Happy New Year - Quebec-style!

Happy New Year!  Bonne année!  

I hope 2012 is off to a great start for all of you!!

For the past five years, Guillaume and I have been lucky enough to spend the holidays with both sides of our families - Christmas in Minnesota, and New Year's Day in Quebec.  Unfortunately, a deployment and bad weather have stopped us from celebrating the New Year with Guillaume's mom's family at the Doucet New Year's Day Party for the past two years.  We were so happy to be there this year!!  

Sapin de Noël!

Yum!  Complete with poutine!  

Our belated Christmas supper with Guillaume's parents.  Notre souper de Noël avec les parents de Guillaume!

Cadeaux de Noël!

Taking a picture to send to Guillaume's sister, Catherine, and her boyfriend, Marc who were working up north over the new year.  Chin! Chin!  

My mother-in-law, Claire, and I at the Doucet New Year's Day Party!  Ma jolie belle-mère!

Des Irlandais...euh non...Des Doucet!  

Guillaume and his grandparents - Flore et Réal!  

If you haven't picked up on it yet, there was a travelling hat at the party.  :)

La cousine de Guillaume - la belle Eloïse et moi!  

A New Year's Day tradition - receiving a blessing from the head of the family (in this case, Guillaume's grandparents).  

La bénédiction de Réal et Flore!

The Electric Shock Game!  Le jeu de choc électrique!

Les filles!   The girls!

Les gars!  The guys!

Once again, thank you to Guillaume's uncle, Normand, for the wonderful pictures from the New Year's Day party!  Merci, Normand!  Tu es un excellent photographe!  

On another note, it has been brought to my attention that many of you have not been able to leave comments.  I think I've now "unchecked" a setting that will enable anyone to leave a comment, even if you do not have a certain login or ID.  So, with that...comment away!!!  (hint, hint!)  :)