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(You should have seen Lucy's)

This past Saturday we girls headed out for a ride aboard the new ferry which joins Oka to the western shores of the St-Lawrence. This new ferry recently replaced an ancient version consisting basically of some sheets of plywood atop a pile of old tires... Alice was quite impressed, but somewhat perplexed... "I didn't see Tinkerbell...?" (Get it, ferry - fairy?) Estelle was just excited to be out in the fresh air of the waters (she's a pirate at heart) We later went apple picking and enjoyed the whole shebang (wagon ride, kids park, pony rides, picnic, magician...) SANS CAMERA!!! You'll just have to imagine what it was like.

Our dear Alice made the next step in a series of firsts for our family. Taking the school bus ! We waited outside for a few minutes and saw the Oiselets bus arrive, flashing lights and all. I was allowed one quick photo before she was shown to her seat and then they were off. This moment was a bit more emotional for me than the first day of school was, perhaps because everything is out of my hands now. Mum and Estelle will pick her up at Silvana's (the designated drop-off spot for when I am (hopefully) back at work) to see how it all went. Waiting Here it comes Alice and Isabelle, the driver Got my spot Is it too late to change my mind? (Mum)

Today was the big day that we had been anxiously (Lucy), excitedly (Alice) and obliviously (Estelle) awaiting. Alice attended her first ever morning of pre -kindergarten and, consequently, Estelle spent a few hours at daycare with Silvana and Andres. We began the day with a hearty breakfast of coffee (Lucy), Cheerios (Alice) and barley cereal (Estelle) and headed over to daycare to drop off the little one. She was laden down with a pack of diapers, wipes, change of clothes, blanket, bunny, and cup of baby formula (Agathe, moi aussi j'ai gouter du lait autre que celle de maman la semaine dernière . J'aime assez ça , mais je n'en bois pas beaucoup ) Somehow she managed to carry it all in and was still kind enough to pose for a picture... Next we drove over to Alice's "big girl" school, which occupies a room in the local community center. The school is called Les Oiselets and Alice's group are the Lucioles (fireflies). We were among the fi...

Or is it art? We will have to ask our mononcles Sol (the artist) and Philippe (the chef) for their opinion. But in the meantime, Estelle will continue to cover her canvas (tray) with her paint (spaghetti) (Photo of the big sister's tooth gap for comparison)

Estelle is in more of a hurry to get around than Alice was at her age. Must be that she is trying to keep up with her older sister. Check out her moves!