Goodbye Szyszkas!

We hosted a bbq on Sunday to say goodbye to friends we've made over the last 2 years, Julia, Stepan, Stepko and Larissa.

They're moving back to the States, but we know this won't be the last we see of them, since they're active in Plast (the Ukrainian scouting group), so we could see them at various summer and winter camps going on around the world. In fact, Julia was instrumental in helping us create an active scout group here in London, when we were hopelessly lost trying to get anything going.

As a gift we made them a 'tarilka' (a plate) that everyone signed and I hope that it (as well as they) survives the move.

Pa-pa for now, hope to see you at UMPZ this summer!

Here's a lovely shot of some of the youngest party-goers trying to maim themselves using a toboggan and a Little Tykes slide.