Snow ball

Last weekend there was a fund raising event for Bluet and Ilona's school, formerly called the snow ball, but as you can see now more like a glow ball. When not eating pasta and pizza, Bluet spend most of her time dancing, while Ilona spent it either running around with her friend Meredith, or trying to find Meredith again after they had become separated. They both already asked to go again next year. The dress Bluet wore belonged to Emily when she was a kid.

Mud day

Right now everything is covered in snow and ice, but a couple of weeks ago we brought the logs from recently chopped down trees (and Wilder) up to the house to burn to keep us warm (the logs, not Wilder). Then he ran around and got very muddy.

Nana and Wayne return

2 weekends ago Nana and Wayne returned to Connecticut, presumably because they had so much fun before. This time there was ice and snow as we went on a walk in the nearby woods, and we even got a baby sitter for the first time here so we could go out and eat Thai food. Also, we managed to get Emily's old bunk bed restored and upstairs for Ilona to sleep on once we've found a mattress. This involved cutting the legs off and reattaching them as the staircases and doorways are considerably narrower in Connecticut than Missouri. Also, Wilder was particularly taken with Wayne this time, as you can maybe see.