Not to change the subject, only lighten the mood...

I took the kids downtown this afternoon to some summer activities they have going on this week. (This is only the second week Alienor is out of school. Summer vacation here is July 15-Sept 15) The main theme was the circus so most of the activities were to let the children try out circus-type things.

Guillaume and Alienor were pretty good on the tight rope.

Alienor was actually very good at walking on the ball. It's a hard ball that weighs about 5 lbs. or so. She could walk/roll on it forward and backward.

Can't forget face painting. Although considering how difficult it was to wash off, I think we'll skip it next time!

Not too circus-like, but great none the less - the kids loved the rockclimbing wall. There goes Margot in the red pants and Perceval right behind her.

There were other activities that didn't get photographed like the trampoline, all sorts of juggling, poi balls, etc. That was our afternoon in a nutshell. The kids had a great time and I enjoyed chatting with a sister from the ward - mothers with primary-aged children were invited to meet and have the children play but we were the only two that showed up. Oh, and a bonus - the weather held out and it didn't rain on us. We even had sunshine with only occasional clouds. It's been raining the whole month of July.