Lots of stuff...no time to speak!

Well, the end of 2007 is here. And it seems like the end of the year goes by faster than any other time--not that time is ever slow. I am trying to get pictures backed up and printed out and want to share some I found.

The snow pics are from Dec 26th--we braved Mt. Hood and it was beautiful.


Roma putting the chains on the tires so we don't fall off the mountain!

The attempt at skiing while sledding--didn't quite work.

But we all enjoyed the snow!
Stark contrast--hiking from last month--pictures I found.


AND--a couple more Christmas morning pictures

Aleks with his camera (he is a photographer) and Luka with the red tunnel
Men at work
It snowed on Christmas Day!

Just two handsome boys

Merry Christmas

Just one day late...but it is worth the wait. You waited for the video just as the kids waited to open the door to come out and see what Santa Claus brought.

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see the video...it is 13 minutes long~sorry, we couldn't edit it any shorter.

World as we know it...

Click here to do the World Geography quiz. It is highly captivating.
Leave your result in the comments, please.
Just to be fair, here are our results from the first try:
Roma 94, Jen .
Sad, but true.

Baby trees

I am not surprized at our newest development...

While in bed I roll over and feel a pine cone poke its little pokies in my back. Then reach my hand under the pillow and find a little tiny pine cone and a couple more at my feet.

Why, might you ask, do we sleep with pine cones? They are baby trees! So they need a safe and warm place to sleep at night.

This is what I get for teaching Alyosha about botany and how trees grow!

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Photo Ops

Merry Christmas....

Luka's First Birthday





Playing in the fountain in winter is a little different experience







And a Thanksgiving picture that was left out! We made the pecan and apple pies...

Night time conversations

Sometimes Aleks talks in his sleep. Maybe he is in a spot somewhere between awake and asleep, because he holds hour long conversations...

Aleks sits straight up in bed around 3 in the morning...eyes closed and says "I'm drinky" then plops right back down on his pillow. About 20 minutes later, he does the same thing "Mama, I'm drinky", so I get up and bring a cup of water beside his bed. About 30 minutes later he gets up and without a word takes the cup of water and drinks his water. Before going back to sleep he says "Mama, I'm scared, sing me a song." As I belt out the ABC's, he is deep into his dream world again by the time I get to D.

Как у утки...

Алёша рассматривает в туалете своё хозяйство и с уверенностью заявляет: - У меня будет ребеночек!
- Конечно же будет, - осторожно говорю я, не зная к чему вся дискуссия может привести. - В один день, ты тоже станешь папой, как и я.
- Смотри,- говорит Алёша детально показывая руками. - Вот это яичко уже большое, скоро оно вылупится, как у утки, и тогда у меня будет ребёнок.

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