diff --git a/lib/base/list_view.rb b/lib/base/list_view.rb
index b414d61..6f81854 100644
--- a/lib/base/list_view.rb
+++ b/lib/base/list_view.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,23 @@ class ListView < ElementView
     old.replace_with rendered
   end
 
-  def append view
+  # remove the first child and element (from view)
+  def remove_first
+    remove_at 0
+  end
+
+  # remove both child and element at given position
+  def remove_at index
+     raise "insex out of bounds #{index} => #{@children.length}" if(index >= @children.length or index < 0)
+     @children.delete_at( index )
+     element = @elements.delete_at(index)
+     element.remove
+  end
+
+  # append a View instnace to the children array
+  # render it and append it to the html element
+  # and keep a copy in @elements
+  def append_view view
     @children << view
     rendered = view.draw
     @elements << rendered # add to internal array
diff --git a/lib/blocks_view.rb b/lib/blocks_view.rb
index 444c5f9..33f0875 100644
--- a/lib/blocks_view.rb
+++ b/lib/blocks_view.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class BlocksView < ListView
   def instruction_changed
     return if @interpreter.block.name == active_block_name
     @elements.last.at_css(".bright").remove_class("bright")
-    append( BlockView.new(@interpreter.block) )
-    remove_first if( @elements.length > 5)
+    append_view( BlockView.new(@interpreter.block) )
+    remove_first if( @elements.length > 6)
     new_name = method_name
     return if new_name == @method_name
     @method_name = new_name
diff --git a/lib/instruction_view.rb b/lib/instruction_view.rb
index ac48bb6..ed30aff 100644
--- a/lib/instruction_view.rb
+++ b/lib/instruction_view.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ class InstructionView < ListView
 
   def instruction_changed
     @element.at_css(".bright").remove_class("bright")
-    instruction = append( ConstantView.new( "span.bright" , instruction_text ) )
+    instruction = append_view( ConstantView.new( "span.bright" , instruction_text ) )
     wrap_node_with instruction , div
-    remove_first if( @elements.length > 5)
+    remove_first if( @elements.length > 6)
   end
 
   def draw
diff --git a/lib/ref_view.rb b/lib/ref_view.rb
index 613d662..c403355 100644
--- a/lib/ref_view.rb
+++ b/lib/ref_view.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class RefView < ListView
 
   def hover
     puts "hovering #{@name}"
-    append ObjectView.new(@value)
+    append_view ObjectView.new(@value)
     @element.off("hover")
   end