Last night and this morning

Last night after school and before dinner it was moderately warm so we went outside and played some sport - Bluet played tennis, Wilder football and Ilona basketball. Then this morning - Wilder's long naps at school are meaning he keeps on waking up (and waking us) around 4AM, so we asked his day care to shorten his nap time. This means he needs something quiet to do when he is woken up and the other kids are sleeping. So now he goes to his school with a school bag, filled with books and duplo and cars. As you can see he would very much like to ride the school bus too,  but the bag is good enough for now.

What we've been up to

Well, just before New Year we took the train to a small town just outside Basel where there is a water park attached to a hotel (and little else). We stayed the night and the kids spent a good part of 2 days jumping into the pool with abandon (and armbands). This was enjoyable for all, but because of all the water, no photographs exist.

Anyway, here they are before we set off. (and a photo of Bluet when we went for a walk in the woods near home


Meanwhile we are now back in the swing of things.

A couple of weekends ago we bought a basketball to use in the school playground. It is almost as big as Bluet. Also, Ilona has been riding her bike.





Bluet had her haircut last weekend, I tried to do a before and after. Here is how it turned out (the before after, not really the haircut).