LILY AND ALICE'S ACTIVITIES

Amongst all of Lily and Alice's activities, the single one that involves the most time and energy and resources (financial and otherwise), is of course SCHOOL.  And Rachel and I are very happy to report that this central endeavour is going very well, with both our daughters averaging above 90% in their results.  They never miss a day of school or a class and they do their homework diligently on their own, without much parental supervision at all !  (yeah)

They were both nominated for best achievements in various categories at the Collège Mont-St-Louis' annual "Gala Nelligan" -- Alice for volleyball and Lily for school results and for theatre -- with Lily winning the trophy in the Theatre (RNTP) category.

Lily's favourite extra-curricular activity continues to be ballet.  Here are the official pictures of the two pieces she danced in at the year-end show of the Outremont Dance Academy:

Lily also continues to practice her piano on a daily basis.  Here she is at her group's last recital in the chapel of St-Jean-Baptiste church last March:

Yesterday, Rachel and I went running at the MEC event in Ste-Adèle where Lily's running club were all participating.  Lily ran a mountainous 10K in 1h16 and Rachel and I ran half of that (5K) in about 36 and 35 minutes.  The morning was just beautiful !

Alice's passion is skating, which she practices 2-3 times a week, depending on the season.  Here we see her on her last podium and goofing around before her last show with her best skating buddies, Paloma, Diana and Andrea:

Alice has rekindled her interest in soccer after recently viewing two soccer-related movies -- Pelé and She's the Man -- so her dad waisted no time and registered her in the U13F-AA team of the Rosemont Soccer Association, who very conveniently hold all their practices and half of their matches at the nearby Marquette pitch, a mere 5 minutes away from home on a bicycle !  (yeah)

She also had a lot of fun with her school's volleyball team last fall and winter... so next year we'll have to see if we can fit indoor soccer in addition to volleyball AND skating... hum, that might be a little too much if we want to keep homework and study a priority ;)

​The captain on her bum during the warm-up period before a volleyball game at Mont-St-Louis's brand new sports facility.

Lastly, let's not forget the lovely guitar classes led by Maxime every other weekend, for the delight and elevation of both Alice's and her mom's musical inclinations:

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Such are the inspiring endeavours that become possible when children's talents are combined with the generosity of grandparents... and a modicum of parental organization