tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43552787930180356762024-03-13T20:09:55.411-07:00brieonthecobMatthieu and Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423525675634365425noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355278793018035676.post-22895352206419480292012-04-27T20:58:00.002-07:002012-04-27T20:58:51.810-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are very behind in blog updates...this is what happens when a child becomes mobile. There is little time to blog between work, school, housekeeping, and telling a child: "NO- do not eat the cat. No- you cannot eat that onion. No- you should not throw yourself off the couch." <br />
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Over Spring break we were lucky to visit France and introduce Maximilian to his family! It was a fabulous week with good weather, great dinners, and lots of exploring. <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/brieonthecob/RennesParisTripMarch201202?authkey=Gv1sRgCOWzmfiK3YWkJQ">Here </a>is a link to our album (more picture to come).<br />
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First flight, sound asleep.</div>
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Mami, and the new airplane toy!</div>
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Loving Aunt Sophie</div>
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Practicing Standing</div>
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Crusing the Museum with Mam Goz</div>
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Medieval Chateau avec Grandpere, Grandmere and Papa</div>
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Mathilde and Max meet!</div>
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I love this face. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coming soon...video of the speedy man himself!</span></div>Matthieu and Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423525675634365425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355278793018035676.post-42970622099276899192012-01-11T08:05:00.000-08:002012-01-15T08:30:29.678-08:00I Love Jack Mayer!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who doesn't? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My charming and wonderful Grandfather celebrated turning 80 last week with family and friends- and with pie of course. Some of you readers may know that I am named after Jack Mayer, and that he was the first person to hold me when I was born. This is one heck of a man- he has always respected each of us as individuals and encourages us ladies that we can do anything we want, and to learn to do it ourselves.</span><br />
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For our readers unfamiliar with the term, here is a definition:<span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><h3 style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Noun">Noun</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="infl-inline"><b>peekaboo</b> (<i><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#uncountable" title="Appendix:Glossary">uncountable</a></i>)</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><ol style="font-family: inherit;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="ib-brac"><span class="qualifier-brac">(</span></span><span class="ib-content"><span class="qualifier-content"><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/game" title="game">games</a></span></span><span class="ib-brac"><span class="qualifier-brac">)</span></span> A <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/game" title="game">game</a> for a <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/small" title="small">small</a> <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/child" title="child">child</a> in which one <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cover" title="cover">covers</a> one's <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/face" title="face">face</a>, then <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/revealing" title="revealing">revealing</a> it and <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saying" title="saying">saying</a> <i>Boo!</i> or <i>Peekaboo!</i>."</span></li>
</ol>Source: <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peekaboo">http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peekaboo</a><br />
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Without further ado:<br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He can push up:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He can fly:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2HKJCZTnMU/Ttu83wcOzII/AAAAAAAAEtI/8VgxKoJuaEc/s1600/IMGP9632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2HKJCZTnMU/Ttu83wcOzII/AAAAAAAAEtI/8VgxKoJuaEc/s320/IMGP9632.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fly, Max, fly!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Matthieu and Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423525675634365425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355278793018035676.post-8470757372528531022011-11-20T10:43:00.000-08:002011-12-04T10:46:01.167-08:00First time swimming!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We went to Chicago for the weekend for the NCTE convention (I had the honor of presenting a paper). Matthieu and Maximilian took advantage of the indoor pool for Max's first experience swimming (video to be uploaded soon). <div>He did not like it at first:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lKJJheQgL0I/Ttu8wfghZgI/AAAAAAAAEs4/jrdPxXakICY/s1600/SANY0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lKJJheQgL0I/Ttu8wfghZgI/AAAAAAAAEs4/jrdPxXakICY/s320/SANY0010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>But soon, got brave and kicked around! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xwIT1tXUR1g/Ttu8yXxn0zI/AAAAAAAAEs8/0MUm_9Oe6dE/s1600/SANY0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xwIT1tXUR1g/Ttu8yXxn0zI/AAAAAAAAEs8/0MUm_9Oe6dE/s320/SANY0017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
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Has turned into this guy in 6 months?<br />
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</div>Matthieu and Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423525675634365425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355278793018035676.post-18442760443641608552011-11-12T06:34:00.000-08:002011-11-12T06:34:08.425-08:00Première expérience culinaire de Maximilian<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwN_B7aqYs4bR4d6MGLBYeaErC5PGRLBXQLfiykx8CT-LpzWvACCVSMWfP6ixrSPJ-wuIvupYpO08vBhwaqMA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Matthieu and Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423525675634365425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355278793018035676.post-59534937016447610482011-10-31T22:45:00.000-07:002011-11-13T06:02:59.467-08:00Halloween<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyone who knows the Biger Family knows that we love Halloween. Dressing up? Crafts? Candy? YES PLEASE. And, as Matthieu notes that Max is the "perfect accessory" we had to do it up in style. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have been wanting to be World Girl for years now- but the costume is MUCH better with my Captain Huggy-Face. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If anyone hasn't seen Word Girl on PBS- check it out. My favorite cartoon! </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC7lthUFApPjSIxLtXJVlbNZ8-SYaTpFvOgZOOhRqL2Ht7PAK2Gw64YxIGmPfGpOFvGUKGSN-PUBPqXkfVWMURY_Tdbrb4QRLOmchjeJOc1QrEFxomCmPF6-kexEBTdEveLqWYwZOrg-o/s1600/IMGP8603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC7lthUFApPjSIxLtXJVlbNZ8-SYaTpFvOgZOOhRqL2Ht7PAK2Gw64YxIGmPfGpOFvGUKGSN-PUBPqXkfVWMURY_Tdbrb4QRLOmchjeJOc1QrEFxomCmPF6-kexEBTdEveLqWYwZOrg-o/s200/IMGP8603.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="132" /></a>Matthieu's parents graced us, Jackie's family and Greater Eastern Iowa with their visit, ending with their departure from O'Hare to Paris this past Thursday.<br />
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We had a wonderful time, and they have confirmed their great pleasure in visiting us, Jackie's immediate family and of course Max. Pictures from the last few weeks have been added to Max's Picasa album (A link to which you can now find to the right of the most recent post).<br />
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After a trip spanning East/North East Iowa (Ames-Waterloo-Decorah-MacGregor-Dubuque-Davenport-Muscatine...), they came back for the 4th of July Week End and Iowa City's "Top 10 in the Nation" Jazz Festival. Fireworks in Iowa City drew "Oohs" and "Aahs" from all present.<br />
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Independence Day was spent in the Amana Colonies, with picnicking, antiquing, beer garden "visiting" and ice-cream licking on the menu. We were graced with a wonderful sun-shining day and enjoying this first visit to this local attraction.<br />
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An all-around great visit for all, and tacit approval from Matthieu's parents of <u>this</u> Biger family living environment!<br />
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It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since the end of our European adventures, and our last blog post.<br />
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We have since completed our move to Iowa, landed jobs in Iowa City, enjoyed our time in the Midwest and...welcomed Maximilian Pierric Biger to the family.<br />
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Max was born Tuesday May 17th, weighed 7 lbs 2oz (3260g) and stretched out to 19 inches (48.26cm). Such details seem to matter, so there you have it! We learn more about our son every day, and have yet to determine whose features he borrows, but our opinion that he is cute and handsome was seconded many a time already.<br />
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The Picasa album entitled <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1233509607">"</a><span class="gphoto-context-current"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/brieonthecob/MaximilianBigerSFirstPhotoAlbum?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ6pv-Dz4fbiXg&feat=directlink">Maximilian Biger's first photo album"</a> chronicles the little man's life so far! It also showcases some of the wonderful people whom he has met so far, and some of the trendy clothes he has been gifted. </span><br />
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<span class="gphoto-context-current">Thank you all for your happy thoughts ahead of and upon his arrival.</span><br />
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<span class="gphoto-context-current">More documented adventures to come ;-).</span><br />
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