I Can't Make This Stuff Up.....: What a week!

Today was Day 8.

It's going by so fast.

Christmas Day was awesome fun. Here's a few photos from the first week........starting with below. Finding out we DID have nerf guns!!! VERY exciting..we hid them this summer not knowing if he would take to guns or be scared of them .. Turns out he's like all the boys I know. Loves the darn things....what is WITH THEM! and guns!

Having an UNUSUAL (i promise) treat at the mall......

Including a trip to the previously mentioned Build a Bear (we kept ours pretty natural, no outfits required!)

First Christmas Present in America from I, C and G and V. THANKS! He built it already, very cool! And great for fine motor skill development... lol!

Bowling with Friends! H and A and the kids....

A family dinner with our new Ukrainian friend who also was with us this week, the lovely

I-------, who made us our first Borscht! Which was fantastic!!

Our family tradition of English Christmas Crackers!

Cousins on Dad's side, Too numerous to count and there's more out West in AZ!

We love you Arizona Cousins!!!

Hot Wheels ROCK!! Thanks Papa and Babushkyah !

So does my big sister to be...modeling her new shoulder bag for travelling!

Christmas AM at home, first time, DV!

Slot car racing has come a long way people. this is SOOOO FUN!!!

Already have to brainwash him whom to cheer for.... and where he is going to school...maybe ha ha...

C loves Bunnies. Z loves C. C loves to indulge Z and Z loves to tease C..

Z therefore loves and steals her bunnies all the time...... no kidding!

Z-----!!!! ZYTICKIIIIIII !!!!!(that's what the Russian word for bunny sounds like to me and I hear it all day long as she chases him out of her room and gets her cherished bunnies back from him all in good fun of course. well most days. LOL!!