January 7, 2009 down our self-constructed hill.

Giggling

Swinging and having a grand time.

Sledding on the way home from school. January 6.

sledding on January 7

The lineup: Maxim, Oskar, Ablai, and Erasil

We've had some great snow lately. We made a big pile of snow in our yard. Maybe after we get another snow fall, we will make an igloo like we did last year. On the 7th of January, we had a day off from school in honor of the day of Russian Orthodox Christmas. In the afternoon, the boys had fun with the neighbor boys on the artificial hill and the swing set.

Oskar loves his tounge.

Sledding near the river at Butakovka with Dannhausers from South Africa.

Sledding at school with Canadian, Kazakh and American friends.