Catherine and Maxim tried to make a teepee that would hold all three of the kids at once, but it was challenging. I tried to help for a little while, but there was painting to be done, and windows to finish. We hoped that we would finish painting our house this weekend, but it will take us a little bit more time than one weekend. We did a lot of painting anyways. The weather was very nice, the air was dry and it was sunny all day long, except for some fluffy clouds. The kids played very well and then napped. Catherine came back over before they were awake. She couldn't wait to play some more. Maxim is trying to learn dances from Catherine. Noah chases them around. Marcela and I wish that they were just a little bit bigger because someone needs to mow the lawn and neither of us wants to do it. You can see how long the grass is getting. With all the rain, the grass grew a lot this week. With all the painting, we didn't feel like doing anything about it. We finished scraping, sanding, and puttying the front windows. We also painted two stripes along the top and bottom of the south side of the house. I suggested that we paint a black stripe through the middle, but Marcela did not want a striped house. Only Maxim and I thought it was a good idea. We ran out of trim and the local lumber yard is closed Sunday and Monday. We'll finish the front windows by next weekend. The house feels different when you know it this well, when you work it this closely. We like that feeling.