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Special present from Great Grandma Atkins

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Getting some help from Grandma

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Shaving with Grandpa

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Daddy rigging up the car!

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And it's ready for the driver!

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Helping make Aunt Paula's birthday cake

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Taking a break with Grandpa and watching some Muppets

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Swimming with Aunt Paula

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Hanging out with Great Grandpa

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Durham Bulls baseball!

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Cruisin' again

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The Notts came and helped us move in to our new place

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Thomas putting together Isaiah's bed

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Celebrating Jake's 2nd birthday with the fam

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Having fun with Ginger and Emerson

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Enjoying Jake's car

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Proud Uncle Thomas with Graham

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Jake with his adorable cake!

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Even a car float!

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Getting ready to paint in Isaiah's room, taping up the wall

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His 2 chest of drawers that Mom and I painted

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Family hug!

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We love our M Braves!

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The finishing touches on Isaiah's room

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And yet another car for Little Man to drive

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Luke, Emily and Laila :)

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Driving with Luke (helped by Uncle Richard, of course)

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Building with JanJan

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Getting some good 'boy time'

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Fun at Gymboree

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First tool set!

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Driving a real truck!

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Hanging out after surgery 8/27/09

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Picking up Grandpa at the airport

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And one more M Braves game!

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Chowing down on his 2nd hot dog, which happened to have been Mama's

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Isaiah with 1 of 3 baseballs he was given that night.

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3 generations enjoying some baseball

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Sleeping with Grandpa

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Ok, not really, just lovin'

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The sun does shine in Novgorod!

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This was all frozen over the last time we were there.

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A dome of a church in the monastery

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Isaiah made a new friend!

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At the "Wooden Village"

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A replica home

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I love the detail

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a work area inside a home

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we have to get used to taking sunny pictures again

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Isaiah with our friend Marta

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One of the replica churches

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An old instrument

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An old sewing machine

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The group at Novgorod

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Isaiah enjoying warm weather outside!

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Determination!

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Day 2 of Creation

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Making a cloud

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Just some things that start with D in the park, like drain...

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...dandelions...

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...dome, Durham, dalmatian (which you actually can't see, but he was there)

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Getting ready for Victory Day in St. P, there were billboards all over the city

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Ha, Mama, you want me to do what?

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What's this thing, and why is it pink?

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You're too funny, Mama

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Post-sip pucker

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Like a pro!

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At the International Academy spring concert

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with Deanna

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Thomas getting the choir warmed up

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ballet dancers

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Isaiah got to sit with Kevin Plaster, his wife is the school principal, and he does other mission work in the city

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Thomas directing the Jr High/Sr High choir

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Thomas conducted the Chamber Choir

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Day 3

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Hooray for sun, moon and stars!

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Closing a door, of course

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dancing

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Day 6

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Playing with his little animals and his ark

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We finished working on Creation

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And Isaiah found his school supplies and made a mess

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but he did try to clean it up without being asked!

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The Kremlin of Novgorod. We enjoyed a wet and cold visit with our friends the Miners

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Isaiah and Cristy with Aaron, Danielle and Lydia

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It was pretty messy

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Church inside the Kremlin

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2 kids having fun

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the brick part is like the original facade of the building, when they restored the church, they just painted it white, p

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These doors were "won" in a battle with Finland, I think

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The guys with the tools on this panel of the door represent the guys who made the doors

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Woohoo! Found a toilet (and it was cheap!)

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For Russia's first 1000 years, this monument was built with representations of the 1000 most important people of Russian

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The beach

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Thomas and Aaron were testing to see if this was a whisper spot

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but it wasn't

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A monastery

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Watching family TV

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Our new bedroom curtains

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Isaiah's pucker of concentration

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Where's Grandaddy?

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Already wants an iPhone

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building the ark

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Luda came to help us learn how to make a special Russian Easter cake

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and to dye eggs

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the Easter Cake

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Our lovely eggs

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Isaiah's first Easter basket (only took us 3 years!)

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What better way to celebrate Easter than with M&M pancakes? At least Isaiah would think so. :)

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His new favorite spot in the flat, and believe it or not, I didn't post all the pictures that I took! This is the narro

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Happy Birthday, Thomas!

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yummy treats that Trevor brought to help us celebrate

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starting on the days of creation

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trying to catch him crawling

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Ready to go to Pushkin

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Inside Katherine the Great's palace

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She was a big TV watcher apparently :) Just kidding, of course, they use the palace now for important meetings and cele

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It was beautiful weather for most of the day

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Getting so much better at sitting

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working those hips!

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Thomas showing Lydia how to use the iPhone

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almost crawling!

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Lydia showing Isaiah how to take care of a baby

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I for Tot School

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watching a little March Madness with friends

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finally warm enough for just a sweater vest

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more Tot School

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playing with play-doh, or the cup anyway

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present from Aunt Emily, Uncle Rich and Luke!

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Number cards with Julia

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S for Tot School

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Sitting on the scooter board

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stars for snack

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the star cereal that Isaiah likes

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self-portraits by Isaiah

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he helped me organize his school stuff

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stickers for the first time

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puzzles

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Our 3 year old eating his egg for breakfast

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loving on a box of coffee filters

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having fun with friends

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Igor and Slava

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Aaron and Danielle Miner, Luda

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Slava and Igor

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The kids' table at supper

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chowing down on hotdog

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Lydia

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Slava

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Oksana

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presents from Aunt Luda

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I think he likes her. :)

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the cake from Aunt Luda

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And the kids PLAYED!

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Hanging out in the Paris airport

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A unique game of peek-a-boo

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Oatmeal all by himself--at last!

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Hanging out with Connor in Yazoo City

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Enjoying a cheeseburger on the way back to the Notts

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Fun at the Gilberts

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Isaiah with Tori and Ella

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Alexa

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They had a birthday cookie cake for Isaiah and me

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Thomas playing with Alexa

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Isaiah and John

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Attempting to color

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playing with his cups

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the glow and draw set that actually got him drawing!

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working on his "mosaic toy" I really don't know if there's an equivalent to this in USA

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Looking at his family book

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Using a puzzle

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Using a fork all by himself!

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He was pretty proud of himself

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taking apart the baby bed

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Isaiah supervised

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but he took a break to give me kisses

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and hugs

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putting the big boy bed together

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the frame

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and the big boy!

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Sleeping well in his new bed

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getting ready to go out with Aunt Luda

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painting with water colors for the first time

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he was much more interested in the water

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don't worry, I didn't let him eat the brush, but he thought it was funny to pretend and get mama all excited

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trying to pour

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making sure it's really all gone

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"pouring" water from the bowl to the rubbermaid--duh, mama, just put the bowl in the bigger bowl

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then we worked with buttons, but the bowls were still a little damp, so the buttons stuck

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different bowls--he took the buttons from one bowl to another for 30 minutes!

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How I found him during his "nap"

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yeah, no sleeping took place

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drinking from his big boy cup all by himself

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Russian Field Conference

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Krasnoyarsk, Russia, from the top of a windy hill

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The InterAct gang

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Lucas, Jamie and Samuel Orner

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Scott Gilbert

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Isaiah, Cristy and Vanessa Greer

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sitting at the top of an ice slide, contemplating the speed at which cars are traveling by

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really amazing ice park

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at the bottom of a VERY fast ice slide

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the view from our hotel window in Krasnoyarsk

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painting with water colors, sort of :)

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using glue for the first time

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his masterpiece :)

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We had the best chauffeurs from Yazoo City to Baton Rouge

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Isaiah with the Notts

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Michelle came for a special goodbye

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Isaiah got tons of outside time in warm LA

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playing with Luke

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with the older cousins

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sleepy boy!

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Jake

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Our 2008 Advent Calendar

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Day 1-Genesis 3

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Tree or body?

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Tree!

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Tree with lights

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Isaiah getting his ornaments ready

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Putting on the first ornament

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Thomas putting on the star

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Isaiah about to get his tree guardian

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Completed tree

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Stockings pinned on the carpet with care

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Glowing tree with presents

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Working on A

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It works better as a hat, apparently

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Stacking colorful cups

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or talking into them

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Our Advent worship book

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Playing with Slava

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The wrong way to go to the post office

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But Isaiah thought it was fun anyway

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Wet socks after my trek to the post office

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The water is from my boots and the stroller

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But we got the package!

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Helping me decorate presents

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Bow sorting to learn colors

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A Hungarian pastor who stayed with us

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Lisa! We hadn't seen her in a while

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But Isaiah was happy to see her!

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Posha playing with my scarf

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2 American pastors joined us for Bible study after church, and Thomas translated for them

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Roman, Natasha and Posha singing

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Isaiah's discovery cabinet

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Reading one of his books about bears

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and pretty excited about it!

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Getting ready to make a bumble bee, sort of

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First time painting

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And, our attempt to make a bumble bee

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putting on one of the advent stars

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making cookies--must have flour on the nose!

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chocolate chip in his mouth

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which, of course, he liked!

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We found marshmallows!

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there's a hot tamale (candy) in his hand

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Now it's in his mouth, and he likes them!

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snack time--cookie and granola bar

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bite of cookie

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bite of granola bar. He alternated them very consistently.

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Our Russian nativity

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Peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips since we don't have hershey kisses

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cookie cutters by Thomas

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"The cookies go here!"

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Rolling out sugar cookie dough

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The first shape!

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Isaiah did a great job

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He likes the cookie sheets

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and the spatula

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Pretty cute, I'd say

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Painting again

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Reading "Corduroy"

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A fun box from an old college friend!

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Getting ready to help me practice a craft for Camp Babochka

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Playing with his new stacking cups

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New Year's present for Uncle Trevor

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Setting off fireworks

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Isaiah LOVED it!

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The guys standing on our lake

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That's Cristy's feet on the lake, too!

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Julia and Kostya (pronounced with a long o)

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Luda didn't want me to take her picture, but I couldn't resist

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Working hard!

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A visit from Oksana, Igor and Slava

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Thomas working hard on our toilet room

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My project at the same time--pair of lined pants for Isaiah

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Using the Kelty Kids TC 3.0 for another purpose---Isaiah's helping me clean :)

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Meeting for Camp Bobchka (Butterfly), the camp for children with disabilities

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My sweet helper working on his Peter Pan costume

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Our family museum

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The first modeling of his costume

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Trying on his pants

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Eating chocolate chip pancakes

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At the Harvest Festival for IA

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With Tinkerbell (Deanna)

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With a pretty fairy (Lydia)

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Thomas doing limbo

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Our friend Aaron (Lydia's dad)

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The joker

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Even Tinkerbell

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Isaiah LOVED watching the limbo

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One of our favorite Fins

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Working on numbers

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Playing with 2 really cute girls

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Woohoo! Baths are no longer torture!

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Happy Birthday to Deanna!

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Fun in the sun and the snow

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Where's his sock?

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In his bed! He can take off his socks all by himself now, it's become quite the naptime ritual. I go get him up and th

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Deep snow before Thanksgiving

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The small lake at our park was frozen all the way across, but we didn't check the depth!

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Family fun at the park in the snow

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We didn't build this one, but we thought it was really neat!

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We built the little one

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Isaiah's learning his colors, and we were working on "red"

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But he wanted to pose rather than pick out the red pieces of fruit.

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He did finally do it, though. :)

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Thanksgiving morning

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Our full fridge!

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Turkey in the SLOW COOKER!!!! (yes, I still get emotional thinking about this!)

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Preparing the table

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Isaiah mugging for the camera

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With Galina, Thomas' first teacher

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With Luda

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InterAct's Executive Director Gary Brumbelow speaking at a church with Luda translating for him.

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Isaiah enjoying having his drums again. They even help him sit up and play!

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My latest sewing project, FINALLY completely completed--the main covers were done a while ago, but at last I got the arm

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The pillows are compliments of IKEA, well, because we bought them, they weren't complimentary.

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Slava and Oksana came to play with us while Thomas was in Tuva.

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Slava's first time to play the piano

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And his first time to feed himself--a peanut butter snacky thingy. :) They're actually quite yummy, but I've never seen

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I thought we'd have some art class while Thomas was gone.

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Isaiah decided to make and wear art.

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Don't worry, it did wash off, eventually.

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But since he would need a bath anyway, I decided this would also be a good time for a haircut.

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Notice the nose...

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Yum, chocolate chip cookies!

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Valerie Brumbelow and Isaiah looking at pictures.

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I think Isaiah was kissing a picture or something cute like that.

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Our new way to travel in style!

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This is a Kelty Kid Transit Carrier 3.0. I haven't had to wear it for long yet, but I think that we're going to love it

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Isaiah was always in the middle of the action while our guests were here.

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Getting some loving from a grandpa, even if not his own.

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Bev and Dan Mayerle. He's the Canadian field director for InterAct, and she's his wife. :) Here Dan was taking a video

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Isaiah was really glad to have Daddy home!

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The Brumbelows packing up to leave.

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Bev Mayerle getting ready to head out the door.

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Lydia reading books to Isaiah

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Isaiah doesn't like baths again.

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Listening to Veggie Tales and reading

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Getting colder

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He loves to play his guitar first thing in the morning

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It's early, hence no big smiles, I think he was still half asleep, but he had to have his guitar

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Real sausage patties! A friend from Yazoo City sent us his special seasoning.

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I learned my camera can take 2 pictures at once, one with flash and one without, here are some of my experiments

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Isaiah and Julia

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A big playdate with 2 playmates--Lydia and Slava

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Hey, y'all, come this way!

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Oksana liked our Kelty Kids backpack

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Pasha playing before our Bible study

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apparently he has a thing for shoes

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Us with the Kamenskis

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Thomas teaching (in Russian!) at the Bible study, and me looking strange

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On Reformation Day our church celebrated its birthday and Reformation Day. After the service we had some singing

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Future MASH fan?
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Snow on May 14, 2008
St. Petersburg, May 2008

playing with the strainer
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Luncheon to honor teachers
St. Petersburg, May 2008

sitting so well!
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

Isaiah's honorary pawpaw
St. Petersburg, May 2008

snuggling with Kevin
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Teacher and board member
St. Petersburg, May 2008

my new skirt
St. Petersburg, May 2008

that I made
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Day of the City festivities
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Day of the City, May 27
St. Petersburg, May 2008

wearing his new hat to play
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Isaiah found Kevin
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

Isaiah and Kevin
St. Petersburg, May 2008

more warm ups
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Julie, the great accompianist
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

the 3 graduatues
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Thomas getting the choir ready
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

about to perform
St. Petersburg, May 2008

"pound" taught by a friend
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Ice Cream day!
St. Petersburg, May 2008

at the zoo near our place
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

such a little ham
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Future MASH fan?
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Snow on May 14, 2008
St. Petersburg, May 2008

playing with the strainer
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Luncheon to honor teachers
St. Petersburg, May 2008

sitting so well!
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

DSCF3463
St. Petersburg, May 2008

DSCF3464
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Isaiah's honorary pawpaw
St. Petersburg, May 2008

snuggling with Kevin
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Teacher and board member
St. Petersburg, May 2008

my new skirt
St. Petersburg, May 2008

that I made
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Day of the City festivities
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Day of the City, May 27
St. Petersburg, May 2008

wearing his new hat to play
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Isaiah found Kevin
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

Isaiah and Kevin
St. Petersburg, May 2008

more warm ups
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Julie, the great accompianist
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

the 3 graduatues
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Thomas getting the choir ready
St. Petersburg, May 2008

DSCF3539
St. Petersburg, May 2008

about to perform
St. Petersburg, May 2008

"pound" taught by a friend
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Ice Cream day!
St. Petersburg, May 2008

at the zoo near our place
St. Petersburg, May 2008

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St. Petersburg, May 2008

such a little ham
St. Petersburg, May 2008

Trying to find our friends
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008


Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Some of the decorations
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Decorations on the bridge
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Neptune by one of the columns
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Hermitage in the background
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

crossing over the Neva River
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

St. Isaac's Cathedral
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

lots of people!
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Waiting for the parade
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

More people
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

people standing in windows
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

People standing on buildings
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Standing on the lampost
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

still waiting
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Isaiah has the best seat
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Our friends Danielle and Lydia
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Isaiah talking with Lydia
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

More people in the windows
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Isaiah and Aunt Luda
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Finally it started!
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

More soldiers
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Boy waving Russian flag
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

more soldiers
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

The Russian flag
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Flag with Lenin
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Flag with hammer and sickle
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008


Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Men with guns
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

more men with more guns
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

more soldiers
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

trucks with soldiers and guns
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

these shoot lots of rockets
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

these shoot bigger rockets
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

more street decorations
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

The girls and Isaiah
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Us with the Miners
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

A veteran receiving flowers
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Sign from the blockade
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

"Citizens, during air raids...
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

..."this side of the street...
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

"...is more dangerous"
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

where the sign is
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Isaiah taking it all in
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

We got him a little flag to wave
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

He's still working on this skill
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Lydia waiting for lunch
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Some really good Russian food
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Blockade memorial
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

With Aunt Luda
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

The guys
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Our family!
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

At the memorial
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

The blockade lasted 900 days!
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Honoring soldiers and citizens
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Mosaic
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Veteran receiving flowers
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

more of the mosaic
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

A citizen and a soldier
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008


Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008


Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Waiting for the Veterans' March
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Loving on Aunt Luda
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Other people waiting
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Isaiah enjoying the day
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

the crowd thickens
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

still waiting
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

still having fun
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Finally!
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

The mayor marched, too
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

with veterans of WWII
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

survivors of the blockade
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Veterans
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Isaiah liked the parade
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Current soldiers
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Sports Veterans
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Survivors of the blockade
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

More survivors
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

The communist party
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Stalin
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

More communists
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

wearing an old uniform
Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

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Victory Day in St. Petersburg May 9, 2008

Thomas made beignets!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

Isaiah's first bite
St. Petersburg, April 2008

the initial reaction
St. Petersburg, April 2008

enjoying some more!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

With Julia, our new friend
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

Playing with Julia
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

The beginning of Easter pics
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

At last a family picture
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

Happy Birthday, Daddy!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

Isaiah likes helping
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

A sandwich maker!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

Isaiah helping again
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

An espresso machine!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

Roughin' it on the mission field
St. Petersburg, April 2008

After playing in the dirt
St. Petersburg, April 2008

In the sandbox at our park
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

A little friend
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

Another Julia
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

Keeping an eye on him
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

Getting serious!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

Proud of his dirt!
St. Petersburg, April 2008

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St. Petersburg, April 2008

playing with a bowl
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

playing with a metal cup
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

cup and bowl together
St. Petersburg--April 2008

making progress on the outfit
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

Reading with Luda
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

in his new duds
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

new books from Guitta
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

believers' fellowship
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

pattern for my skirt
St. Petersburg--April 2008

playing with the strainer
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

with Rachel from IA
St. Petersburg--April 2008

The school's talent show
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Thomas was MC
St. Petersburg--April 2008

the judges
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Deanna singing
St. Petersburg--April 2008

she won 3rd place!
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Isaiah's friend Lydia
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Lydia and her daddy
St. Petersburg--April 2008

She did a great job!
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Isaiah discovered the slide
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

He like to sit so high and watch
St. Petersburg--April 2008

watching a dog
St. Petersburg--April 2008

outfit, now with buttons
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

button up close :)
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

What do you have, Daddy?
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Can I have a chip?!
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

Can I have some more?
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Enjoying the spring concert
St. Petersburg--April 2008

With Dr. Seuss
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Thomas directed the choir
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Isaiah wanted his own seat
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Thomas also recorded
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Very sleepy Isaiah
St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

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St. Petersburg--April 2008

Trying to hold up his head
St. Petersburg--April 2008

Trying to line a skirt
St. Petersburg--April 2008

the lining is in!
St. Petersburg--April 2008

On the train to Peterhof
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In one of the gardens
At first we thought the palace was closed, so we started taking some outside pictures

An orthodox church at the palace
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Waiting for lunch
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Isaiah was already eating
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Waiting for lunch
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One of the Palace rooms
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By a fancy furnace
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maybe a ballroom
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Throne room
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Us, the throne, Peter the Great
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Thomas, Isaiah, throne, Peter
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Another fancy room
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Under construction
Thomas said this was during the "Utilitarian Period" of Peter the Great, he wanted things simple.

Portrain for wall paper!
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A bedroom
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In a bedroom
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Another fancy furnace
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Breakfast anyone?
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I liked her dress
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A bed
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Carved Wooden walls
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The wooden room
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Another view of the outside
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All 3 of us!
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Some of Isaiah's gifts
This is how I hauled some big gifts for Isaiah from the store to the metro to our apartment

Christmas Eve gift
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He loved it right away
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St. Nicholas gifts
Pack-n-Play, chair, "motorcycle" and dump truck

A new motorcycle
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Checking out the features
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Talking to grandparents
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Opening Isaiah's stocking
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Opening more from the stocking
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Isaiah and Daddy
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Thomas' stocking
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Isaiah eating some breakfast
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Cristy's stocking
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Jane Austen books!
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A soccer ball!
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Taking a break to play
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Enjoying his dump truck
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For Mama from Isaiah
It was a hand mixer!

New sweater for Thomas
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A play mat!
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Yep, it works
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To Daddy from Isaiah
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A coffee grinder!
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A new puzzle
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A beautiful handmade shawl
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Working on another present
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The 3rd Pirates movie
Though still not as good as the first one, it's much better than the second

Another present for Isaiah
He wanted to open the rest of his presents on his motorcycle

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From Thomas
Thomas gave me a beautiful set of 6 teacups and saucers

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Loving on Daddy
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To Daddy from Isaiah
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A new scarf!
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Going for a ride
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Singing at the Gerigs'
This family invited us over for Christmas dinner

Isaiah enjoyed playing
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Isaiah received a special book
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Isaiah wih Julie, our hostess
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Isaiah playing the trumpet
well, sort of, it was a trumpet ornament, but Isaiah new exactly what to do with it!

Daniel Gerig and Isaiah
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Great Grandpa's blanket
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Isaia really likes it!
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He also likes to try to get the camera!

The best seat in the house
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A special hug
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At the Christmas program for International Academy where Thomas teaches 8th grade Bible and....

directs the choir
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They did a great job
Probably because they have such a great director! :)

I even got to sing!
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Singing in a choir again was fun
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Ludmilla Zaharovna
This is my wonderful language teacher!

Isaiah and Deanna by the tree!
Yes, this year our tree came in a box.

Thomas "cutting down" the tree.
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Putting on the stand
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Putting on the lights
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Voila!
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Making the star for the topper
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Putting on the first ornament
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Isaiah putting on an ornament
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Isaiah playing with an ornament
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Putting on the star
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Thomas putting on an ornament
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Isaiah's first Tree Guadarian
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Almost finished
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Nott Pig
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Finishing touches
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Our Tree
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Beautiful!
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Putting on the stand
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Putting on the lights
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A new toy
Our friend Victoria sent Isaiah's medicine with a few little surprises included!

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He really liked the mirror
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Isaiah and Luda
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Being "shy"
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Smiling again
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Isaiah and Daddy
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Cuddling
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Isaiah's 1st snowball
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Our first Russian snowman
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Looking past our building
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Hermitage
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again
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one more time
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Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood

again
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Monument with the marks of war
At the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. This cross had bullet holes or shrapnel holes in it. Grave markers had them, too.

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Orthodox Church at the Monastery
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Cemetery just outside monastery
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Heading out
Isaiah loves to explore the flat. He's figured out how to open this door, then he'll close it behind him.

Where you going, Little Man?
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Nothing like a good book
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It's very interesting :)
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This is one of his new favorites
This is "Repka" a Russian children's story that Isaiah LOVES!

Ready for the cold
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Home after fun outside
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Before a haircut
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I'm ready, Mama!
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After the haircut
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Saying good night to Daddy
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Nightly snuggle time
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Mama being a climbing appartus
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Isaiah wants the camera
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Doing really big push ups
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After another haircut
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Company
Thomas teaches the 8th grade Bible class at a local Christian school. We had them over one Friday night for pizza.

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Trying to get Daddy's guitar
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Play, Daddy!
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Is there another one?
Isaiah trying to get in Thomas' guitar case.

As close as possible!
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See, he does cry
We working on teaching Isaiah not to cry when he doesn't get what he wants, like the camera. I did give him another toy

Playing on the floor
Since we got a vacuum cleaner, we can get the floor so much cleaner, and Isaiah is much happier there.

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"I'm going to get you!"
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Kisses from Isaiah!
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At the park
This is one of Isaiah's favorite things to do.


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Some of the park
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Pasta boy strikes again!
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This meal required 2 baths.

Light of Christ Reformed Church
This is our church family. We are celebrating the unofficial holiday of Thanksgiving.

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They all love Isaiah, of course!
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Celebrating Thanksgiving
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Still Thanksgiving pics
Here are Luda, Gary and Valerie Brumbelow and a lady from church whose name I can't remember.

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Isaiah enjoyed Thanksgiving
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Swinging at the park
Their swings are a little different than I'm used to, but they seem to work very well for Isaiah!

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