"Look Ma! I found a new hat."

Penny reads Dr. Suess

 All of the kids love looking at books and being read to.

This makes me so happy.

Playing with her toes

A new and amusing pastime has been discovered.

Art

The kids painted a couple pictures one warm afternoon on our patio.

 This is Helena's "two-legged dinosaur in the woods."

An early birthday party for Kirsti

Anja helped the kids get a fiesta together for me. There was a pinata that Penny took a ride on before we hung it up.

 Everyone wore sombreros.

Penny loved whacking the pinata, but was a danger to herself and others when wielding a long stick.
We ate the cupcakes that I made from the other half of Penny's birthday cake batter and put in the freezer.

Sleeping baby

Still a sweet sight.