We have been enjoying some really nice weather these past few days and as it is set to continue for a while the kids were begging to get the pool out. So here they are with their cousin Jacque have fun in the water after school.

Yes! I know it has been a long time since I posted anything. Life has been pretty much routine, so there didn't seem much to write about and no new photos. More recently we have been doing a lot of travelling around Ireland and one of these trips was to a Tutty family get together.

This is all the descendants (that made it on the day) from my dad, and his brothers and sisters.

This is with Ivor's parents, his two sisters and one brother and all their kids.

Siberia comes to Ireland

We are currently having one of the heaviest snow falls here in Ireland for quite a few years. It is mid afternoon on Tuesday and it has been snowing on and off since Sunday night. This is the same snow as is affecting most of the UK. They said that the cold spell and snow is coming from Siberia. So here we were trying to get away from the Russian winters and it comes to us. Anyway it is nice to see, actually it makes it feel a little more like winter for the kids, they were having a hard time with Christmas without snow. They have had yesterday and today off school, which they are very happy for.

Happy New Year

2009

A share in a Dog

Meet Max, (the dog!) Max belongs to the guy who runs busses out of the yard beside our house, but he love to come visit, have a little something to eat and play with the kids, in fact if he hears the kids out playing he is over for some fun. He is a very friendly and gentle dog and our kids enjoy him. so we don't have any pets, just a share in a dog!

Kids ready for School

I know the photo may not show it but the kids really like their school here in Ireland. It is a small country school just a mile down the road from us in our local village. Normally they leave about 10 after 9 in the morning and are home by 3.10pm. In Moscow we had to leave our apartment by 8;15 in the morning and they didn't get home till 4pm

Birthday, have come and gone.

Karina's B'day was first on Oct 2nd, she invited the four girls from her class. We took all to a indoor play centre to play for an hour and to have chips and sasuages. they had a wonderful time.

Timonthy and sonja had their B'day on the 11th Nov. We had a bouncie castle and slide (sorry no photos) they had all their class mates and some cousins here, so it was a wild afternoon but they had fun.

Daniel just had his B'day this week (Dec 17th) and we took him blowing last night with some of his friends from church.

Last night Gudrun and I were happy to have all the birthday parties over for another year.