School is over:
-no more lunches
-no more reviewing three sets of homework
-no more school runs
-no more staggered Pedagogical days between two different schools
I seem to be more excited about the kids, who already miss their teachers and school friends!
Since school let out, they requested an outing to the local farm to go strawberry picking:
Today the girls had a special treat. Their very first gender reveal cupcakes. They were homemade and hand delivered by their aunt today, and hidden inside were coloured sprinkles. All they had to do was to take a few bites…
Approximately 10 days ago, we found out that there had been a COVID outbreak in the grade 5 classrooms. So it was that our 11-year-old had to isolate at home and attend school virtually until later next week. Her sisters were also obliged to stay home until she tested negative, but she has adapted remarkably well. Our youngest has also grown closer to our middle child as neither are allowed too close to their oldest sister. Here are a few photos of the siblings bonding:
A few days ago we received three surprise visitors in our backyard. The girls were enjoying a French movie in the early evening when we heard a commotion: Two protective parents were walking their baby in our yard when they came across a large orange cat. Our girls and their father, tennis-racket in hand, ran out to protect the visitors. The cat had already walked off, scared by the loud honking sounds. Here are the three surprise visitors:
This last week saw some very summery weather, and so it was that we stopped for ice cream after school, wore shorts for the first time, and got out the bubbles!
We decided to celebrate early, and so when I got home from work today, my daughters were all dressed up. They had also picked up my favourite vegetarian pasta from a nearby restaurant. They were relatively well behaved during dinner, after which they song me songs and gifted me hand-made artwork.Then we watched “Aujourd’hui C’est Oui!”, the French version of “Yes Day”. And before bed, the youngest one declared that she too wanted a Yes Day!
