September 6, 2005


  • Premier jour à l ' école


    First day at school


    English version below the picture


    Pour Manon ( 5 ans ) et Antoine ( 3 ans ) c ' était le premier jour à l ' école Vendredi dernier .Ils étaient si contents ! Voyez Manon qui fait un gracieux pas de danse .et Antoine qui agrandit son sourire en tirant sur ses lèvres .! J ' espère qu 'ils seront toujours aussi contents les années suivantes et que l ' école leur donnera les outils pour leur épanouissement dans tous les domaines de la vie humaine .



    Photo Marina Fauquet          september 2005


       For Manon ( 5 years old ) and Antoine ( 3 years old ) it was the first day at school last Friday . They were so happy ! See Manon who makes a gracious step of dance and Antoine who enlarges his smile in putting a finger at the corners of his lips .. I hope they always are as much happy the next years and school gives them the tools for a great achievement in all fie!ds of the human life .


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Comments (129)

  • Oh là là qu'ils sont mignons!! Moi aussi, j'espère qu'il seront aussi contents avec l'école pendant toute la vie. Moi, j'ai passé un très mauvais week-end, alors j'avais besoin de quelque chose comme ça (ta belle photo) pour me faire sourire. Merci, Michel.

  • Oh, I love that beautiful and adorable picture of them! How totally precious they are!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us! ((((Hugs & Love))))

  • I have a similar photo of Thomas and Alice from my blog tomorrow as they started school today . Manon looks so happy to be going to school like his big sister

  • Hi Michel.. there is nothing better than seeing the eyes and smiles of little ones is there???  Glad they were excited about the new school year.  Today I will be going back to the Civic Center to assist young ones to register for school..Their little lives seem so very bleak right now. My heart goes out to them... con amistad , prissy

  • Ah yes I remember my son's first day of school! 

  • hey michel! adorable picture! the kids look like they love school. good for them. :) and i hope that KC didn't get upset either...it was a beautiful entry. have a good day!
    becky

  • What adorable children!

    Have a blessed one, Michel

  • they are just too cute, michel~!

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  • They are wonderful, Michel.  That picture is priceless. 

    -matt

  • I always loved the first day back to school.
    ,
    Amy

  • Lovely picture.  I remember my first day at School.  Loads of boys were crying.

  • la rentrée le vendredi? c'est bizarre...enfin, pour moi...peut-etre c'est normal pour vous!!

    J'ai laissé une commentaire sur votre dernière entrée mais je ne suis pas sur si vous l'avez lu ou pas Donc je fais un peu de copier/coller ici:

    Michel--

    Merci pour les deux commentaires que vous m'avez écrits. D'abord je connais l'anglais (langue maternelle, ben sur), le français (mon père nous a déménagé à Versailles quand j'avais 3 ans pour ces trois mois de travail là--il aidait des informaticiens à comprendre le logiciel de sa compagnie américaine--et j'ai tombé amoureux de la culture française), et un peu d'allemand et un peu plus d'espagnol. L'espagnol est si facile à lire quand on connaît le français! J'ai étudié formellement l'anglais et le français...mais les deux autres peut-être un jour...

    Qu'est-ce qui m'attire à Paris? Elle est le centre de la culture française. Elle est une grande ville extraordinaire qui attire des gens. C'est pas comme Los Angeles qui est vraiment, à mon avis, horrible. Le New York, c'est cool mais trop de gens et trop de gratte-ciels (grattes-cieux? gratte-cieux? grattes-ciel?). Sydney, elle est belle mais TROP touristique et trop jeune. Paris, les gratte-ciels (?) sont hors de la cité (La Défense)...la ville est vielle et pourtant elle est moderne...elle est multi-culturelle...et elle a une attirance très difficle à cigné. Londres (peut-être, je ne l'ai pas encore visité), est la seule ville qui est au même niveau de Paris, à mon avis.

    Oui, ce qui s'est passé au Nouvelle-Orleans et horrible....mais tout-ce qu'on peut faire à ce moment c'est prier pour eux et esperer pour le mieux.

    Désolé que cette commentaire est si longue! Cependant, j'ai une question pour vous. Lorsque je suis à Paris...pensez-vous que ce serait possible de se rencontre? Sois à Paris, sois à Amiens...Ce n'est qu'une heure/une heure et demie en voiture ou en train. Ce serait génial d'avoir la chance de parler avec un ami de xanga et j'aime rencontre des nouveaux gens. C'est complètement à vous de décider et je ne serais pas faché ou quoi si vous dites non. Si oui, lorsque je suis à Paris, je te donnerai mon numéro de natel parisien par e-mail si vous le voulez.

    Merci, et bonne journée! Jolis photos comme toujours! :)

  • Yes, I'm in band =). I play the clarinet, trumpet, and piano by ear. It's a lot of gun.

    Aw, the kids are so adorable!

  • that last sentence on my post is actually from a sarah mclaughlan song called train wreck...i love it! sorry for the confusion!

  • lovely, adorable children with their sweet, innocent smiling faces! thank you for sharing!

  • hi thanks again for looking for me, i need 3 feves for a wedding cake for a friend in the united states, and no i do not speak french ,i am canadian so i took french in high school and can read a little french and pick out a few words but the french we were taught is pronounced differently  from the french here

    thanks wendy

  • So very beautiful

  • Oh, so cute! They are adorable!You're blessed.

    PS: My French is improving. I didn't need to read the english translation below the picture!

  • heh cute

  • They look so excited about school - may they always continue to be as happy ! I'm sure there were a few tearful mothers here today when their " babies " started school.  I taught in an infants school ( 4to7yr olds ) for a short while and remember mothers sobbing their hearts out making thier offspring weepy too. As soon as the mothers disappeared the little ones cheered up. Marie

  • Manon is the prettiest girl!! And Antoine looks so mischievious! What a great picture!

  • ILS SONT TRES MIGNON. AUJOURD'HUI EST LE RENTRE POUR MOI.

  • Oh Michel!   They are so precious.........what beautiful children!   Thank you for showing it to us...Have a great day and God bless!

  • Aujord'hui est la premiere jour a l'ecole ici aussi.
    Pour moi.......

  • Mignon and Antoine are beautiful. They will have a very good year at school! The time will go so quickly that very very soon they will be finished with school and ready for college!! aaaaak the time goes so fast.
    I still remember Blizzie on her first day of 1st grade in her white dress and a big bow in her hair!

  • michel, you must feel very proud as their grandfather!

    i have not heard from you in awhile, i hope all is well with you. you seem very busy lately <33

  • cette photo est tres mignonne!

  • Oh my!!! They are sooo adorable!

  • I like these pictures very much!

    To me, it points out how we are often very much the same, even if we live in different parts of the world.  My children behave in the same way that Manon and Antoine do!

  • Comment mignon! Quels enfants adorables. Ils semblent si contents aussi. Dieu les bénissent toujours.

    How cute! What adorable children. They appear so content too.  God bless them always.

  • as long as you teach them too   they will be fine humans   so beautiful   than you michael   magi

  • I hope they continue to enjoy it as well. And I can't wait to get to France. I'll be at a college and a lycee general/technical.

  • Michel, it is ok with me for you to use it. Feel free to use it however you think is best. Let me know again if you decide to use it and I will come to visit to see.  I take it as a compliment that you want to use it and I thank you for the compliment.   Many blessings, kc

  • and also, what precious children! How sweet they look. I bet they are a lot of fun to be around.  :)

  • Charmants bambins :)

    Bonne rentrée :)
    et que le bonheur dure toujours :)
    c'est possible !!! je vais t'envoyer un lien vers la revue "Nouvelles Clés" par email
    on oeut y lire un article fort intéressant d'un professeur d'école averti :)

    amitiés {v)
    ici nous emménageons dès aujourd'hui ! chic :)

  • Les enfants sont très mignons ! Mon neveu a trois ans et il aime aller à l'école aussi. Il est l'un du plus grand (physiquement) là et (my French fails me here and I have to switch to English) he likes to take care of the other children.
    Caroline

  • I hope so, too......they are such beautiful angels. 

  • omg they are so cute! i love kids!

    ~*Sazzy*~

  • whoo!! look at how beautiful!! Kids are so funny! I wish them lots of luck on thier new journey of learning!! hope all is well with you!

  • MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I LOVE YOUR CHILDREN!!!
    THey are so adorable,
    and beautiful!!!

    that is a priceless picture worth a thousand words.
    :)

    *hugs*!!!

  • Those kids are beautiful. They will have a good time at school. I think those kids will become smarter hehe.. Anyway, I'm not yet married but I'm still single and have a refresh with my college life. So see you later! :D

  • That's so cute pic and also beautiful one.Plus your comment in English is very nice to read to me.I'm sure I will learn a lot of good things in English here,thank you !!

  • haha cute. ppl are seldom happy when they have to go to school

  • How gorgeous your grandchildren are, Michel! I adore these cute photos!! Yes the first day of school with a whole future of learning in front of them. I wish both children well for their school years!

  • hey random props, nice pics. ur french OMG thats awesome, ive wanted to learn french and france is so beautiful. i used to live there for like 3 yrs, i was really little though like 8 or 9 so i didnt get a chance to learn the laguage

  • so happy. someone tell them it is the best time of life!

  • hehhe! they like to model for their doting grandparents!they know your soft hearts!

  • Michel......you must feel so proud, what a delight they are, a memorable day. I remember my children's first day at all their schools, but they had no grandparent to encourage them. They are lucky children.

    RITA

  • Michel--

    Ah bon, oui je comprends bien....je sais que c'est un peu bizarre de se rencontre avec quelqu'un surlequel on sait presque rien. Alors, je vous propose quelque chose d'autre...Je serais à Paris jusqu'à mi-décembre. Si vous passez un tour à Paris et vous le voulez, n'hesitez-pas à m'appeler sur mon portable. On peu prendre un pot à un café ou quoi. C'est pas chez vous alors vous avez la liberté de venir si vous voulez et de partir quand vous voulez si vous voulez. Sinon, c'est pas grave...peut-être quand je retourne en France (quoique ça soit).

    Amitiés,

    --Matt

  • Miles started school on Aug. 22. He is into his third week already. Your grandchildren are such little dolls.

  • adorable kids. the babies heading off to school. all the friends they will make and stories they will come home with. the beginning of amazing times.

  • First day of school. How special. I'll always remember my first day... and I'll always remember the first day of the kids who were on my school bus, when I was a school bus driver.

    Such a special moment, in ones life.

  • HAHA :) ils sont adorables!

  • Manon is such a cool name

  • So sweet!! They look very happy.  Chase is going to school now, too.  He comes home singing all sorts of new songs!

    Hugs,

    Lisa

  • You are blessed to have adorable grandchildren. Hope this finds you well. How are your eyes?

    It has been a hot dry summer here in TN Michel. We got some rain from Katrina but we are praying for no more rain from hurricanes.

  • you have the cutest grandkids...

  • woops, that was actually me (emma- i accidently commented under my brother's account jmgoo) 

    (btw, hi michel!)   :)

  • Ah youth and to be that excited about school.

  • What joy in the children's faces.  May all of the school years both begin and end on such a happy feeling. 

    As ever, Carol Suzanne

  • They look so very happy and so very cute! I hope you get to see lots of them.

  • Hello Michel,

    Thank you for coming to my blog. My mother always is happy to hear from you and enjoys reading your words in both French and English. Your grandchildren are so cute and happy! Thank you for the lovely picture of them.

    Best wishes,

    Jane

  • wats better cats or dogs? i say cats, what do u thik?

  • Oh theyre so very adorable :)

  • Manon! C'est le nom d'une femme dans un film français, n'est-ce pas? Manon de la spring....? I saw a French film in high school and there was a beautiful woman in it by that name, have you seen it?

    ~Ranah

    By the way, those children are just adorable!

  • I add my wishes for them to yours. They look lovely on their first school day.

  • your grandchildren are so innocent and beautiful...they are truly the image of tomorrow's world...many huggs...Sassy

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  • Awwwwww the first day of school... They are so cute my friend!!

    I'll try to write in xanga more often, and its nice to know I was missed, TY my friend and TC!!

  • They are so beautiful.
    Have a super day!

  • That's a very cute picture of Manon and Antoine, and they're holding very funny poses! I wish them a very fun time at school this year! I am sure they will both lead successful lives.

    Have a wonderful day, Michel!

  • The photographs on your site make me cry! I miss Europe so much and I look forward to this summer when I will get to go back. They are beautiful photographs.

  • ma première journée à l'école cet année était... terrible.  Aujourd'hui était très mieux... le monde ne pouvait qu'améliorer après hier...

  • What beautiful children, Michel!! You must be very proud of them! I, too, remember those firsts...first day of school, first tooth, first steps...on and on. They grow so quickly, do they not?

  • The cutest pictures!

    And thankyou for the absolutely beautiful post on my site.

    ♥♥♥

  • Oh, what a precious picture of the children, Michel!  Certainly they will learn a lot and have much to tell you.

  • Dear little children I do hope that the future will be kind to all these little ones just starting out in life the world seems to be changing so much one wonders where we are going Love Marjie

  • Adorable children and fortunate to be growing up in such a beautiful country.

  • Oh, Michel, they are simply adorable! I just have an overwhelming urge to hug the stuffing out of both of them! I hope they will enjoy school and develop a true love of learning that will last throughout their lives. I am so glad I was able to teach my daughter to appreciate the value of a good education. Even now, I find I receive as much pleasure watching her work through her college courses as she enjoys taking them. She has threatened me, though, that she is going to make me pay half the cost of her textbooks, as I spend as much time reading them as she does!   Have a wonderful weekend, my friend. Nancy  

  • School is definately a milestone...  I love the pics of Manon and Antoine.  They look so excited!

  • Hey Michel!!! Im getting more and more settled and have decided to return to xanga. I have missed reading your blogs especially :)

    Your grandchildren are adorable. They are obviously very happy and optimisic at what the school year will brimg for them. The picture unleashes those memories I have of my first school days. All the unexpected things that could happen in a school year!!!

    Unfortunately, I will not be able to go back and catch-up on your previous blogs. BUT I couldn't help but see the picture of you in the garden with your carrots. It is an excellent picture. Full of peace and greatfulness. It is a picture I would have imagined of you, sitting so content in your garden :)

    Love,

    Sarah

  • They are so cute!  I hope they love school.  Alayna starts next year! 

  • The children are so beautiful! I hope they have a wonderful year at school and learn to really love education!

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  • Je n'ai jamais vu les enfants qui vont à l'école pour la première fois si contents!!! Manon et Antoine sont des anges de bébés Gros bisous xoxo

  • Great pic. Reminded me of the ones I took of my children as they started school and now they all have busy lives. Seems like time flies once they enter the doors of the school. Hope your having a super weekend..

  • They are delightfully and perfectly cute!

  • thxs keep in touch,cute kids

  • everytime i comment on any of your blogs, I scroll down a large list. you
    connect to the world easily, I see. perhaps due to your simple thoughts?
    that most in life ignore so easily!

    as you can see, i am busy analysing everything except my thesis!
    ;)
    the topic is public-private partnerships in India's children sector.
    am nowhere near my topic currently-swimming in my thots!

  • Grandchildren are our reward for being there for their parents way back when!!! They are adorable, Michel.

  • Ils sont tres mignons!  J'ai aussi les photos du premier jour d'ecole.  Mon petit ami les prend parceque je reviens a l'ecole!  Je ai voulu faire une blog, mais les temps passent... et les devoirs m'appellent... mais, j'essais lire tes blogs et repondre en francais donc je ne l'oublie pas.

    A bientot, j'espere,

    Sara

  •  Aww how adorible God Bless you and yours my friend .

    http://ann.sh33pie.com/cry911.gif

  • Manon is posing so daintily---as a little girl should.  And Antione-----well, he is a typical boy.  Have you heard of the old rhyme " Snips, snails and puppy dog's tails--that's what little boys are made of"?  Antione looks like that, with his making a funny face. 

    The other half of the rhyme is " Sugar and spice, and everything nice---that's what little girls are made of".  That seems to fit Manon, too.

    Our grandchildren are our treasures, aren't they??!!

  • I love it, they look so happy! (Wish I was that happy to be in school).

    It's nice to see someone want so much for their children, sometimes it seems so lost nowadays.

    -the rachael

  • Oh, Manon looks so sweet! Haha... Antoine... well, he looks like a typical cheeky little boy! Hee...
    I hope the French education system is a lot less maddening than ours! May they have much joy in learning...

  • Hello Michel! Thanks for coming by and visit my page! Aww.. that was so sweet, uncle hehe :D Have fun and take care! :D

  • c'est mignon :)

    à cet âge - on aime encore l'école :)

  • lol! I adore those children. Being in France must be great.

  • aahhhh..you must be proud, Michel...  It must be nice to see a second generation coming from you starting something so important in their lives! I know what it is, as I am a teacher

    Thanks for the birthday wishes and the card, Michel. It is very important to me to be remembered by such a nice friend as you.  God Bless and have a nice weekend!

  • Adorable!

  •  Ils regardent si mignons et heureux ! J'espère que leur premier jour est bien allé : -)

  • I took your advice and wrote something about your flower. I hope it is ok with you but I had the flower you posted in mind when I wrote it. It's on my blog.   Love, and Blessings, kc

  • They are adorable.

  • What a great picture of your grandchildren. The first day of school was always so exciting for me. Thanks for sharing all your beautiful pictures with us.

    Paula

  • Thanks for your comment on my New Orleans blog. In answer to your question, the reason they cannot say how many have died is because the city is still mostly under water and will be for about a month. They do not know how many bodies are under the water. Also, because New Orleans is below sea level, it is not possible to bury the dead in the ground. Above ground burial is used in almost all cases. Many of those burial sites opened up during the storm, so until the water recedes and they can examine the bodies, they will not know how many are people who died during or after the hurricane and how many are bodeis from the cemeteries. It's really very tragic. The one good thing is that they think the number who died is much less than the original estimates.

  • Hi, Michel.

    I was so glad to hear from you, and the picture is so precious!!!  How cute!!! 

    Yes.  There is nothing like family gatherings.  We do know how to have fun.  My whole weekend ended up being the best yet, this summer.  Hope yours was enjoyable, as well.

    Thanks so much for stopping by.  It is always great hearing from you.  Take care, and God Bless.

    Love & Friendship,

    Kim

  • Smiling, as always, at my visits here.  You've reminded me of Scrappy Doo's first day at Doggie Obedience School.  Funny how my mind works.

  • Ha ha ha!  Aww!  They are so cute!  I love seeing their child like innocence!

    Oh, and I did call Paul, yesterday.  He didn't answer so I left him a message.  I hope he calls back!

    <3

    Aubrey

  • Michel, You are so lucky. Your grandchildren are wonderful.

  • Très adorable. Est-ce que les petit-enfants ne sont pas les meilleurs gens absolus dans le monde?

  • Hi Michel!

    To answer your question, the entertainment center is for the house. It's a stand with a space for the television, and shelves to hold vcr, dvd, satellite receiver....and some of the movies we have.

    Choir is starting again on Wednesday. Good thing I sat and reorganized my music on Sunday. We sing every other Sunday. The first big feast we will be preparing for is the feast of Christ the King.

    Have a great day.

    Paula

  • Oh but Michel I always dream of it!

    ~*Sazzy*~

  • The children are precious!

  • Cher Michel,
    Tu me manques! :) Oui, tes sentiments m'a fait de sourire :)
    Pour le travaille -- je ne said pas. Mon chef est quelqu'un qui veut seulement plus de volume (argent). A cause de ca, les autres avec qui je travaille marche dure pour gagner plus d'argent pour leur commission independent. Tout parle d'un effort comme une equipe, mais en reallement ils sont completement menteuses! Chaque jour je suis fachee avec eux et je veux partir, mais, je dois rester pour plusieurs raisons. :(
    J'aime bien tes photos! Et le fleur, anemone, quelle jolie!

    Amities,
    Clementine

    ps-il a deja passe ton anniversaire, non? JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE! :)

  • Hi(bonjour)

    I noticed your comment on another site and I thought I would stop by and say "hi".  I could really brush up on my French by reading you.

    Those are the most beautiful children.!  How well I remember my own children leaving for kindergarten.  It was only yesterday...

    Time is passing by too quickly.

  • I can understand now why you will be away for a week or two with all the working harvesting in your lovely garden . It must be great eating the food that you have grown yourself . Take care while you are away as always you will be miss . Say hello to Janine from us as well

  • I think Antoine likes to make people laugh!  (I laughed to see his funny smile!)  The first day of school is a bittersweet day.  We are happy to relax a little, but our lives are boring without the excitement of being with children. 

  • Michel, je voudrais te remercier pour ton commentaire à propos de mon chien, Tucker. J'avais vraiment besoin de lire ce que tu m'as écrit, et en lisant l'histoire de ta chienne, je savais que quelqu'un d'autre comprenait ce que je ressentais. Alors, merci. Je suis désolée pour ton ordinateur. Le mien n'est pas très bon non plus. Tu vas nous manquer!! Reviens vite!

  • You're right, I can read French better than I can write or speak it. But I hope to change that soon!! I'll arrive in Paris on the 24th, and then I'll travel down to Bellac sometime that following week. I can't believe that in just 2 weeks from now, I'll be teaching English in a French school!!

  • I just realized your grandchildren (?) are close the ages of my girls. Ariana is 5 and Elizabeth is almost 3. Would you suppose Manon would like an American penpal?

  • Adorable =)

  • precious children!

  • Thinking of you, Michel! Look forward to your coming back soon?!

  • Beautiful children and what a fantastic flower. Will miss you but do what you need to do, see you when you get back  God Bless

     Love Dorothy

  • Your grandchildren are so beautiful! I love that name Manon!

  • Nice to hear form you today. Gods speed in what ever you are doing. I will look now and then to see if you have had the time to come back to your xanga. God Bless

  • So precious, the Grands....I hope you are doing well. Staying busy is good, but we miss you these days.

  • This picture is the empitamy of perfect innocence!  What a beautiful duo!  They will no doubt one day soon be wonderful entertainers with lots of loved ones standing by their sides!

    Hurry back my dearest friend!

  • Hello michel, thanks for your comments in my guestbook! I received your questions very late because I didn't go and get my guestbook.. hehe.. The second picture reminds me of my riding the boat someday.. I feel like I'm flying away from my home.. :D Thanks for the sweet comments, michel! :D

  • such beautiful and happy children, I too hope they keep this happiness.  My grand daughter loves school also,  so we hope it will always be a place she enjoys going to.  She loves learning, even plays in her work books at home over the summer vacations...  

  • Adorable children! I hope they keep the same enthusiasm for school when they start getting home work :)

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