A bit of history and geography today

K & I were having a snuggle in bed this morning and we continued our talk about Irena Sendler, the woman who saved around 2500 babies and children from the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw during the Second World War (as I'd done a bit of research after the girls had gone to bed).

Today we received our first Postcrossing postcards!  They came from the US (North Carolina) and Finland (Turku).  I think I was a bit more excited than the girls, but we put them up on the wall with our world map and found where they from.  K & I also had a quick look at a photo of the Turku archipelago online.  Our next two postcards will be heading off to China and Belgium soon.

World map with our first two postcards

This morning K, M & I went to see our friend C, taking her very late birthday cards and presents and doing a bit of shopping for her on the way as she's not very well.  Once home, we continued our earlier conversation about the Second World War over lunch and then moved on to the death penalty.

This afternoon K and A put together her early birthday present, which arrived a couple of days ago, a new bike.  She put the pedals on and helped put the front wheel on.  K & M both went from a ride around the block and then to the library, although as usual I forgot that it shuts at 4pm on a Saturday (I always think it's 5 o'clock), so we didn't have much time there!