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Polaroids and turtles

Right after Chritmas we went on vacation! We hadn’t been anywhere since Greece in the summer and we were super excited to get away. Because of Covid, quarantines, a U.S. travel ban in Europe and limited flight options from Ukraine meant we settled on returning to Maldives. It may seem pretty fancy that we wereContinue reading “Polaroids and turtles”

Різдво

Christmas is my favorite time of year as you all probably already know. We always have a party just us on Christmas Eve at home. It’s been a tradition for years now and it’s one of my favorites. We get dressed up, make hors-d’oeuvres (maybe one day I’ll learn how to spell that without google’sContinue reading “Різдво”

Countdown to Christmas

Getting ready for Christmas is my favorite! I love every part of it. Decorating, Chistmas pajamas, gingerbread houses. I am all in. That’s one of the best parts of having children, I can get deep into Christmas and it only makes it better for everyone. I love seeing the children excited about Christmas and itContinue reading “Countdown to Christmas”

Minecraft and caviar

How it happened that we have a nine year old I cannot even begin to wrap my head around. It seems like just a minute ago Adam was born and Randy and I were trying to figure out how they were going to let us take this little baby home from the hospital. Alot ofContinue reading “Minecraft and caviar”

Thankful

Last Thanksgiving with Covid was hard on a lot of people. I am so grateful that we had our bubble to have Thanksgiving dinner with. I am grateful that during a time that was so hard on so many we had an amazing group of families to support us. We normally have a huge meal,Continue reading “Thankful”

The Ber months

When we lived in Manila, the start of the Ber months meant Christmas was coming and decorations started going up in September. I never understood this, but in Kyiv where sweaters and jackets are needed early in the Ber months it makes perfect sense. Looking back on our second and last fall in Kyiv, itContinue reading “The Ber months”

Shishkin

I am going to desperately try to catch up on our lives because there is so much to share. Looking back at these pictures now is so nice. Almost a year ago we managed to sneak in another to trip before winter to Shishkin with our bubble. We rented houses and hung out outside, biking,Continue reading “Shishkin”

A ladybug, hiccup and a superhero

For Halloween we had big plans to get together outside with a bunch of other families and do a trunk or treat. We started preparing and went pumpkin picking. There was no patch in Kyiv, but there was an American expat who grows pumpkins on her farms and sells them in a parking lot. Bonus,Continue reading “A ladybug, hiccup and a superhero”

Don't feed the pets!

The weather started to get colder and we had to break out our coats. We also decided to spend as much time as we could outside before winter started. We headed to the zoo with friends before they all hibernated for the winter like we planned to do! Popcorn and flamingos, Miral’s two favorite thingsContinue reading “Don't feed the pets!”

Copok!

Covid birthdays are hard. They are even harder when it’s a big one, like 40. Randy celebrated his 40th birthday in September, 6 months into Covid and it was challenging to figure out how best to celebrate. In the regular pre-Covid world we could have done something special, like travel to Italy to wine taste,Continue reading “Copok!”