We tried planing some herbs. Started with seeds
Sonia loved doing filling up little pots
Just playing in the backyard with Alyssa.
Spring has brought us blossoms; flowers rushed through our bedroom window one morning.
It was a beautiful sight. I opened the window and fresh air filled the room ;-) 
Sonia has long hair... she hasn't had yet her first hair cut. Doing hair is part of our morning.
Climbing and taking pictures. I just love this shot.
Red bush and RED hair do right next to our home. Sunglasses are also worn in style.
What did Mischa do? Just laid there... yep he's got two kids in the house.
Just two. So far so good; Feo is not walking. He is good for hugs.
Holding hands.
Playing ball.
Speaking Russkij with friends and making new friends. Sonia is good at spelling po-russki too;-) Thanks to Babulya for Montessori Bukvu!
Up and running at7 am this Saturday. We had everything ready so I just put clothes on sleepy children tucked them into car seats and off we went on an adventure. As we hurried into the zoo chatting with friends who were also half way up... I noticed the prairie dogs were still asleep, so were the tigers and lions. We wanted to do it all games, puppets, lion & bear feedings, talking to all zoo keepers, walking on the elephant trail but our legs were too short... 
Sonia spent a good fifteen minutes observing them. We spoke with armadillo keeper, touched armadillo shell and watched him early up in the morning. 
Two sloths were fighting for a sleeping box. Female would win its keeper said and she was right.
Sonia touched meercat skins.
In bird world it means territorial. Some birds are scared of predators and prefer to flee.
Then we listened about how different fly less birds adopt differently to life circumstances. Some like kiwis live in close to perfect environment. They produce huge eggs, hatching takes 65 days and their chicks come out ready to party. Then there are rheas. Males sit on eggs. Sonia was brave to to feed rhea bird.
Our zoo guide let us into a cage/exhibit. Sonia held a grape and rhea gobbled it up; it also pecked Sonia's finger, then pulled her and almost knocked her off her feet.
My little girl was brave; she cried but didn't whine. So very brave!
Looking at ducks.
Sonia noted a chick hiding behind a rock.
At home we celebrated Feo's half birthday with Sonia's cake and candles.
Jeremy was super tired ;-) 
Just posing with podarki from Babulya... we waited for Jeremy to come home to open everything
Going to Cold Stone for some free birthday blue ice-cream with gummy bears ;-) What a delight! 
Feo is eating his spoon for now.
Painting eggs glamorous sparkly colors the night before Easter party.
Library chairs. We always sit and read some books in this corner.
