Sunday, November 8, 2009

The way they were!


One year our family took a lovely holiday to New Caledonia ( Noumea ) and stayed at the Club Med Resort. As you can see going by the photograph, it was a long time ago, when you see how small the children were. We liked this place as the children could spend the days doing activities at the Kids Club. While we enjoyed our days in the sun, swimming, shopping ( French shops!) eating delicious food and making use of the paddle boats, and windsurfers.
They even had a Circus orientated activity place and I got to have a go on the trapeze and managed to let go of the first trapeze and swing and catch the second one which was a lot of fun and exhilarating.
We liked New Caledonia, so much that we went back a second time.

All fun, but I digress.... Now back to the photo ~ One evening all the little kids in the group, put on a great performance and lovely show, dressed up in their cat costumes.
Our two are the little ones, at the front left.

I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend
Hugs
Carolyn

43 comments:

  1. Hi Carolyn,
    A darling photo and what sweet memories. Bet those French shops were very, very nice too!
    xo~Tracie

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  2. Oh, what fun! I went to Club Med once. I had a wonderful time!! Lucky, lucky you, flying through the air with the greatest of ease! When I was little, I wanted to be a trapese artist, LOL

    What a darling picture!!

    (Hugs)
    Marsha

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  3. Hi Tracie,

    Thank you for visiting and yes, the French shops were tres bien.

    Thanks Marsha, Club Med was a fun place to go and have a good time.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  4. This is a very sweet photo, Carolyn!
    It's nice to reminisce....
    Loves,
    Christina

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  5. Thank you Christina and for visiting me today.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  6. Gorgeous - it is so nice to look back - my how they grow!
    I just went to a concert with my 14 year old - she dances and is now a senior - I wondered when that happened> :)
    x Suzi

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  7. Hi Suzi,

    They do seem to grow up quickly and sometimes overnight it seems.
    How neat it must be to watch your daughter dance.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  8. Hi Carolyn,
    I am going to have to look this up on a map, as I'm not sure where this is. I do know however, that those are the cutest cats I've ever seen! All of them!
    Hugs,
    June

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  9. That is an adorable photo Carolyn.
    Hope you are having a nice weekend!
    Thanks for all the info for my friend Joan.
    Rosemary

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  10. Yikes! I don't know about the trapeze thing. What a sense of accomplishment that must have given you. Cute photo! Nice when the kids are involved in orgnized activities. Best wishes for your day! :) Tammy

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  11. What a darling picture! And what a fun place. I've always said that the absolute best part of vacations is enjoying the pictures afterwards.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Anne

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  12. Thank you June for visiting and your kind comments. It is three hours flying time from NZ and was a lovely place. Have a look on the map.

    Hi Rosemary,

    I hope that I have helped your friend Joan and if there is anything else I can help her with, please get her to email me.

    thank you for visiting CC and I look forward to visiting your blog.

    Hi Tammy,

    I have a certificate that my husband framed for me, hanging on the wall and I probably would not be able to do it now.
    It was a lot of fun.

    thanks for visiting Anne and it is the photos afterwards, that can bring back all the happy memories.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  13. I love all your photographs and all you share.
    Love Jeanne

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  14. Hello my dearest FRIEND!!!

    Ohhh my dear, WONDERFUL children...and fabolous photos.

    A really sweet and nice memories!

    Have a great WEEK and KISSES a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot!!!

    HI...NI

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  15. What fun! Love those cat costumes... meow...
    Blessings!
    Gwen:)

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  16. Hi Carolyn! That looks like a fun memory for them. LOL!
    It sounds like you have very fond memories of it, too! The shopping and sights sound fabulous!

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  17. Thank you Jeanne, lovely to have you visit me.

    You are always so sweet and kind dear Ni, many thanks.

    Hi Gwen,

    Great to have your visit, thank you.

    Hi TattingChic,

    The shopping was great, mind you it was hard to try and have a conversation with the French speaking people in some of the shops.

    Thanks for visiting Gypsy Purple.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  18. this photo is so sweet!
    hope you are having a great day, xoxo

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  19. Thank you Maison Chaplin, for visiting.

    Hi Susan,

    I hope that you are having a great day and thanks for your visit.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  20. Hi Carolyn!!! this is so so cute!!! the place sounds like paradise...and so much fun for children too....what a great photo!!!

    Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!

    Hugs
    Diana

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  21. Hi Diana,

    It is a cute photo and fun to have reminders of how much they have grown.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  22. Oh that is so gorgeous. What a great time by the sounds of it. Lovely memories too, no doubt.

    Hope you had a fab weekend Carolyn,
    xxx

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  23. Thank you very much Dustjacket, always great to have you come by.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  24. Cute little one you have, Carolyn. :) And all the other children, too. :)

    This photo reminds me of the time when I was little and my aunt Shannon painted my face like a tiger, and I had paint all over my face like a tiger...I loved it! :)

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  25. Hi Charity,

    Many thanks for visiting.
    Children do love to have their face painted don't they, something special about it.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  26. Hi Carolyn...Such a cute photo. The kids are so cute!

    Enjoying Jasper...had today and tomorrow off from teaching. Back at it on Tuesday. The food is just fabulous. I will try and post pics soon.

    Hope you are keeping well.
    Take care...talk soon.
    Hugs, Nancy

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  27. Hi Nancy,

    So glad that you are enjoying your time in Jasper.
    I hope the teaching will go well and look forward to hearing from you and seeing photos when you are able.

    take care
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  28. Hi Carolyn!!! I'm so happy to be back! I have read some of your blogs I missed and omgosh! I was stunned to see that you had been in the hospital...I hope you are doing better now? what a scare that must have been for you....I love the picture, very cute! Have a beautiful week! hugs, Jennifer

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  29. How adorable! It sounds like everyone had a great time:).

    Blessings,

    Kim

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  30. Hi Jennifer,

    Good to see you back ~ you have been missed here.
    thanks for visiting.

    Hi Kim,

    It was a great holiday and was a nice place to visit.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  31. Now I want to go there...sun, beach, and French shops, what's not to love?!!! What a cute photo!

    I hope you had a really nice weekend Carolyn!

    :) T

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  32. Thank you so much, Carolyn, for the lovely comment you left on my blog.

    I also have enjoyed getting to know you!

    Hugs,
    Marsha

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  33. How cute is that? So nice to have such great memories of your vacation. I always wanted to go to a Club Med resort. Maybe someday!
    xxx............C

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  34. Thank you Tracey and yes, I had a lovely weekend and I hope that you did too.

    Many thanks Marsha, for your friendship.

    Hi Carole,

    It was a great holiday because accommodation and food costs are all paid for, so all you do is enjoy yourself.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  35. Hi Carolyn: That did look like so much fun. What wonderful memories. Thanks for prayers and the hugs. Blessings, Martha

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  36. Very sweet.
    Nothing like a "show" performed by children. Nothing!!

    xox
    Constance

    hope YOU are well ;-)

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  37. thanks for visiting Runaway Gallery.

    Hi Martha,

    Lovely to have your visit, thank you.

    Hi Constance,

    It is so great to watch children, they have so much energy and want to please.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  38. Awww! Priceless photo! I just want to squeeze them all.

    My mind is absolutely tickled with the image of you flying through the air on the trapeze!

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  39. I did not think I could do it either, it was actually fun. I have a photo and certificate that my husband framed on the wall.
    Thanks for visiting Bella.

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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Carolyn xx