femme Janine avec deux de nos petits - enfants dans un restaurant .
The heart of a grandmother
The heart of a grandmother is a inexhaustible treasure filled with tenderness and ......patience .
This is what is suggested on this picture of my wife Janine with two of our grandchildren at the restaurant .
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Nous avons 12 petits - enfants . Les voici :
We have got 12 grandchildren . Here are :
Julie 15 1/2 ans Thomas 11 ans Simon 13 ans en février 2003
Joe 2 1/2 Sarah 4 1/2 Nicolas 7 François 8 1/2 Manon 2 1/2 Luis 7 1/2 Clara 4
(half hidden behind a bottle) (Manon forces a smile )
Antoine 6 mois ( 6 months)
Clémentine 3 mois ( 3 months )
Y en aura - t il encore ? Dieu seul le sait .
Will be there any yet ? Only God knows it .
Comments (89)
You have such a beautiful family!
Oh Michel that is precious!! Would you mind if I nominated this post to ZangaZine? It is beautiful!
Michel? what crosses your mind when you look at all those beautiful faces before you?...there must be great joy n' satisfaction! =)
a family of onez own...sweet!!!!
Great pictures!!!! Wow, you must have really big holidays!! My family is really small compared to yours. I only have two neices and a nephew!!
Quelle belle et grande famille !
Votre famille est si belle. Vous devez etre tres fier. Les photos sont magnifiques!
Ils sont de beaux petits-enfants et une belle grand-mère. Tous les deux sont des cadeaux. Je suis certain que la grand-mère soit plus affectueuse en raison de l'amour qu'il d'elle reçoit du grand-père! Merci montrer ces images avec moi.
I have no words for that, Michel... Blessed you are...Congreatulations and thanks a lot for sharing that to us!
The photos are wonderful. I particularly love the first one.
You have a lovely family Michel.
vous avez une tres belle famille!! you're very luucky for that!!!
congratulations, and I hope you continue to be blessed with a beautiful family and good health.
Michel, you are a TRIBE. they all look wonderful and I can see why you are very proud of them all. How marvellous to see them all grow up one by one. And thank you for your kind wishes regarding my cold. It has improved greatly today and I am feeling well again. Tom
Gorgeous grandchildren.
OMG, so many look like you! Tres bien! I see a couple whom I call cafe con leche....dear ones who are beautiful blends of two cultures....what a joyous family! Your wife is delightful and truly you are lucky to have her and she you.
so precious~!
You are truly blessed with such a big and happy family
Lovely to see your wife and grandchildren. I had a photo of all mine but one , making eleven in all ,they are all grown up now, only the one not in the picture is 12. Jasmine my youngest. Of course I have seen Janine before. I can remember going out with my daughters and feeding one while they fed the other. Families are lovely when little, they tend to deteriorate a bit when older, they get too interested in their own affairs. I have found this.Maybe you will be lucky and they will still want to spend time with you. I know I was impatient with my Grandmother, I only saw the other one once. Cheers Marjie
WOW! They are so beautiful! I know you're proud! Now I know who to call when I am a Grandmother for the first time.
I might need instruction on how to be a grandma.
Oh and Nicolas and Thomas look MUCH like you!
Oh Michel...they are adorable!!!
They are so great!! Including your wife!!!
It must be great to have a family like this!
What glories are the love of grandparents. I miss my grandchildren so very much as they live too far away. Happiness to all of you...what wonderful pictures
Oh Michel! You have the most beautiful family! Thank you for sharing! What a bunch of little angels!
You have a lovely family, Michel. You and your wife must feel great joy!
Vos petits-enfants sont vraiment mignons et votre femme qu'elle a l'air gentille~~je me sens que vous avez une famille pleine de gaiete~
Les photos...ils sont beaux, Michel!!!
Mais ma famille manque de moi maintenant.
tHE FACES OF THE FUTURE! @-}-}--
you have a beautiful family my friend, love fancy
Je donne à votre belle épouse une étoile d'or pour l'amour et beaucoup de patience.
Your grandchildren are beautiful. Your family is filled with beautiful loving people. And your wife is very precious. zera
Oh what a beautiful family you have there! You an your wife are very lucky to be surrounded with such love!
I have to admit to being a little sad in looking at the first photo, having just lost my dear Nan only a few weeks ago. However, I have been lucky to know her.
Take care my friend!
...Michel, I'm smiling from seeing your wonderful photos and reading sentiments. Indeed, this post is heart warming. Beautiful family and they look happy. Is Julie your oldest grandchild? Love and energy,
MuSe
ils sont très beaux!!!
Merci pour partager ces photos...
You have a family that must give you much pride! Guy
What a beautiful family. So many happy faces!
Not only the heart of a grandmother, but the pride of a grandfather comes out on this blog. They are all very beautiful grandchildren, Michel, and I can see why you are very proud. Cheers, Neil
What a beautiful family!
How blessed you both are to have such a beautiful family. I think grandparents learn a lot of patience, as they raise their own children. When the grandchildren come along, we have lots of love just waiting to heap onto them. I miss mine terribly.
P.S. I can see that some of them look very much like their grandfather.
Enjoy them!!! Have a great week!!! 
Edie Rose
beauty beyond measure is found in a family
Oh michel .. a most handsome wife .. full of beuty and virtue .. her face .. embraced with the grandmother's love`` yes.
and all the wee ones!! (well .. some of them are BIG!) they are a sightful! thank~you for sharing with us
12 grandchildren and this .. the twelfth day of Noel!
love andpeace to you and your loves, dear michel
always,
jude
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Oh.......that is so precious.
Yes, I know the heart of a Grandmother well.....But it also sounds like they have Grandfather's heart as well. Hope you are having a great day, Michel.
Thank you for sharing such lovely treasures with us!
What a great family , My Mum was telling everyone yesterday that you call her the Queen of our family , you are the King of yours
You have a granddaughter Julie ( my name) and grandson Thomas ( like my grandson )
Votre famille est belle! Vous êtes très chanceux.
what beautiful children!
Tu sais qui est ma favorite: Clementine!
Clementine
I miss my grandmothers........
Les enfants sont tres mignons.
what a beautiful and happy family- take care of each other!!
Oh my!! They are all so lovely! And you can just see that they are adored and loved by the wonderful looks in their wide eyes!! What a treasure Michel. You have been truly blessed. Thank you ever so for sharing your wealth.
Of course there will be more...a lot more.
I see there are different skin colours, beautiful.
How do you take your foto's ? Digital or traditional?
They are great. Magnifique.
About your question , I locate myself by the bad boys, I don't even get coal .
Bien à toi
Carlo
Vous avez un belle famille! Les petit-enfants sont une bénédiction vraie de Dieu! J'ai manque ma petite fille beaucoup!
Le mystère et le miracle de la reproduction des êtres, de la perpétuation des vies... ne cesseront jamais de m'éblouir! Belle famille, Michel!
-- Lise
Looking at Julie, it's not unimaginable that you may be a great-grandfather some day in the not-too-distant future...Cheers!
Vos petits-enfants sont les enfants les plus beaux.
Je vous dis, mon ami, depuis que je suis devenu une grand-mère mon coeur est devenu décuple. Je suis beaucoup plus patient et aimant avec mes petits-enfants que j'étais jamais avec mes petits propres. J'ai un peu de regret pour cela, aussi. Si je pourrais changer quoi que ce soit de mon passé, il devrait avoir été une mère plus aimable.
they are all so adorable...
It is so true what you said I didnt have that kind of patience with my own kids lol. But i do love my grandkids. You do have a beautiful family there. Cherish them while you can because you never know what tomorrow may bring. God Bless You.
Awwww Michel They are all beautiful. Lil Clementine is growing so beautifully! You are indeed two very proud grand parents and so you should be! Thank you so much for sharing. It brings us all just a little bit closer. Much love and hugs! ! ! Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! !
that quote on my xanga is from a cartoon called animaniacs, that was canceled awhile ago. =)
Michel,
Your family is beautiful and I love seeing Janine with the little ones. It makes me think of my own sweet little ones and holding them and feeding them too. I do hope to not remain so far from them for long. They are a treasure and they grow up far too quickly to stay away from them. I think family is the most important gift God gives to us. There are many who have not the same nice pictures of family as we have and for them I am truly sorrowful.
Enjoy them and allow us to enjoy with you!!! We all love the pics you post. These were some of the very best so far!
mucho abrazos,
Deb & Mike
My goodness, what a group of cherub-like faces! Do not tell the oldest 3 that I said that for they may not like me very much afterwards
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Tiens! Tous ces jeunes francophones si mignons...
m{eye}k
Awesome family pictures! What a blessing to you.
DG
Michel......what gorgeous photos! A wonderful portrait of family life
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michel~
you english is excellent!!! how do you know english so well?
Michel, what a beautiful family you have!
Your wife is such an inspiration, especially in that picture! Someday, I hope to care for my family with love like she does. All of your grandchildren have a certain resemblance to you! It is exciting to see such a large, healthy, and loving family & see all the different generations! Thank you very much for sharing these pictures (merci beaucoup!) ~
Thanks for sharing those pictures.
Your grandchildren and wife are just lovely. Antoine and Clementine are just precious!
What a great looking bunch!! That little Sarah is my favorite! I just think she's adorable! Looks like you guys have your hands full!
ils sont tous très mignons
vous avez une belle famille! tellement belle!
comme toujours, merci pour votre beaux mots... il n'y a pas d'amour hereux(comme la chanson)... c'est vrai, non? enfin, c'est la vie...
je vous embrasse
those are sopme beautiful pictures of your family, everyone looks so happy. i hope you enjoyed your time with them over the holidays. as my favorite line about a new year is sdaid "May the best of last years moments be he worst of this years." wishing an amazing year of life to you and yours.
josh
They're beautiful.
You have a gorgeous family! Hearts are going to be breaking all over France when they are old enough to date!
Thank you for always saying the nicest things about me and putting a smile on my face!
What joy the generations of our family bring to us. Your grandchildren are a joy for you, and you and your dear wife are a blessing for them.
Lovely pics of a beautiful family. As you know the best thing about grandchildren is that you can send them home ! We had a sticker on the car saying " our grandchildren are great - we should have had them first " Our own children didn't appreciate that
Awww Michel, it looks wonderful there! Thankyou! Hmm maybe I can come up with some glittering words to put by it, to express your feelings. We will see. Again, a very beautiful family. Much love and many hugs! ! ! ! Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! !
I am blessed to know you, Michel! And what a lovely family for you to share - a double times over blessing!
For being my Friend? I thank you.
B.
thank~you very much, michel, for your kind wishes. unfortunately I do not know how long I will be gone .. until my computer is fixed .. I will try to make use of friends' computers now and then, but my time will be very limited .. so if I miss some of your wonderful blogs .. please understand .. thank~you and love,
jude
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=D, so nice
What a BEAUTIFUL bunch of grandkids you have, Michel!! Someday, maybe I'll have a houseful like that, too.
I'm sure Janine has eternal patience and kindness for them all...and I'm sure you do as well.
Happy New Year!!
Salut! Comment ca va?
Michel - they are beautiful! I suspect the heart of the granpere is full as well? Blessings all,
que votre famille est si belle! j'ai toujours cru que les grand-parents fournissent l'attention et le conseil qui viennent d'avoir plus d'experiences dans la vie...de plus, ils savent de ne faire pas les memes erreurs qu'avec leurs enfants.
il y a 15 ans que j'ai vu ceux de mien...ma grand-mere me manque beaucoup...je me sens qu'il y a tant donc j'ai perdu...
merci fort pour votre reponse...vous etes tres sympa - elle m'a fait sourire...
that is so lovely! it really makes me wish i could have the chance to know my grandparents.
This is the best post I have ever seen. You have so much joy in your family. You are truely blessed.
Grandmothers are pure love.
In the south we have an old hillbilly saying.
If mama's happy, everyone's happy!
If mama's not happy, ain't nobody happy!
It always makes me smile to come here. You are a very lucky man to have such a wonderful family.
Thank you so much for sharing these delightful children with us. What a darlin' you are.
As everyone else has already said, you have a very nice family. .
My goodness ~ twelve!!! That's a lotta children!! And they're all so gorgeous, too!! You must be so very proud
God has truly blessed you ~ they are all beautiful!
Your grandchildren are so beautiful, but I'm sure you know that already.
Wonderful site you have....I'm snooping around a little.
What a beautiful family.
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