So one day my aunt Halia, organized us all so we could go visit one of the ethno villages (open air museum) near Kyiv. The kids were happy to be together, although Mika couldn't come as he was at a special Saturday lecture-camp for teenagers.
We had to mix up some cultural sightseeing with playing;)
So did the grown ups. Here is Katia and I.
Someone labeled this picture on facebook as "mafia".
And here is the whole group--Andriy, Katia, Halia, Sasha, Lyana and Robert.
Back to playing. Do they still have seesaws in the states?
Katya jumping as usual.
And this is where Petrusik kicked over one of the wooden statues;)) And was noticed by one of the staff but didn't get into too much trouble.
We went into one of the preserved huts that had been transported in one piece from some villages in Ukraine to show the people what 18-19 century houses looked like.
Lots of embroideries:)
Just waiting for the rest of the crew on the porch.
One of the wooden churches.
And then we wandered into the special pottery hut where kids could make their own clay pots. So we decided to stand in line and let the kids do it.
Mark was a good listener. The potter was speaking English and Mark understood it all.
He was really enjoying:)
Here is Mark, the potter, with his finished vase:)
Katya was next:). She was kind of shy about the whole thing, but did a great job!
We got to watch the kids make pots three times!:)
And even recorded this little video, that might be a bit long (and we'll see if it works).
Petrusik was last and kudos to him for waiting for so long and observing Mark and Katya make their pots first.
On the way back home, we called my mom who was staying at home, to get the vareniki ready! It was a huge treat for the kids, who love them:)
Great place with great company.
Lyana.
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