Park Pobedy

I haven't posted for a while, but we haven't been doing a whole lot, since we've been passing colds around for the past few weeks. Thankfully, Birdie mostly avoided the germs and just got a little sniffly. We're all mostly feeling better, except for a cough that Lydia still has.

Today we met some friends at a large city park, called Park Pobedy. It means "victory park," a memorial to World War II. In the park is a monument showing where a crematorium was, and where the ashes of thousands of people were scattered during the Leningrad Blockade.

Here's the sign at the metro station next to the park:

You can see that the weather has gotten cooler, and that the leaves are starting to change!

Lydia enjoyed the playground. The next 3 pictures are a funny sequence of events:

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Birdie slept peacefully in the fresh air.

We met a new American friend this morning, and she joined us at the park.

The rest of these are some other recent pictures. Lydia is always wondering what day it is, so I made this calendar to help her understand the concepts of days, weeks, months, yesterday and tomorrow. Don't be too impressed, though- I totally copied the idea from a friend who is homeschooling her kids. (Thanks, Christy P.!)

Birdie is starting to really enjoy bathtime. (Somehow Lydia got the idea that when I tell her to smile, she should make this face!)

Here's Birdie and Lydia's "Big Baby." I often do a double take when I see Big Baby sitting around somewhere, thinking it's Birdie.