Author Archives: fotinitheo1

Everyone who knows me even a little, know that I LOVE Greek Easter. I would go so far as to say it is my favorite holiday! Some (even Randy) may think Christmas is my favorite, but it is Greek Easter. It is a day to celebrate family, welcome spring and have a big old lambContinue reading “Pasxa for five”

With quarantine, Ukrainian winter and Corona vacation we have been spending most of our time at home. Thankfully our apartment in Kyiv is amazing. I love spending time with it. It is warm and cozy and has beautiful views of a park right behind and a hill that looks over a super cool part ofContinue reading “Додому”

Are you excited to hear about our spring break? Well, in case you are wondering where we went…. we went nowhere. It was smack in the middle of lockdown and there weren’t any planes flying in Ukraine at all. The kids were off for a whole week and with no friends, playdates, places to go,Continue reading “This is….”

There are so many things that this past year has changed. Kids were homeschooled for a lot of it, we worked mostly from home, we stopped being able to freely travel, we stopped being able to have lots of people over for fun dinners, we stopped being able to go to eat in a restaurant.Continue reading “Corona Vacation”

 Right before COVID took over the world, back in February, we planned a trip to Sri Lanka for the boys winter break. None only were we lucky to get to take this vacation right before the era of COVID, but it ended up being one of our favorite family vacations. We all LOVED Sri Lanka,Continue reading “The Pearl”

Looking back on these photos almost a year later (one of these days I will catch up) it is amazing thinking back to these times, when these activities were normal and dare I say unappreciated. Going on our 9th month of Covid, quarantine and limited interaction with anyone outside our bubble I cannot tell youContinue reading “Winter in Kyiv”

Back in January I turned 40. It seems like a lifetime ago, mostly because it is hard to imagine right now in month 9 of Covid and social distancing (yes, this blog is 9 months behind) traveling so easily, eating dinner with my family inside, having a birthday dinner with 15 friends at a longContinue reading “The Big 4-0”

The last time I was in London was in 2011, when I was three months pregnant with Adam. Here was our going away party! Adam was just a tiny bean in my belly, hard to imagine all that would come after this photo- moves to four countries, three babies, trips all over the world! AndContinue reading “London…9 years later”

My dear, sweet Malcolm-there are so many things I love about you. But for your sixth birthday I am going to pick the top six! 1. You have a heart so big and loving that it makes me tear up sometimes. You ask for so little and yet give so much love – freely andContinue reading “Dino Dig”

One last post for the holidays, before we turn to the month of birthday celebrations we were lucky to have this January. First up was more Christmas markets, followed by Grandma coming to visit and a New Years party at a friends house! It’s hard to believe (all these months later when I am finallyContinue reading “The little things”