Elliot Pascoe’s Blog

Another warm day in Minsk. Went to the Central Children’s Garden where Elliot got to go on his first Merry Go Round. Plenty of kids out and about. Quite a few wedding parties as well.

Sadly had to say good bye to Svetlana today. Svetlana came to Minsk from Moscow for about 3 weeks to have a break and also keep Julia company. Svetlana has been to Perth a couple of times so has already met Elliot. Sveta loves kids (she has a grandson in Perth) and is a great lady, so it was just tops to have her around.

 (I did try to coax a smile for a photo, but so far didn’t succeed.)

Julia’s dad bought Elliot a pool and we had a couple of steaming hot days that we could enjoy. Sadly the good weather only lasted a few days, but while it did, the dacha is a great place to be. Elliot was all wrinkly by the time we extracted him.

Tried Elliot in his backpack for the first time proper today. He gets a bit fed up of being in the stroller and so far the backpack seems to be a winner. He was happy and quiet all day as we shopped and walked around Minsk. He even managed to have a snooze while we were in the chocolate shop. Lots of old ladies make kind faces at me, I just need to remember that they are eyeing Elliot and not me.

Here we are feeding the pigeons near the main church in the centre of Minsk.

It is a big (ahem) step of freedom when you start to walk. No longer do you need people to carry you everywhere. Suddenly, given a chance, a toddler can go their own way. Elliot is pleased as punch to be able to walk and shrieks if you chase him. Great stuff.

Great to be out and about and able to enjoy some sunshine in Minsk. Here is our daily walk in the park near the flat.