tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598468233816090622024-03-14T05:42:42.972-07:00Malenky's WorldMatushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-21157594364336498812009-05-12T13:34:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:42:12.938-07:00Our newest Harrington!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAeM5_7YJV89IapN9QzjyhbG16eyADMnYBEpU7EQCY5l9IVFd2-rbgz-2jIgIgKcnPE2v6Ptzkfvq0M__gg3h4vNskI3lwKuRIpHv_UUo8AhOXxzY9RjPnrQAt0emaBihXWAbh0XMQFcK/s1600-h/IMG_3880.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAeM5_7YJV89IapN9QzjyhbG16eyADMnYBEpU7EQCY5l9IVFd2-rbgz-2jIgIgKcnPE2v6Ptzkfvq0M__gg3h4vNskI3lwKuRIpHv_UUo8AhOXxzY9RjPnrQAt0emaBihXWAbh0XMQFcK/s320/IMG_3880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335040505014139698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRfmZ-DT74Bq4YZRmnluzJrlxVuvngbccVWvtI9Rwyqyf0DpRqTP-9zH8JOH1v0t6TzHcNOkwDxSAw-mSkmDYhlsws23ejQXITSvRFoV9ITSXdVK3xyQkXgoG1Q53htu0KI7CguImyyl_/s1600-h/IMG_3873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRfmZ-DT74Bq4YZRmnluzJrlxVuvngbccVWvtI9Rwyqyf0DpRqTP-9zH8JOH1v0t6TzHcNOkwDxSAw-mSkmDYhlsws23ejQXITSvRFoV9ITSXdVK3xyQkXgoG1Q53htu0KI7CguImyyl_/s320/IMG_3873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335040501913183506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI1xEULHYepnVBA2kJmRmtMYz8z5fOuPcFyQMtuyF457Aq_qPEp6Z0GUQs5fJKcq63M2C0F-YIiuing3QhsaURYFuo5lCjFt4xH7s7bJYSnPAsTSvePWUABQ-5miA1QNr-pYk2WQtQa9g/s1600-h/IMG_3859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI1xEULHYepnVBA2kJmRmtMYz8z5fOuPcFyQMtuyF457Aq_qPEp6Z0GUQs5fJKcq63M2C0F-YIiuing3QhsaURYFuo5lCjFt4xH7s7bJYSnPAsTSvePWUABQ-5miA1QNr-pYk2WQtQa9g/s320/IMG_3859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335040494456088930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9HZR1wf0zf0MfOIHsxtNYd4rrZXtzirIfsY-c0t69__60NBzIBRpq2m6yCkQFwStmGA-OCin3I7UYfeSO-Do2bb89PU_F67TNKSSZKmN0iPw7LRZF1zu3BAndZO-L7kpdZ6Y_XlJdPOA/s1600-h/IMG_3850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9HZR1wf0zf0MfOIHsxtNYd4rrZXtzirIfsY-c0t69__60NBzIBRpq2m6yCkQFwStmGA-OCin3I7UYfeSO-Do2bb89PU_F67TNKSSZKmN0iPw7LRZF1zu3BAndZO-L7kpdZ6Y_XlJdPOA/s320/IMG_3850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335040491995803842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24FbhtMfRAMlGvr1pFWymceAzjUna7fJi2cXKK08b_K7CugEfeWc26gOF2kDklqAbrprKuJbOSSq2jOnyUjkTuUNMY7Bt5jVvCpDqYV_FOCkBf0MPTTscUB6vo9kQGPxPevCFvzRgieP-/s1600-h/IMG_3835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24FbhtMfRAMlGvr1pFWymceAzjUna7fJi2cXKK08b_K7CugEfeWc26gOF2kDklqAbrprKuJbOSSq2jOnyUjkTuUNMY7Bt5jVvCpDqYV_FOCkBf0MPTTscUB6vo9kQGPxPevCFvzRgieP-/s320/IMG_3835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335040484875178066" border="0" /></a><br />Dear loved ones, we welcomed our newest little Harrington on this past Saturday Morning. Ephraim Matthew Harrington was born on 5/9/09 @ 8:19 am. He weighed 7lbs and 1 oz and was 20 1/4inches long. He looks a lot like Kyra with all of his dark hair but there are facial expressions that remind me so much of Arsenios when he was first born. We're thrilled to have him finally here. Arseny and Kyra both think he's something wonderful as do we....we're feeling so blessed to have such a full and happy household!Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-10198170286151689722009-05-06T17:00:00.001-07:002009-05-06T17:04:07.008-07:001, 2, 3 look at me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTe4CRZDFZhwwP2ksax2x_6CLvRY2atb5mcc4mR2qYZ-djsNnd50efTSMK_O4GoeG9ExLEQKgJy5bTPrZ8-8VZyZ44qAZc_4ZGvsBw1oYCF_7eQsx0ENietuchQbOYlH5OlRBvU6roH_U/s1600-h/IMG_2228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTe4CRZDFZhwwP2ksax2x_6CLvRY2atb5mcc4mR2qYZ-djsNnd50efTSMK_O4GoeG9ExLEQKgJy5bTPrZ8-8VZyZ44qAZc_4ZGvsBw1oYCF_7eQsx0ENietuchQbOYlH5OlRBvU6roH_U/s320/IMG_2228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332865797134964658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWivlc1E3w1WPsQ741vRfz_hFZt-2SRwnFgimlZRE9FaNK_PzH2Tzt3TM9IYo31TnnkCmsoIVrO-92-k3ia1zTYWBF3xgOwOUs1882-nsnUTs_qyvXepbYOeVtfhD2Rocz6c4F4jU7D8T/s1600-h/IMG_3295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWivlc1E3w1WPsQ741vRfz_hFZt-2SRwnFgimlZRE9FaNK_PzH2Tzt3TM9IYo31TnnkCmsoIVrO-92-k3ia1zTYWBF3xgOwOUs1882-nsnUTs_qyvXepbYOeVtfhD2Rocz6c4F4jU7D8T/s320/IMG_3295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332865803952006098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is Arsenios every April since his first birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEOyyc20SPRSki0jaFyg4s3qGI0hhD8XnzwgdMpgO-3iyrY3YtFqtNnmD2ikLDblcFVWtBIbCNOJjZQul-CQPMHystIxe5S2CwOTnNQ73YTEkPT7xkjZ1iSp6RAFpQwCNTd3EkCoHlOm8/s1600-h/IMG_4313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEOyyc20SPRSki0jaFyg4s3qGI0hhD8XnzwgdMpgO-3iyrY3YtFqtNnmD2ikLDblcFVWtBIbCNOJjZQul-CQPMHystIxe5S2CwOTnNQ73YTEkPT7xkjZ1iSp6RAFpQwCNTd3EkCoHlOm8/s320/IMG_4313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332865807646194818" border="0" /></a>Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-85091924872144965022009-05-06T16:36:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:51:18.543-07:00Happy Birthday Arsenios!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JH6nE-L5dfQPFR5Yog2y32JFcQdK2yIFtE6YsmsfnfnCUJ28Zgxic-5ZZybFWialonVrsa9TWbgONUbyqiZsIEocZuEmBGNC_voGQ2EyQLLSq852Z6Ge4MeCRlHitfoZSWXMjjqvURqe/s1600-h/IMG_3824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JH6nE-L5dfQPFR5Yog2y32JFcQdK2yIFtE6YsmsfnfnCUJ28Zgxic-5ZZybFWialonVrsa9TWbgONUbyqiZsIEocZuEmBGNC_voGQ2EyQLLSq852Z6Ge4MeCRlHitfoZSWXMjjqvURqe/s320/IMG_3824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332860803466440066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJZgKgegYiFA55gorhLn86Iiy8fSTiAeAUJ-ahlyYKE92HtPRTFgM4Ocq3EWvvQ7-thaOKc3_LXEYqpwJIl0EQSNcr_FQ2HVh5PJ1wnpprGZ-a6GRLF5g7lu7mTxgjjF658Pjj3VW_4lt/s1600-h/IMG_3823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJZgKgegYiFA55gorhLn86Iiy8fSTiAeAUJ-ahlyYKE92HtPRTFgM4Ocq3EWvvQ7-thaOKc3_LXEYqpwJIl0EQSNcr_FQ2HVh5PJ1wnpprGZ-a6GRLF5g7lu7mTxgjjF658Pjj3VW_4lt/s320/IMG_3823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332860800620337202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRY1cnTO5UkYB_LRYWf4d7MpaQfVqKvzQG90XnN-5Uj0fjUxdY5SSr6vC1XHR1_v_ewrvEAPO77TVw8IgQWoJeHJJj3afCGDVOTlVVkleT_RfQ3leATt2QepY5Y3KOeqw83za4Tv4aNl4c/s1600-h/IMG_3820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRY1cnTO5UkYB_LRYWf4d7MpaQfVqKvzQG90XnN-5Uj0fjUxdY5SSr6vC1XHR1_v_ewrvEAPO77TVw8IgQWoJeHJJj3afCGDVOTlVVkleT_RfQ3leATt2QepY5Y3KOeqw83za4Tv4aNl4c/s320/IMG_3820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332860795218261970" border="0" /></a><br />This year was Arseny's 3rd birthday! He calls it his "Happy Day" We had a party planned and as can be expected with toddlers we were all suffering from various illnesses on that day. So party was postponed for a week later but all in all we had a great time. Arseny got his beloved starwars Light Saber. It's all he wanted and all he talked about for weeks and weeks. At his party we had Arseny's best buds...Asher, Aidan and Sava come over for some cake and celebration. He got some great gifts that he absolutely loves and had a fun time with the kids! Here are a few pictures and maybe even a little "Happy Day" Song!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzq_m-abFWktOjI11mLdOsHlWO_SkbU-K03hNWrPSRSh7CTdsgOUV_UVUdDcqTQpLQTLxFX_pP98Thgq0PhPw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-85424050340955774172009-05-06T16:31:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:35:19.375-07:00Look how we've grown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTfqt7Mmek5HduxXw_1N9Cfa0orsP4yd1F5pgsuCw5HcxoBQAFCVlB5NWQnvVt2nVybi__btUeFl4CEgQY1xhZ-bMSiVWWcFzOUgO2r7OBy7sR8PiGDbZkGStwxSh6auZjZ-p7s3Nd7r3/s1600-h/IMG_3260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTfqt7Mmek5HduxXw_1N9Cfa0orsP4yd1F5pgsuCw5HcxoBQAFCVlB5NWQnvVt2nVybi__btUeFl4CEgQY1xhZ-bMSiVWWcFzOUgO2r7OBy7sR8PiGDbZkGStwxSh6auZjZ-p7s3Nd7r3/s320/IMG_3260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332858615511836338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vl8WcHgzUc_xzYwGagut9kk8QVcgbn6PBiU53Lf7nZhuatL24AYwUKFGt8fX8lWUSYB2u5_7pE8BCsi_X1XbXauOOyIK2f2PJIVcaDRSST5nJ1Y8BIMqVQZxCPtCSzCPZifSpZeAHUJA/s1600-h/IMG_4254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vl8WcHgzUc_xzYwGagut9kk8QVcgbn6PBiU53Lf7nZhuatL24AYwUKFGt8fX8lWUSYB2u5_7pE8BCsi_X1XbXauOOyIK2f2PJIVcaDRSST5nJ1Y8BIMqVQZxCPtCSzCPZifSpZeAHUJA/s320/IMG_4254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332858619717838402" border="0" /></a><br />Since Arseny's first birthday I have taken his picture in our back yard every year amongst the multitude of grape hyacinth that grows wildly back there at this time of year. Here is one from last year and then one from this year. Amazing how fast they have grown.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-77892652991711427072009-05-06T16:07:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:31:13.426-07:00Springtime are you here?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i7SWjGDsAry5gC7Qa1wqWHF6p8rKQDcy6t7c9npaypjO-7sS9runP5IxzyQvbYlf2l4pl5TJvVoqYG9SBZShdgQiCpK2DS6EiEMFE5VaE6aiTHQXCNczXn46aNo5C0FqPxhzt3xCc20Q/s1600-h/IMG_4236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i7SWjGDsAry5gC7Qa1wqWHF6p8rKQDcy6t7c9npaypjO-7sS9runP5IxzyQvbYlf2l4pl5TJvVoqYG9SBZShdgQiCpK2DS6EiEMFE5VaE6aiTHQXCNczXn46aNo5C0FqPxhzt3xCc20Q/s320/IMG_4236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332856931274637506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_H-kEdJwE23eX2M7wO6mgazCoO_iFiNiu-FVcQ6iReZEhuVqfnE7ops1X6dbH-1-4UL3VRQsaFgPPuz_tw5LNsdgzApXIZGGbHMvp_U-BjiCJMNA0pwhvtgTA6jX22MjrcOAeGWfzcVR/s1600-h/IMG_4240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_H-kEdJwE23eX2M7wO6mgazCoO_iFiNiu-FVcQ6iReZEhuVqfnE7ops1X6dbH-1-4UL3VRQsaFgPPuz_tw5LNsdgzApXIZGGbHMvp_U-BjiCJMNA0pwhvtgTA6jX22MjrcOAeGWfzcVR/s320/IMG_4240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332856923810475090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zjIu-SSJVWC5sHIQJb3LKPspWC1KXU8WZRHPEDxaqZoZNlOPEV1vPKAt6BzZJibtZ5TfrrWM8Yk51GrLsLFd6j5Gk_StJadFwlZWRX3bI0wuB2YbB6TuWaS40MqcMWBMzNruZU3vg_vU/s1600-h/IMG_3771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zjIu-SSJVWC5sHIQJb3LKPspWC1KXU8WZRHPEDxaqZoZNlOPEV1vPKAt6BzZJibtZ5TfrrWM8Yk51GrLsLFd6j5Gk_StJadFwlZWRX3bI0wuB2YbB6TuWaS40MqcMWBMzNruZU3vg_vU/s320/IMG_3771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332856917739276722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJbfJy9wFCjfPo3stIrEkcYaCzJ1ZNw3b7kfJ2ofE8-S_tzbRQfPP8R1yTUvVakLQ1DnjnBNBhOcbtfcLo4aix2mV2MpIjc0y7qp5oQ_t2Yban5gQDMTkzjBwRJ4l0MpP7E3W9xr8oxy8/s1600-h/IMG_3769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJbfJy9wFCjfPo3stIrEkcYaCzJ1ZNw3b7kfJ2ofE8-S_tzbRQfPP8R1yTUvVakLQ1DnjnBNBhOcbtfcLo4aix2mV2MpIjc0y7qp5oQ_t2Yban5gQDMTkzjBwRJ4l0MpP7E3W9xr8oxy8/s320/IMG_3769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332856914510091122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl6RvSjOuRMtPhUrgSRdEtgcgWipJFusUKYzitg3PN1gt9DOSDVspLt3k7CEPPoK0WmkLek6C2RbQW0CoE79bI1QQF2fxTum-L7o897-GEdkXOimV98CGi_ZUSZlxAYgEdfIc3yBlfcAQ/s1600-h/IMG_3802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl6RvSjOuRMtPhUrgSRdEtgcgWipJFusUKYzitg3PN1gt9DOSDVspLt3k7CEPPoK0WmkLek6C2RbQW0CoE79bI1QQF2fxTum-L7o897-GEdkXOimV98CGi_ZUSZlxAYgEdfIc3yBlfcAQ/s320/IMG_3802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332856920709323426" border="0" /></a><br />Spring took a long time to get here but once Lent was over and Pascha was on it's way we started to see the green of Springtime break through! Here are a couple from Pascha Day, second two are from Palm Sunday (hence the waving of the palm in the picture from Arseny) The last is the kids on Grandpa's tractor out at Grandma and Grandpa's. Grandpa pulled the tractor up into the back yard so Big boy and sister sue could climb up on it!Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-15335999100985523862009-05-06T15:54:00.001-07:002009-05-06T16:06:07.192-07:00Some fun with Dad!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqMkf-pvi8jCAtYEJhtFactPqVgYZSatEPkh65SpA1ZSbrGDcDLvXPeXl5x6rfhoZIN1uG1ZbnFGTUzYsv9APosxEtX_zknttbIYOuxjPn9vBqPIcYbdumidciwLaoJgY8wJxrNm_vECX/s1600-h/IMG_3816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqMkf-pvi8jCAtYEJhtFactPqVgYZSatEPkh65SpA1ZSbrGDcDLvXPeXl5x6rfhoZIN1uG1ZbnFGTUzYsv9APosxEtX_zknttbIYOuxjPn9vBqPIcYbdumidciwLaoJgY8wJxrNm_vECX/s320/IMG_3816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332850339282026354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLACRgMy5Lr-lXrHSVM0cRC1V6Ive94uVNTekEHhTyw8E7lpCuJGPakRjMqpHJtmAEqnswIR3X88pkjnsLac6RS0SgzvKekdBmBAmW150LhAl9QSgEU1xbzvZ1GK-6USnA-8rKIRigF6WQ/s1600-h/IMG_4097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLACRgMy5Lr-lXrHSVM0cRC1V6Ive94uVNTekEHhTyw8E7lpCuJGPakRjMqpHJtmAEqnswIR3X88pkjnsLac6RS0SgzvKekdBmBAmW150LhAl9QSgEU1xbzvZ1GK-6USnA-8rKIRigF6WQ/s320/IMG_4097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332850340033055570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFkxqk_i-s0iKz3XIar6nfFTglYii6WrxRjQ5F2yTrvwNm7vAVgE3E7TJoIfrInnuxrCwNWExkSihR-uAANwJenC1_hf4hLTHjE_xYwgG07YUynzs_OZHEGEtCFkf_h7zd4_RFg22pExY/s1600-h/IMG_4123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFkxqk_i-s0iKz3XIar6nfFTglYii6WrxRjQ5F2yTrvwNm7vAVgE3E7TJoIfrInnuxrCwNWExkSihR-uAANwJenC1_hf4hLTHjE_xYwgG07YUynzs_OZHEGEtCFkf_h7zd4_RFg22pExY/s320/IMG_4123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332850324403823090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9Pg7CrSWQMvxAn33a3ExLBlKYQn5yZRWZ-FOLJQ__rsPFYlWk7lFZfoe0vAkSvjJAzRC-ms2_sRg_vqYBlzty2ReN7q3G9MtGOF7HcQQIVnBYk4FiKoocmNP6aDihlCPZzm_yFlc1g_y/s1600-h/IMG_3760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9Pg7CrSWQMvxAn33a3ExLBlKYQn5yZRWZ-FOLJQ__rsPFYlWk7lFZfoe0vAkSvjJAzRC-ms2_sRg_vqYBlzty2ReN7q3G9MtGOF7HcQQIVnBYk4FiKoocmNP6aDihlCPZzm_yFlc1g_y/s320/IMG_3760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332850331140667106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHJR5VC7QdkbG1tEx-vC6i69Lwq7wWb5hW-932EAVorlouCb__Dii5F0PUq4RaRfqoXfQY7dS9L1CRYeSNnN9Dp8CuwHfXoHz48fhWH46T_6a43AgVRfAX8ACjqoD92CVu3Vbdr8SwLdI/s1600-h/IMG_3744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHJR5VC7QdkbG1tEx-vC6i69Lwq7wWb5hW-932EAVorlouCb__Dii5F0PUq4RaRfqoXfQY7dS9L1CRYeSNnN9Dp8CuwHfXoHz48fhWH46T_6a43AgVRfAX8ACjqoD92CVu3Vbdr8SwLdI/s320/IMG_3744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332850338404311138" border="0" /></a><br />My kiddos love papa time, here are a recent few. The first is a funny one...Arseny and Kyra think its really funny to get Daddy's glasses and book and pretend to read like he does, I just happened to snap this one recently as Arseny was laying in bed "busy reading" Dad's do fun things like shoot bow and arrows, build forts, wash cars and of course watch you tube clips of the "Wiggles"Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-21737348411497085832009-05-06T15:27:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:43:28.658-07:00Getting through Winter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHlT7FQPW5u9j0dylLpNrUl7KswXTo69BlQoOajfwJGnqRVAMVYbKrWEIW2DD5b2HHZV-WY-Es-25PV9e2CYinjsd5FGWlmkySujFeOQBaFS-iJG_GMc7xlXUZpR7Rt0D08aR2UsXoC2D/s1600-h/IMG_4112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHlT7FQPW5u9j0dylLpNrUl7KswXTo69BlQoOajfwJGnqRVAMVYbKrWEIW2DD5b2HHZV-WY-Es-25PV9e2CYinjsd5FGWlmkySujFeOQBaFS-iJG_GMc7xlXUZpR7Rt0D08aR2UsXoC2D/s320/IMG_4112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332844679151109618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYY5eHVcUbY35OZwkyv7C06IAIO86iD1hcqZFzIxz7t4XFEWXhlW3FiMp2tz9NFrmDKLqWch005SE_LOT0m6mjr9YMSXqJaVvWhtP1CR-RUC-zb-oFlDREBZiQAhMo-iXp3Q1jTTaST8b_/s1600-h/IMG_4099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYY5eHVcUbY35OZwkyv7C06IAIO86iD1hcqZFzIxz7t4XFEWXhlW3FiMp2tz9NFrmDKLqWch005SE_LOT0m6mjr9YMSXqJaVvWhtP1CR-RUC-zb-oFlDREBZiQAhMo-iXp3Q1jTTaST8b_/s320/IMG_4099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332844677105937954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAL8jzMWdz6ckp5nhG5Ls1J7PH_-S_P29huSF11t0IBntscfYn4CseaZdD4OaDYPz2avZz-ZUiX9jU06KIjiozxekcb_X7Wt38fNwBw5MAki0rlRy5WiINczs-I7R_N1kewhfrIGhtFU3/s1600-h/IMG_4030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAL8jzMWdz6ckp5nhG5Ls1J7PH_-S_P29huSF11t0IBntscfYn4CseaZdD4OaDYPz2avZz-ZUiX9jU06KIjiozxekcb_X7Wt38fNwBw5MAki0rlRy5WiINczs-I7R_N1kewhfrIGhtFU3/s320/IMG_4030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332844673444841586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSyfdnODXblS14Q45qgargbCJOSl8VwISRhfWx78U1av-rRCHeWAsoeaVv7doDqLo02ggmLFdwRx4c1mB6p4H5WmPVxL5Zp_61DFXY6uHMApvDl-hgR6FBYfaOnvZB_WC0SiyKcjs-oMZ/s1600-h/IMG_4028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSyfdnODXblS14Q45qgargbCJOSl8VwISRhfWx78U1av-rRCHeWAsoeaVv7doDqLo02ggmLFdwRx4c1mB6p4H5WmPVxL5Zp_61DFXY6uHMApvDl-hgR6FBYfaOnvZB_WC0SiyKcjs-oMZ/s320/IMG_4028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332844669695647586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKV0UiaDYirFo9KcxV3EeFNvhmVs2krbk165_Q_F1w9vCnzEMPqi19TWOr0gMYsUIPvE9LfT6VGccb-noGncDlrTjhoXlkdRLG1WcMkYEeW-1NId2-GoW7WBN2AV72HTzfkgcKxZQmZtf/s1600-h/IMG_4002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKV0UiaDYirFo9KcxV3EeFNvhmVs2krbk165_Q_F1w9vCnzEMPqi19TWOr0gMYsUIPvE9LfT6VGccb-noGncDlrTjhoXlkdRLG1WcMkYEeW-1NId2-GoW7WBN2AV72HTzfkgcKxZQmZtf/s320/IMG_4002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332844659645541746" border="0" /></a><br />For all of you faithful followers of my picture blog...I have sadly let you down by my lack of posts. However, I am trying to get back to it because i do realize how much fun it is just to have the blog and keep it up even if I have fallen in love with facebook a little the Blog is much better just to see what's going on at the Harrington's! Ok so here we are and it's May! So time for a little catch up. Getting through winter was really hard this year. We had one heck of a winter with all the snow and cold weather and it seemed like it lasted forever...maybe that's just because I had two toddlers to entertain or it could have jsut been because it was well... long. Ok so here are some pics from that season We've got lots of bundled up kids, a picture from Christmas and one of Arseny making star shaped cookies for St Nicholas Day.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-2668146237836827182009-01-02T10:50:00.000-08:002009-01-02T11:00:18.727-08:00St. Nicholas Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ynI60rvXe2miLUwQhsA0uRNig6O8iDc_XI7DdAzzRKG9LC9vvYzgo3qWUG9cXPy-b6_9ERpflCrzr2iKV_cKbMxPll9IOtdSK3P4CO-FSuCjvmwmtTjAu8axGDplhSvaahBa0KSUFYL5/s1600-h/IMG_3704.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ynI60rvXe2miLUwQhsA0uRNig6O8iDc_XI7DdAzzRKG9LC9vvYzgo3qWUG9cXPy-b6_9ERpflCrzr2iKV_cKbMxPll9IOtdSK3P4CO-FSuCjvmwmtTjAu8axGDplhSvaahBa0KSUFYL5/s320/IMG_3704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286772179911874066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNykB1sED7Q1DHWSeg_tBWBRlaRv5KcadaHuOjS0MYbRhIGALOTii79J3zz7BorVqP8RJ_4KxvTZsLkw09N6sfZtJpXOl2wW6T13uMziq20Idx-0Be-naMpKRx4J0L61vf4vWFqjhwrFx/s1600-h/IMG_3715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNykB1sED7Q1DHWSeg_tBWBRlaRv5KcadaHuOjS0MYbRhIGALOTii79J3zz7BorVqP8RJ_4KxvTZsLkw09N6sfZtJpXOl2wW6T13uMziq20Idx-0Be-naMpKRx4J0L61vf4vWFqjhwrFx/s320/IMG_3715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286772170390840802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZY7WNKFkvNQimqI0gp6ZuYZr-6sOqmu2mOrPA-9CouqC1wPICt6yJSJ1phRpB-KOZO42FX1595M56H575w_-CKm8KmbbhNgasi8oTACR692RhpPJZt7qnprfvz9qL9IW-FvD5hNtp9e2/s1600-h/IMG_3709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZY7WNKFkvNQimqI0gp6ZuYZr-6sOqmu2mOrPA-9CouqC1wPICt6yJSJ1phRpB-KOZO42FX1595M56H575w_-CKm8KmbbhNgasi8oTACR692RhpPJZt7qnprfvz9qL9IW-FvD5hNtp9e2/s320/IMG_3709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286772158644452274" border="0" /></a><br />We celebrate St Nicholas day during the Nativity season each year. Our stockings get opened on this day and we tend to make special treats for others. This year we made special star cookies--sugar cookies with sprinkles. You'll see Arseny getting a cookie for breakfast as a real treat on the Morning of St. Nicholas day. We colored and decorated a calendar of St Nicholas (which I didn't get a picture of) On the eve of St. Nicholas day we go to Church and the kids leave their shoes downstairs during the service. The story of Saint Nicholas is read after the service to the children and all the while downstairs the kids shoes are being filled with treats (oranges and gold coins -chocolate). It is a lot of fun and I of course failed to bring my camera to take a picture of the filled little shoes. I did however get some pictures of the morning of St Nicholas Feast day. The kids are sporting their little reindeer antlers and so is daddy on one of them.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-54519378900764098632009-01-02T10:37:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:49:17.651-08:00Let is Stop, Let it Stop, Let it Stop!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV0ZEcVyPmZyQh4jgqh94QKk-va4u7EWez0yaM6bsVRmV6WE8OQRZQ7oERp1ty0HWilj-vGrrf_1m3KMu4V615RIfKn068j9_6gmu_KpvoYYwRUP0ot_NBdjIzSoILRUEENOSBVVQk55B/s1600-h/IMG_3701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV0ZEcVyPmZyQh4jgqh94QKk-va4u7EWez0yaM6bsVRmV6WE8OQRZQ7oERp1ty0HWilj-vGrrf_1m3KMu4V615RIfKn068j9_6gmu_KpvoYYwRUP0ot_NBdjIzSoILRUEENOSBVVQk55B/s320/IMG_3701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286769106340908498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG2xQiHjaWGkfEfTG6dbaFQA5mMT6A5HnwIMoifsg5ft19ciNc__6T-hxjyeBWoJ0xTVAwSjBtI3RksS4ieS8YA3WMOoJBg9mznHFoczPvPJ9akW1QMXHSJKKqUA_IgKZ4Nn3hcjWMTBR/s1600-h/IMG_3697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG2xQiHjaWGkfEfTG6dbaFQA5mMT6A5HnwIMoifsg5ft19ciNc__6T-hxjyeBWoJ0xTVAwSjBtI3RksS4ieS8YA3WMOoJBg9mznHFoczPvPJ9akW1QMXHSJKKqUA_IgKZ4Nn3hcjWMTBR/s320/IMG_3697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286768839170892962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh5CVNY1qzAazU3Aby_eF4VZPT0WhL-xFZt8nhOCA9N4tzWoy8zbK6vQN646L6Hef1TW3hBHF0DCsz3uGrMl3HtSHIC_gTXwmvRJCoOPt_2Rs0AeGKmQtNgrGCCS0xEPrGigxAIyHsb4b/s1600-h/IMG_3695.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh5CVNY1qzAazU3Aby_eF4VZPT0WhL-xFZt8nhOCA9N4tzWoy8zbK6vQN646L6Hef1TW3hBHF0DCsz3uGrMl3HtSHIC_gTXwmvRJCoOPt_2Rs0AeGKmQtNgrGCCS0xEPrGigxAIyHsb4b/s320/IMG_3695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286768829771048258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq4GnVICUBJPFA14e4zMIq2rwq-gSNa_lj8tQ0GGTou-sGdfcuUB0-xI1IXx8jO35xOimKYW_rcAmJQenfSNSjjntrc8QNwOkCdVfOhEdAd336ArePly7cuiLM_0SRZ8eS7bsUH5tv9d6/s1600-h/IMG_3691.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq4GnVICUBJPFA14e4zMIq2rwq-gSNa_lj8tQ0GGTou-sGdfcuUB0-xI1IXx8jO35xOimKYW_rcAmJQenfSNSjjntrc8QNwOkCdVfOhEdAd336ArePly7cuiLM_0SRZ8eS7bsUH5tv9d6/s320/IMG_3691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286768821321842002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I must admit. I'm not very thrilled about all the snow that we've been getting. It's been so hard to get around with two toddlers while big and pregnant. We have however explored the snow and the kids got their chance to play. Arseny likes it but could take it or leave it...I think he likes looking at it more but Kyra on the other hand would stay out in it all day if I'd let her. So the snow stuck around through the holidays and then melted away over the course of a couple of days. Yesterday (New Years Day) we got the chance to clean up the yard(our huge pine tree dropped a bunch of heavy branches in our front lawn). Then Matt woke up this morning opened the front curtains only to find that it was....SNOWING AGAIN. So now we have a couple of inches and it hasn't stopped yet. We'll see how long this batch stays...hopefully not long.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-56735018977095467542009-01-02T10:26:00.001-08:002009-01-02T10:36:18.979-08:00Happy Anniversary to us!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpsfsN_gnzi9x7nRTB2Qs414rR9SAFEm8BYQGK_5Tfr6Yl3GDz7GiYfmfAEAI7-b9WEJTst-5c2EaOq9y-sSFaUbcV22hm8VM35vRUlt_bWS01oefOYVOA1jt8VsuvE-1idCs7yEN-vWx/s1600-h/55990002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpsfsN_gnzi9x7nRTB2Qs414rR9SAFEm8BYQGK_5Tfr6Yl3GDz7GiYfmfAEAI7-b9WEJTst-5c2EaOq9y-sSFaUbcV22hm8VM35vRUlt_bWS01oefOYVOA1jt8VsuvE-1idCs7yEN-vWx/s320/55990002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286765777349205138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhserkwumK7Y_OqTRoGYAouzEMtg2APMUDfKtVKQH5_Lt7Fe8a83BFeNdjvKYvNSdkMWjTdvJLlXRfcIhbPI-qJ1aRY1PilXKcIG-Tnwovhb7nW0ghIIDP15Hsxe6jiMnDdUjvaqs74b6Bp/s1600-h/55990004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhserkwumK7Y_OqTRoGYAouzEMtg2APMUDfKtVKQH5_Lt7Fe8a83BFeNdjvKYvNSdkMWjTdvJLlXRfcIhbPI-qJ1aRY1PilXKcIG-Tnwovhb7nW0ghIIDP15Hsxe6jiMnDdUjvaqs74b6Bp/s320/55990004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286765790168757986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj3vrVXtO5uk8okh4n0mvtnNCDhAR4Dq2kPvRJ-KKgDfgROqy73SfgG6234DYYqWhU957KGnuxQzbxbftEptQpowgKVyu4MVBGck7lvO5hQD4tbPBfSL1h_Oy-5iAPU0Zjb4WSqujbLrJ/s1600-h/55990003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj3vrVXtO5uk8okh4n0mvtnNCDhAR4Dq2kPvRJ-KKgDfgROqy73SfgG6234DYYqWhU957KGnuxQzbxbftEptQpowgKVyu4MVBGck7lvO5hQD4tbPBfSL1h_Oy-5iAPU0Zjb4WSqujbLrJ/s320/55990003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286765778392831042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Matthew and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this December 18th! However, our plans were majorly spoiled by the BAD weather and we ended up <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnIQ_vuaxiduBhA36XGKFppEjgJXtVcf-2kCQSx4Pgg-d5jEHy8iy7sqmP34kAlkcuQMmawkHW12ewGLkrgEhyFb2Tvlt1fh_JrmwUhvyFSdB8e9CQBTXmpEW0s-4lpKCsmEOBJtSLdsz/s1600-h/55990001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnIQ_vuaxiduBhA36XGKFppEjgJXtVcf-2kCQSx4Pgg-d5jEHy8iy7sqmP34kAlkcuQMmawkHW12ewGLkrgEhyFb2Tvlt1fh_JrmwUhvyFSdB8e9CQBTXmpEW0s-4lpKCsmEOBJtSLdsz/s320/55990001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286765800673194370" border="0" /></a>staying home...we couldn't even get the car out of the driveway the snow was sooooo bad. Fortunately a couple of days later we had a break in the snow and were able to get around and actually went and saw a movie together and then went out for coffee and desert after! It was fabulous to go somewhere without our kids. You forget how nice it is. Here are some fun pics I found while making an album for Matthew for his anniversary gift. The first pic was our official engagement photo taken in 1997. The second there is a fun one of us while we were dating. The third is our official marriage ceremony 12/18/98. The last is a favorite of us graduating college together at EOU in 2004. So much happened in 10 short years and I can't wait to see what the many more in our future will bring.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-4599893944535213322009-01-02T08:31:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:24:45.037-08:00ITS A BOY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SGUFaLBWPECpawtVUrtW7kpE4MT-V1hxzAeO5vZuXShn8RsaRfImdGB3x53D1PSvM1QaFvwYh5iy0_TYTorTXREDnAvvpUEgGqdMfeH7wLXCQ0EnLj5jkqQCCBNuGnK7RCMv5PzE6Tq5/s1600-h/IMG_3684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SGUFaLBWPECpawtVUrtW7kpE4MT-V1hxzAeO5vZuXShn8RsaRfImdGB3x53D1PSvM1QaFvwYh5iy0_TYTorTXREDnAvvpUEgGqdMfeH7wLXCQ0EnLj5jkqQCCBNuGnK7RCMv5PzE6Tq5/s320/IMG_3684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286762900062433138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfUOOMTXzYCL_gjKmiFAJVPuZfQno3f8VX1s6RFbJL700ER_6aqGpFCiP26HewCXgiVzbL7VwGzM4If9T-AtjMS2R3_PVes989mq9vYEEqnfS6Ml7P1Tq1hf4aaFmsIq7q5aTBE64Or5j/s1600-h/IMG_3680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfUOOMTXzYCL_gjKmiFAJVPuZfQno3f8VX1s6RFbJL700ER_6aqGpFCiP26HewCXgiVzbL7VwGzM4If9T-AtjMS2R3_PVes989mq9vYEEqnfS6Ml7P1Tq1hf4aaFmsIq7q5aTBE64Or5j/s320/IMG_3680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286762887745773490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xGRgqh3R-ZX45NJB2Q48efplZo3HCUV3YwpnFlg_d7OWkiTRrwT7thKOLbMACb5W3_IN7qeiazGBTa4OIaHjvPLY-xhmo-5TAAdJn4SfZCk71xG0_OmaKCTxZkqXl5hle7BmFaTJpgpd/s1600-h/IMG_3947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xGRgqh3R-ZX45NJB2Q48efplZo3HCUV3YwpnFlg_d7OWkiTRrwT7thKOLbMACb5W3_IN7qeiazGBTa4OIaHjvPLY-xhmo-5TAAdJn4SfZCk71xG0_OmaKCTxZkqXl5hle7BmFaTJpgpd/s320/IMG_3947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286762866534783554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well first and foremost ITS A BOY! I must say we had our ultrasound this last month and discovered we are having another little boy! We're thrilled! I'd <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHov69duolsna8yqj3Z1Iv4fW7AFAeiQwhBKWDrAPVE9sG8Miy6UUYPEGW9vUa_mxlx1VzrWKTyTlnrX2gcenQfAkBnrk91BleQx59NYXHOPfLRNbcXmbjl-5-Mce3ovWWt_JKiLLg2hx/s1600-h/IMG_3664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHov69duolsna8yqj3Z1Iv4fW7AFAeiQwhBKWDrAPVE9sG8Miy6UUYPEGW9vUa_mxlx1VzrWKTyTlnrX2gcenQfAkBnrk91BleQx59NYXHOPfLRNbcXmbjl-5-Mce3ovWWt_JKiLLg2hx/s320/IMG_3664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286762830720469890" border="0" /></a>have pictures but I forgot the dvd that I was supposed to bring! Ok so here are some other pictures from December...Kyra was not happy that I stuffed her into her new snowsuit to take a picture. Fortunately it was just in time for our record breaking snowfall that happened mid december. Another event was that Arseny got a "big boy" bed and here are the kids LOVING it! Of course now we're having going to bed issues not to mention that naptime has gone out the window with this new found freedom. We're debating about bringing the crib back as a reminder...we'll see. Kyra sporting her lovely hat and Arseny is wearing his "Priest"vestments and practicing censing, with his beloved censor. More to come!Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-201485930921058032009-01-02T08:29:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:31:49.395-08:00My apologies!I'm sad to say I have not been keeping up with my Blog!!! My attentions have been snagged by my recent discovery of facebook. I've been having so much fun I've forgotten to post on the blog!!! I must say the Blog is much nicer to use to let people know what's going on as opposed to the facebook page where you only just get to say tidbits. Ok so here we go...Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-11432476271419920392008-11-23T21:17:00.000-08:002008-11-23T21:43:00.509-08:00Saint Arsenios of CappadociaToday as Orthodox Christians we celebrate the feast day for Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia Nov 23/Nov 10 This is Arseny's Patron Saint and...yes, obviously who he was named after- May God Grant him many years! Here is a little bit of information about this amazing Saint's life! There is also a link to a book beautifully written by Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain if you are interested in reading more about his life.<br /><table class="text" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://saints.oca.org/IconDirectory/XSM/august/0818arseniosoffaracon.jpg" style="margin: 3px 10px 3px 0px; padding: 3px 20px; float: left;" align="top" border="0" width="126" /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arsenios of Cappadocia</span> <p>Cappadocia (in eastern Turkey) is virtually devoid of Christians now, but in 1840, When St Arsenius was born there, there were still vital Orthodox communities. He became a monk and was sent to his native town, Farasa, to serve the people. He became known as a mighty intercessor before God, praying for all who came to him, Muslims as well as Christians.</p> <p>His countless miracles of healing became known throughout Cappadocia. Those who could not come to see him would sometimes send articles of clothing for him to pray over. He became known as Hadjiefendis, a Muslim term of honor for pilgrims, because he made pilgrimage to the Holy Land every ten years on foot. He never accepted any gifts in return for his prayers and healings, saying “Our faith is not for sale!”</p> <p>He concealed his holiness as much as he could beneath a rough and sharp-tempered exterior. If anyone expressed admiration for him, he would reply “So you think I'm a saint? I'm only a sinner worse than you. Don't you see that I even lose my temper? The miracles you see are done by Christ. I do no more than lift up my hands and pray to him.” But as the Scriptures say, the prayers of a righteous man avail much, and when St Arsenios lifted up his hands, wonders often followed. He lived in a small cell with an earthen floor, fasted often and was in the habit of shutting himself in his cell for at least two whole days every week to devote himself entirely to prayer.</p><p>Father Arsenios predicted the expulsion of the Greeks from Asia Minor before it happened, and organized his flock for departure. When the expulsion order came in 1924, the aged Saint led his faithful on a 400-mile journey across Turkey on foot. He had foretold that he would only live forty days after reaching Greece, and this came to pass. His last words were “The soul, the soul, take care of it more than the flesh, which will return to earth and be eaten by worms!” Two days later, on November 10, 1924, he died in peace and the age of eighty-three. Since 1970, many apparitions and miracles have occurred near his holy relics, which reside in the Monastery of Souroti near Thessalonica. He was officially glorified by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1986.</p> <div class="pullquote" style="font-size: 140%;"> <div style="margin: 0px auto; width: 164px; text-align: center; font-size: 66%;"> <img src="http://saintsilouan.org/images/arsenios-book.jpg" style="padding: 10px 0px 0px;" border="0" height="251" width="164" /><a href="http://www.sainthermanpress.com/catalog/chapter_two/arsenios_book.htm" target="_blank">The life of Saint Arsenios</a> </div> <a href="http://saintsilouan.org/saints/arsenios-cappadocia/blessing-psalter/"><br /></a></div> <p><br /></p>Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-74582150557819917182008-11-14T15:06:00.000-08:002008-11-14T15:13:37.153-08:00October Harvest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J6khlryKH9qu0oHxlOZ6Sd96c4Itp_cdWGntLH6DM_3MmWw_GMXXxSGcZQi5QQprPGOaoscYh5kpNrvGzsej6jsrYGHgjUZenbAufgFNPfP2M7XfOrd8no_wT6_q5nqrdJ4Mz7TjhZvD/s1600-h/IMG_3891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J6khlryKH9qu0oHxlOZ6Sd96c4Itp_cdWGntLH6DM_3MmWw_GMXXxSGcZQi5QQprPGOaoscYh5kpNrvGzsej6jsrYGHgjUZenbAufgFNPfP2M7XfOrd8no_wT6_q5nqrdJ4Mz7TjhZvD/s320/IMG_3891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268654920208304482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti8UCmD7Kkyjq9OcK9qKgOmhSFIK6dbgc1nPPT4kRJ2bUUZzd8k3Wlztwi3nkxK3_ONyXZ6drDAFvSXDKUPgde0htKlJgFzVKSDSHgWWFDG5LUJiC_yB_sa_DKMJZp8yVwxa92zNaneX3/s1600-h/IMG_3633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti8UCmD7Kkyjq9OcK9qKgOmhSFIK6dbgc1nPPT4kRJ2bUUZzd8k3Wlztwi3nkxK3_ONyXZ6drDAFvSXDKUPgde0htKlJgFzVKSDSHgWWFDG5LUJiC_yB_sa_DKMJZp8yVwxa92zNaneX3/s320/IMG_3633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268654939477159922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cgCRfUBgoVCdQ8lvxYkT7VaOjkf9Cr6PfLej3JgMSDM7a41UMXj8-nKfIKlgx6ad8fuTpaOIMlDNt7fv0hoRR_KdVGW73xNiU0zgKyzWVxT7ZkfCDYo2QFaZSh7KBql-6H50dwVzTvLS/s1600-h/IMG_3630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cgCRfUBgoVCdQ8lvxYkT7VaOjkf9Cr6PfLej3JgMSDM7a41UMXj8-nKfIKlgx6ad8fuTpaOIMlDNt7fv0hoRR_KdVGW73xNiU0zgKyzWVxT7ZkfCDYo2QFaZSh7KBql-6H50dwVzTvLS/s320/IMG_3630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268654929078312018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I waited a while longer to pull my carrots out of my garden this year and it proved to be a good idea. They all turned out great and I got about 8 quarts freezer bags full of sliced carrots thanks to my handy dandy new food processor. I'm in love with this thing and it has really been useful for harvesting our garden and well slicing up just about anything. Here are a few pics :)Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-22711217705630308482008-11-14T14:57:00.000-08:002008-11-14T15:14:49.440-08:00Pumpkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst-RY_bFhm0xzVd8m-f_OPJztTckL6K4OVzgux3QtiWfMJ6yKMlIclMpw764Toi0tIUe9ouAIRZlPbKb4-mQlZyvlFEYM8AYeWbNe3gNMARD73hgLHt-gN70qGAewPr4j88gaovXPh1DJ/s1600-h/IMG_3904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgst-RY_bFhm0xzVd8m-f_OPJztTckL6K4OVzgux3QtiWfMJ6yKMlIclMpw764Toi0tIUe9ouAIRZlPbKb4-mQlZyvlFEYM8AYeWbNe3gNMARD73hgLHt-gN70qGAewPr4j88gaovXPh1DJ/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268652559034017058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxJBlGWYXVR68fkht8Z2Q_DoF3ajB1Vq_Q3Rt8X4W9NrgDMoFJPRS8UC1yNdO7Ol-7NPTE3EUDF7Aj_D88RmxUucWR2_f3quiOdBtMqZv6xT4UUM-Gs39GMyvQs2EsghBfFOh3FrSYIqr/s1600-h/IMG_3911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxJBlGWYXVR68fkht8Z2Q_DoF3ajB1Vq_Q3Rt8X4W9NrgDMoFJPRS8UC1yNdO7Ol-7NPTE3EUDF7Aj_D88RmxUucWR2_f3quiOdBtMqZv6xT4UUM-Gs39GMyvQs2EsghBfFOh3FrSYIqr/s320/IMG_3911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268652553817900386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNMLwHO2plbxAHqkRKOUpG6MdiZLjM3VDuFN5JHScRhAZRJH9_MSG5CZZ97yIFdX9mbxQkX9HI7hnJD4Ax2G9oanq4B1KHmDSi1mF1bn2oQdDBEmS9Tm-bgaBvdyHPelpRdwNkMP3rxfX/s1600-h/IMG_3913.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNMLwHO2plbxAHqkRKOUpG6MdiZLjM3VDuFN5JHScRhAZRJH9_MSG5CZZ97yIFdX9mbxQkX9HI7hnJD4Ax2G9oanq4B1KHmDSi1mF1bn2oQdDBEmS9Tm-bgaBvdyHPelpRdwNkMP3rxfX/s320/IMG_3913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268652549946262034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEJ91bYK_8E62iL2ptZleeQOLe1COgxOW5w8TEmMFLItUIIjgKbokgJU4qtj-IBnEFRi_XGSwxuAgHEz42lKKq5a44RmXmXgDl0kToPrC3UC-7RbWRu6AdcIAsKgttsYv45T8edf9HBJV/s1600-h/IMG_3897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEJ91bYK_8E62iL2ptZleeQOLe1COgxOW5w8TEmMFLItUIIjgKbokgJU4qtj-IBnEFRi_XGSwxuAgHEz42lKKq5a44RmXmXgDl0kToPrC3UC-7RbWRu6AdcIAsKgttsYv45T8edf9HBJV/s320/IMG_3897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268652565403189346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'd better get our pumpkin pictures up before Thanksgiving gets here! Klickers has great pumpkins every year. They also set up a huge hay bale mountain with a big slide for the kids. Anyway here we are this year at Klickers.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-19085435286908492002008-10-27T11:26:00.000-07:002008-10-27T12:13:10.992-07:00Happy Birthday - Your first year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQPcjngF2wtbJKsVy5zU0GRQY8m3dZfuyMcjKYiO6WWE43vohONS4AuyPFv1qeS3Has4bsETz15dvMfwLjs6RIgHjjjF3aY5CgqN4MwXLhquxiCNLAGKYLs21gEK75HfXDcbVbdvJRFfv/s1600-h/IMG_2440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQPcjngF2wtbJKsVy5zU0GRQY8m3dZfuyMcjKYiO6WWE43vohONS4AuyPFv1qeS3Has4bsETz15dvMfwLjs6RIgHjjjF3aY5CgqN4MwXLhquxiCNLAGKYLs21gEK75HfXDcbVbdvJRFfv/s320/IMG_2440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261908725484638818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTuooVJ4OqANEGJDST-mCWX5hdb4QJ5WH5EXc-TwMi-RpXmDB6tla7ZHWXmqdWYtedEI2w3fIkLPnB7Z9SL2DWnMMy0NS61kdvOw-xWMS3chQanjPntCOkF60yw3wB6feU7nbV5Tq4dY1/s1600-h/IMG_2977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTuooVJ4OqANEGJDST-mCWX5hdb4QJ5WH5EXc-TwMi-RpXmDB6tla7ZHWXmqdWYtedEI2w3fIkLPnB7Z9SL2DWnMMy0NS61kdvOw-xWMS3chQanjPntCOkF60yw3wB6feU7nbV5Tq4dY1/s320/IMG_2977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261908738555412834" border="0" /></a><br />I went through and picked out some favorite <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbMtC5KTCou86zfIReM1eWtndBkJCK1BzQw98ywPUiz4E_UxnlrblTf_UpzzI6mbeu714q9n2s8ozntzuXBxel4OVEDeAASihIjFz8QCLBBRkGEadOIIOiIGBYhQwcSbWD3aMb6mncy8q/s1600-h/IMG_3270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbMtC5KTCou86zfIReM1eWtndBkJCK1BzQw98ywPUiz4E_UxnlrblTf_UpzzI6mbeu714q9n2s8ozntzuXBxel4OVEDeAASihIjFz8QCLBBRkGEadOIIOiIGBYhQwcSbWD3aMb6mncy8q/s320/IMG_3270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261908742773886162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioolOJkRpNmoBqyLIDZ6QLaRmj0-SjrB4CZjJzdXtlDTOj_73Y2TwkxQRu6khEo2Lo7Ri02npk5r_eMKtO_gvda2WjV2Nr2FX5GwArolC6SETdeHt4kaE_IOmUtSY9zXHmIJiReGvg54kw/s1600-h/IMG_3612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioolOJkRpNmoBqyLIDZ6QLaRmj0-SjrB4CZjJzdXtlDTOj_73Y2TwkxQRu6khEo2Lo7Ri02npk5r_eMKtO_gvda2WjV2Nr2FX5GwArolC6SETdeHt4kaE_IOmUtSY9zXHmIJiReGvg54kw/s320/IMG_3612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261911746894568418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AF93kF4kKmxmPsIgJPc50yvvftYM7-CditmBLN0vb5ZnAJtbG72CDx34fSpbXbcxSbNl2RklNDbg78gCqf2NiZVBgHd4H8Qhc0OWkp15mQcuJQvOAG7mH13DXbt1ieHdIOsv1ESi1GiA/s1600-h/IMG_3742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AF93kF4kKmxmPsIgJPc50yvvftYM7-CditmBLN0vb5ZnAJtbG72CDx34fSpbXbcxSbNl2RklNDbg78gCqf2NiZVBgHd4H8Qhc0OWkp15mQcuJQvOAG7mH13DXbt1ieHdIOsv1ESi1GiA/s320/IMG_3742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261908762051259282" border="0" /></a>pictures of Kyra in her first year. You'll see: My FAVORITE picture of all on the day she was born- adorned in pink, three month chubba-she always seems to smile with her eyes, six months- amongst grape hyacinth, nine months- my garden helper growing as fast as the green beans, and finally 1 year old - big smile as always! It went so fast...Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-78447542447019225952008-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:002008-10-27T11:21:50.723-07:00More birthday...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1WMHkIy_xV9BD88dxrke35yjOcVcmT-29J-IuIB0MkU126v9RQwEBQAkCyU35671SR5OFzmj2XZqdvj8q_A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-71422708490836808362008-10-27T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-27T13:40:47.726-07:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp96B8ZPme1I0rysLm5-rUdVM2tts59HKJZZYiDEE1L7YQINbaQsAKTh-UV0ZLD3qQ7K2zug8G8VHcWDp7jrIY3ts6xKU7dDWTSKF20HBqI0orXKNRDgplYWbtku-uqW3uXCG8LrXIS5I/s1600-h/IMG_3822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp96B8ZPme1I0rysLm5-rUdVM2tts59HKJZZYiDEE1L7YQINbaQsAKTh-UV0ZLD3qQ7K2zug8G8VHcWDp7jrIY3ts6xKU7dDWTSKF20HBqI0orXKNRDgplYWbtku-uqW3uXCG8LrXIS5I/s320/IMG_3822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261895673925695186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ4bxs49G2MPSongcO16VPCOWyBMC1XHWYPPrb9qjFmMelYEgrA-5UFDwIEsSnC6jaQvF1vvsECWgUZ4_ZEX7fsIhDrIYgo8UyMPZCNF0qJVsp0YIKY-wpS7UHdaOi_rmNzI2YRbyiCUM/s1600-h/IMG_3831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ4bxs49G2MPSongcO16VPCOWyBMC1XHWYPPrb9qjFmMelYEgrA-5UFDwIEsSnC6jaQvF1vvsECWgUZ4_ZEX7fsIhDrIYgo8UyMPZCNF0qJVsp0YIKY-wpS7UHdaOi_rmNzI2YRbyiCUM/s320/IMG_3831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261895669104919122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WwmBMkHUE_wsQ7AnpzjIHDY8PESgVgdwzpFtqgMfKS1-f4pUodv2tW_jmyfsmQ3HXDF6GtWYlbALqg6X1MiF-lcLkvlrHwp_-f81CJ3cl3DIa5sWkv9LiI6mw3ZeEX342BlFz8GIwufU/s1600-h/IMG_3845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WwmBMkHUE_wsQ7AnpzjIHDY8PESgVgdwzpFtqgMfKS1-f4pUodv2tW_jmyfsmQ3HXDF6GtWYlbALqg6X1MiF-lcLkvlrHwp_-f81CJ3cl3DIa5sWkv9LiI6mw3ZeEX342BlFz8GIwufU/s320/IMG_3845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261895661672456898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY14T8841iNNtDArrQH3OHbneRfvYeAZSuh3Kwu0Z1jOsfqzb2KfQCFmufStgrqvGZxQefB2BbKH-AEoMFcRayxdWXSqwsBgjJhoxd-YauGL5gPt0fJXfP6iL06QDB4LKvnnYzhRUq4hF3/s1600-h/IMG_3860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY14T8841iNNtDArrQH3OHbneRfvYeAZSuh3Kwu0Z1jOsfqzb2KfQCFmufStgrqvGZxQefB2BbKH-AEoMFcRayxdWXSqwsBgjJhoxd-YauGL5gPt0fJXfP6iL06QDB4LKvnnYzhRUq4hF3/s320/IMG_3860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261895656847555682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXO4-N8fEgWWbF5F0Howt9JXjQAebuTw2DK-n2hh_GWlrVCX24-BJ1S0bKjqDQcVEDATZYrG4gzFN4MfhDKXgALEwcLqIQpQWlySDKVbHMjo1viyW7cC04qsD618kRMEMq-nUugmLsHD4/s1600-h/IMG_3844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXO4-N8fEgWWbF5F0Howt9JXjQAebuTw2DK-n2hh_GWlrVCX24-BJ1S0bKjqDQcVEDATZYrG4gzFN4MfhDKXgALEwcLqIQpQWlySDKVbHMjo1viyW7cC04qsD618kRMEMq-nUugmLsHD4/s320/IMG_3844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261895641362896706" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday was Kyra's 1st birthday. We had a great party planned in the park with friends and food and the whole spread and then....I got the stomach flu this last week. Oh yes, isn't that great? All of my pie in the sky grandios plans when whizzing out the window when all I could do was shuffle from the bedroom to the couch. It really is not fun to have to deal with being sick when you're already miserable with morning sickness. Ok booo hoo enough of that. I had to cancel my big party and we ended up having a fabulous little family birthday party right here at home to celebrate Kyra's very first birthday. We had ...according to Arseny, party hats, party balloons, a party cake, party presents, and a party dinner. Everything has to begin with "party". He was thrilled it was sister's birthday and even helped me with the cake. Although when we went to put on the frosting he thought I was saying "frosty" (right now frosty the snowman is his favorite little video and if you can remember when frosty gets his hat and comes to life he says "Happy Birthday") ok so in this little two a half year old's mind it all made sense why frosty the snowman would go with a birthday party right? He just couldn't figure out how I was going to put "frosty"on the cake. Well a finger full of yummy sweet stuff was enough to clarify what "frosting" was. So we ended up having a lot of fun yesterday, Kyra was thrilled to get some great new toys (so was brother). I was fortunately feeling much better but the battle continues...Arseny woke up this morning and is...lets say not feeling well. Ok so here are the pictures!Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-75996106081982751572008-10-17T21:21:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:23:48.783-07:00Royalty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBSCPBlqefQHYI7CaAJyyXI-jRtmw8BoMvA0671SGE1PbiGkQM32582sy6bFrCTravH1SB8TfPWsrAJlNEDXsFdjrqHkxt1CFu5GvBatKBAwOiW2CP_3qJQuj81k0_vcvvZGL-8HTfe2c/s1600-h/IMG_3630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBSCPBlqefQHYI7CaAJyyXI-jRtmw8BoMvA0671SGE1PbiGkQM32582sy6bFrCTravH1SB8TfPWsrAJlNEDXsFdjrqHkxt1CFu5GvBatKBAwOiW2CP_3qJQuj81k0_vcvvZGL-8HTfe2c/s320/IMG_3630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258344718878827426" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the King and Queen of the roost! In their pajamas :)Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-36275572457740782732008-10-17T21:14:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:21:29.140-07:00The many faces of Kyra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9OUHIGaPrtU1ledGUrO6u4eTPXkuZ58ytqT4OM_2hA1uKGzY3LvQykaXFudSxQTsthr6sz9E90GxGHvsS2imlPslWdSf_DpGU8Q7qC9bOM38hzF3_MOcll7nzgej55-17s3qogP2Wfiw/s1600-h/IMG_3760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9OUHIGaPrtU1ledGUrO6u4eTPXkuZ58ytqT4OM_2hA1uKGzY3LvQykaXFudSxQTsthr6sz9E90GxGHvsS2imlPslWdSf_DpGU8Q7qC9bOM38hzF3_MOcll7nzgej55-17s3qogP2Wfiw/s320/IMG_3760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258343806803300370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg8s-dox_kgEcJDXDOVJgbjtUlwgFPBFStp8EfDKxA5K2d1lxZTYcjxtgMkYCSRdQWPRpXosPz9uYU_q-c6fBtne7BJVnxTZyu-OSm1yd4oDHetoZATaKAYBaNffeo-igD1UKPQz_kZ5K/s1600-h/IMG_3763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg8s-dox_kgEcJDXDOVJgbjtUlwgFPBFStp8EfDKxA5K2d1lxZTYcjxtgMkYCSRdQWPRpXosPz9uYU_q-c6fBtne7BJVnxTZyu-OSm1yd4oDHetoZATaKAYBaNffeo-igD1UKPQz_kZ5K/s320/IMG_3763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258343810956597138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmS9IIThWp-F8GX9yL8NebcxRR7ASTxmLRC8j-mmzcKMJFexv3UI-mwxj7SUZqrC7kIj6C9fqgyxcDTQUZ4GvyIiY62exgnxso43wEUixGdKcrME8s2OXNiUHuSJIcyzdqAWc4T69aTxt/s1600-h/IMG_3764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmS9IIThWp-F8GX9yL8NebcxRR7ASTxmLRC8j-mmzcKMJFexv3UI-mwxj7SUZqrC7kIj6C9fqgyxcDTQUZ4GvyIiY62exgnxso43wEUixGdKcrME8s2OXNiUHuSJIcyzdqAWc4T69aTxt/s320/IMG_3764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258343818490563778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0317e96eFMns1MJO8aSWhMTv1tFVHrigPyaZ8_YbIDF9szE2VCZLHHsm4niIpA2a9ZmCwDMpBOhJnRJuigG3xpy7T9-bMZEhTmVWaNB_B1fqdenmFmakSTiYw2pblgcdghfN2d9fQ2sTZ/s1600-h/IMG_3773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0317e96eFMns1MJO8aSWhMTv1tFVHrigPyaZ8_YbIDF9szE2VCZLHHsm4niIpA2a9ZmCwDMpBOhJnRJuigG3xpy7T9-bMZEhTmVWaNB_B1fqdenmFmakSTiYw2pblgcdghfN2d9fQ2sTZ/s320/IMG_3773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258343824608485330" border="0" /></a><br />I can't tell you how funny this girl is! She has so many silly expressions here are a few just crazy ones...the first one is well, scary but there's a nice one at the end to show you she really is a cutie pie!Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-33966681231386932012008-10-17T21:07:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:13:52.741-07:00Harrington baby #3Well what can I say...We love babies!!! Yes, we will be expecting another beautiful baby in early May! So that's my excuse for not posting on the blog...I've been sick sick sick and taking care of Arseny and Kyra has been a lot of work when you feel like you have the stomach flu all day. Matt of course has been great and has done more laundry and dishes to last him a lifetime. He's been really picking up the slack. I'm about to that 3 month mark so I'm hoping to be feeling better (crossing fingers) so hopefully things will get a little more back to normal around here. Kyra's 1st birthday is coming up next weekend so I've been busy with invites and pictures and projects which lead me back to the blog so hang on for some pictures of these little sillys...they're headed your way!Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-79196109633162548702008-08-31T14:00:00.000-07:002008-08-31T14:49:50.147-07:00A 1st Place Ribbon!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8lVi23UX2zwz5OiDvLSpS4WcUmxWycZHRtGcaCfvFzUcYvKM7ETNv_17rHLtznc7ugCCrHYpHEMZIag6I_dF2aIL0libMrclgz8-bua5IvPtYkYwxGLEKEBZWfPGGr5FTaSwYQJ4KhxM/s1600-h/IMG_3688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8lVi23UX2zwz5OiDvLSpS4WcUmxWycZHRtGcaCfvFzUcYvKM7ETNv_17rHLtznc7ugCCrHYpHEMZIag6I_dF2aIL0libMrclgz8-bua5IvPtYkYwxGLEKEBZWfPGGr5FTaSwYQJ4KhxM/s320/IMG_3688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240797946544559586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCYXsggaUY27nIpLykbqm3GMPxWstrC92QTFB3me-dCvmf2p29sy7p7j7BpSACa-ksYCYO20UoX1BvX12RXT3hrTwYq6KhuDomM4J3GPb9W4SVnDHHtMd6qZan9LQEAsMetHQlwLCdBhh/s1600-h/IMG_3685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCYXsggaUY27nIpLykbqm3GMPxWstrC92QTFB3me-dCvmf2p29sy7p7j7BpSACa-ksYCYO20UoX1BvX12RXT3hrTwYq6KhuDomM4J3GPb9W4SVnDHHtMd6qZan9LQEAsMetHQlwLCdBhh/s320/IMG_3685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793326359523074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFH9dtwQGAkGhQ_xbuAV2mRdLI2X9PJPCXDJ0DHm2ZQiiWmRg7I1DmMOUfqv9rW_vHWXYu6Rbk8ZxnHDW22pJh6GmP0y2_Uum8svKkmNxtoI1k8tXJYE9oWeNtu_EBSyisUNDH6_l797e/s1600-h/IMG_3701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFH9dtwQGAkGhQ_xbuAV2mRdLI2X9PJPCXDJ0DHm2ZQiiWmRg7I1DmMOUfqv9rW_vHWXYu6Rbk8ZxnHDW22pJh6GmP0y2_Uum8svKkmNxtoI1k8tXJYE9oWeNtu_EBSyisUNDH6_l797e/s320/IMG_3701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793330350376994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl8QyRdpsWlnykuklzbY16L7toAUCG2A8wr0Ucliy8ovHTee4lpzF20mFiI10RvHpxTr11_GaL0JgRLbaDaDCtkaKhJ8xcxi-7SU8_F7nQT1yEIsKW4OutU5E-2f-OvSsXZF52ewGFNGg/s1600-h/IMG_3707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl8QyRdpsWlnykuklzbY16L7toAUCG2A8wr0Ucliy8ovHTee4lpzF20mFiI10RvHpxTr11_GaL0JgRLbaDaDCtkaKhJ8xcxi-7SU8_F7nQT1yEIsKW4OutU5E-2f-OvSsXZF52ewGFNGg/s320/IMG_3707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240793336106412434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We entered Arseny in the "kiddie parade" this year. It was a lot of fun. The "kiddie parade" precedes the actual fair parade that happens on Main St the Saturday of the fair weekend. They had categories such as costumes, pets, floats and wheels. We entered the wheels category with his little buckboard wagon my dad made and he wore a cowboy outfit my sister gave him. It was a sight to be seen. It turns out he won a first place certificate and ribbon for his category. He was so excited to see all the people waving at him. He's generally a shy and anxious little boy around strangers and people he doesn't know so we didn't know how it would go but he was so excited about all the other kids and just lived it up while perfecting his parade wave. At the end of the line grandma was waiting with uncle Jonny and cousins. Arseny got free tickets to the fair, cookies and juice for participating. Then we got to watch the rest of the parade go by and Arseny loved it. We can't wait to do it again next year! I must say, Matt and I were pretty excited too and thought it was a lot of fun.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-86453233014620899972008-08-31T13:39:00.000-07:002008-08-31T14:45:50.127-07:00Fair Days!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztXtUOkU_NJcfP-UGxFpHsZodqOtuuxfpI5Hur2xsZsNeaa55IMezs1zYebEVk22BhKKgw4ujCGDUwmtR7hJdISEDUWxqHaAlmrXklq8T8xuQxycl2N_213HrnmP0fzpUXJnwRGJBU2ZT/s1600-h/IMG_3650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztXtUOkU_NJcfP-UGxFpHsZodqOtuuxfpI5Hur2xsZsNeaa55IMezs1zYebEVk22BhKKgw4ujCGDUwmtR7hJdISEDUWxqHaAlmrXklq8T8xuQxycl2N_213HrnmP0fzpUXJnwRGJBU2ZT/s320/IMG_3650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240796418750434450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQQYV1k_5TipZcMPjCsKsvs8-_oqI-AGt-BiUK2jW9nyXMq-PJcic9ipxmzUpfwSgvDFyt-wp4TlTYFmZNO_9yULMC_xUZSBnMwa5z9Z1wH2ncSgFuwtmkDidO2kPNM12JqCsPCAYKcTX/s1600-h/IMG_3670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQQYV1k_5TipZcMPjCsKsvs8-_oqI-AGt-BiUK2jW9nyXMq-PJcic9ipxmzUpfwSgvDFyt-wp4TlTYFmZNO_9yULMC_xUZSBnMwa5z9Z1wH2ncSgFuwtmkDidO2kPNM12JqCsPCAYKcTX/s320/IMG_3670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240788775993834498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqRC-oDeLouOL9OqQOfY5Lvg0TUpvYg1v-6HB-oZOS2sFXHSnu06gCllDRNnVs8jHqOwsjytm_fe_Z1UrFffxL-msy-cxnBOx8yk4HFt9Uk15zVUkHW-vy7mKq7YJP58J6SAoSInqiJgE/s1600-h/IMG_3647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqRC-oDeLouOL9OqQOfY5Lvg0TUpvYg1v-6HB-oZOS2sFXHSnu06gCllDRNnVs8jHqOwsjytm_fe_Z1UrFffxL-msy-cxnBOx8yk4HFt9Uk15zVUkHW-vy7mKq7YJP58J6SAoSInqiJgE/s320/IMG_3647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240796413125847266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6w6V8jbqRYuyrkVT8-ZvB2CqyqP7gPM2wg1JCcNL3yGixQDu9x6S9B2PjO2ImZhQTwpxKZ6B84s52f0YAN_clSUW0QCGsO_g_DCKV2FH0zZPyfjZmkVB5kzeZNlMaXD7iDIE2Jyo3eDN/s1600-h/IMG_3654.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6w6V8jbqRYuyrkVT8-ZvB2CqyqP7gPM2wg1JCcNL3yGixQDu9x6S9B2PjO2ImZhQTwpxKZ6B84s52f0YAN_clSUW0QCGsO_g_DCKV2FH0zZPyfjZmkVB5kzeZNlMaXD7iDIE2Jyo3eDN/s320/IMG_3654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240796424060803122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNWa-4gmcJSQVzRvudMm34Gn0Yi32wfopNRSOAgotyerDfgPyUmLSq10x8CgR5CoPw32JBW0bI-DMwQPqaIVsexjanYqgCujXS6adeGtp8gPQwRG63om_z7PMdt5E0g-tGIRf55k1WWWK/s1600-h/IMG_3645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNWa-4gmcJSQVzRvudMm34Gn0Yi32wfopNRSOAgotyerDfgPyUmLSq10x8CgR5CoPw32JBW0bI-DMwQPqaIVsexjanYqgCujXS6adeGtp8gPQwRG63om_z7PMdt5E0g-tGIRf55k1WWWK/s320/IMG_3645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240787108425147666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7yRZs3M7ptfeePTtZj_KB9G_2oKclu7cMOctkKfyO2YbYhqP6FoByLhmV3eA9vx24FfaVT4hUqvsXmlO3nESjoW1tobLjDfnh4-GomvDZcfMifSP4TnCUIOgQA9dRPqD49eE37U9ouxR/s1600-h/IMG_3660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7yRZs3M7ptfeePTtZj_KB9G_2oKclu7cMOctkKfyO2YbYhqP6FoByLhmV3eA9vx24FfaVT4hUqvsXmlO3nESjoW1tobLjDfnh4-GomvDZcfMifSP4TnCUIOgQA9dRPqD49eE37U9ouxR/s320/IMG_3660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240795926263314930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So it's that time of year again. The Fair is happening in Walla Walla and this year it was pretty exciting! Arseny is so much more interested in all of the activities and animals. Kyra even loved them...she squealed with delight upon seeing bunnies and ducks and chickens. They both especially loved the little pen of baby chickens. Kyra is reaching over her stroller to get a better look at the babies running about. Of course we had to ride the mini John Deere tractors again this year. Arseny's favorite of all. Of course then there is the Fireman picture...Arseny wouldn't have anything to do with putting his face through the hole so that he could be a Fireman...so mama did and Arseny stood in front and thought it was all pretty funny. All in all it was fun but very HOT on the day that we went. last pic is Kyra walking around in the shade with Auntie Priscilla in the background (who was such a good sport and helped me tote the kids around since daddy was at work) Thanks Auntie! It will be even more fun next year when they're just a little bit bigger.Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-82423449486737640922008-08-25T09:06:00.000-07:002008-08-25T09:11:06.326-07:00Helping Momma in the Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQBSMzB2S5gDgO7bLV_Yuejrn5EYJbSib_n-qn7j9a7MCdeQNysvIS9HtbgHS12muShsXwjI0rVhjlhUkFXQyq_K7uAvIna5goSM2l7TwE9vPNZYLKkH7n1sr7fZImepVF9DiFQoZRFG0/s1600-h/IMG_3603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQBSMzB2S5gDgO7bLV_Yuejrn5EYJbSib_n-qn7j9a7MCdeQNysvIS9HtbgHS12muShsXwjI0rVhjlhUkFXQyq_K7uAvIna5goSM2l7TwE9vPNZYLKkH7n1sr7fZImepVF9DiFQoZRFG0/s320/IMG_3603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238488462048291346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjs2-dYZbG3Vwgbu-mVX3E72dgFDG8jmZgnFQInEFOwq8_GNE7f_4XCn0e-q25XL_3FGtwLDlJT7LKQXExZMjBcmdNUPyFyuIrXuTL2rRFll0bvtqVEPjg_ZEwCC6APqdRxqNtnM2tWL2/s1600-h/IMG_3606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjs2-dYZbG3Vwgbu-mVX3E72dgFDG8jmZgnFQInEFOwq8_GNE7f_4XCn0e-q25XL_3FGtwLDlJT7LKQXExZMjBcmdNUPyFyuIrXuTL2rRFll0bvtqVEPjg_ZEwCC6APqdRxqNtnM2tWL2/s320/IMG_3606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238488474101879362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRheEgOc9R2AznaMPG2dp6qi6viwbLYTWjmBz0TUUAcGJHv-VEzz73FnW0Q_r996eE3tEcbH6fciq-9LDe7mMrdKQYPIuDmiZD4zLaeXo-GhCEu4shM6YfaBS07HODFjpcdN_sZx9thRJ/s1600-h/IMG_3619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRheEgOc9R2AznaMPG2dp6qi6viwbLYTWjmBz0TUUAcGJHv-VEzz73FnW0Q_r996eE3tEcbH6fciq-9LDe7mMrdKQYPIuDmiZD4zLaeXo-GhCEu4shM6YfaBS07HODFjpcdN_sZx9thRJ/s320/IMG_3619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238488481506764754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwSIhCGHiz_WVf2OzvyoDZDteBNP4fNJbXerbKNA55wSgTY7AL-mo-m2bqd8DULq_CUMz2ldKnWtnRqFwS076cIW0yqx_IdbwfPQUE_4duF9PNY20io8SKDBdA-E6reSjyxo6Clp-S2eE/s1600-h/IMG_3617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwSIhCGHiz_WVf2OzvyoDZDteBNP4fNJbXerbKNA55wSgTY7AL-mo-m2bqd8DULq_CUMz2ldKnWtnRqFwS076cIW0yqx_IdbwfPQUE_4duF9PNY20io8SKDBdA-E6reSjyxo6Clp-S2eE/s320/IMG_3617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238488492786847026" border="0" /></a><br />Ok more like eating dirt and hanging out while mom works in the gardenMatushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459846823381609062.post-26921993520901850092008-08-20T12:42:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:44:05.883-07:00An Apple My Pretty?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBAJm4eSwbeHvG-j8U2ibw2Jx1M6N_JEOEuWUdkXxSY2g9GXlhD0YAdbY7y2FM6x6qAojS4Kan5yzqyD6r6gC1FfIjBIchcgmjvvI3J93KjZNOQoUFhr9VAr61Zwa7rcOYWVIBThsO58T/s1600-h/IMG_3620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBAJm4eSwbeHvG-j8U2ibw2Jx1M6N_JEOEuWUdkXxSY2g9GXlhD0YAdbY7y2FM6x6qAojS4Kan5yzqyD6r6gC1FfIjBIchcgmjvvI3J93KjZNOQoUFhr9VAr61Zwa7rcOYWVIBThsO58T/s320/IMG_3620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236688004869350770" border="0" /></a>Matushka Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04281055124988200843noreply@blogger.com0