A day away from the city

Good friends showed us a wonderful day last Saturday, taking us to the Russian countryside.

Joyce and Tatyana "patiently" waiting for adventure to begin!
John on his knees again...looking for frogs!
Lovely Lotus blossoms
Picnic on the banks of a river
Translation: Museum of Russian Fairytales
Ready to race...8 legs and 2 sets of shorts
John charmed Baba Yaga (a babushka witch in many Russian fairytales)
At the fairy tale castle with Baba Yaga
We need lessons from Harry Potter!
By the way, this is what we look like now that we have been in Russia a while!