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When I picked up our Christmas photos and looked at them, I was sad.  It was not because they did not turn out, but because Buddy was not in it.  This year we did not take out own Christmas picture but had a proffecional photographer take it, I can not be more pleased with the…

As I write this post, I feel very proud of my dad and my brother Oleg who concurred 26 miles on foot, better yet, running.  I woke up at  4 A.M. on December 5th to the sound of rain and wind, my heart sank.  I looked outside and could not help it but to simply…

Every year we get our tree a bit earlier than others would even consider it, a few days before Thanksgiving, but since we were out of town the day after Thanksgiving we brought it home on the 29th.  This was our first year picking our tree with Miss Bella 🙂  she did a great job…

What a wonderful holiday of thankfulness.  There is so much I am thankful for, I don’t think I can name it all.  This year however is a special year of thanksgiving, we had a very special member of the family join us for the first time, Isabella Nellie 🙂  It was such joy to have…

So many times, our precious daughter does something new, I tell myself, oh I need to write it down or oh I need to put it in the blog and then time slips away and my regrets start piling up.  Tonight, I decided to sit down and write some of the highlights from this month. …

It’s Fall and we love to go to Apple Hill in Fall, it has been a tradition of many years and we were very excited to go as a family for the first time since Isabella has joined us:)  When Barry and I went last year, I was 6.5 months pregnant and couldn’t help but…

God gave us a wonderful opportunity to go on a little getaway to Pismo beach.  We have decided to join my parents, Oleg and Lilya for a couple of days and more so to surprise them with our presence 🙂  Every day I talked to them on the phone and every time they would say…

“I am all around you, hovering over you even as you seek My Face.  I am nearer than you dare believe, closer than the air your breathe.  If My children could only recognize My Presence, they would never feel lonely again.  I know every thought before you think it, every word before you speak it. …

In the last week, we had two things to celebrate, another great year of my dearest brother’s life and his engagement to a very lovely, kind and giving girl Lilya.  For so many years I have prayed to God to choose a girl that He thought would be best for Oleg and He has done…

I just got Isabella’s 6 months photo-shoot pictures sorted and thought I would post a few for those that might want to see them.  I have known Tori (owner/founder of TWPhotography) for over two years now and I had no idea how amazing and talented she was until she asked to take Bella’s pictures.  About…