Family Night

On Monday night we had a fun Family Home Evening. I have been trying to get our food storage and last time I wasn't able to can with our ward so we decided to do it at home. I was excited however I was not expecting that the kids would be very helpful. They did really well. First I had to tell Ryan to look the other way as they were filling the cans so that he would not see the mess. After we got over that it was all fun. Spencer even helped by giving the oxygen packets to daddy.
All done. Do those faces show how hard we worked?

Strutting her stuff...

I love the times when you can catch your kids doing something they think no one else would notice or care about. This was one of those times as Artyom and I caught our runway diva walking the kitchen in my sandals. Too cute. I really hope she is not growing up THAT fast...then again she has on two different colors, so I guess I still have some time...

Home Again...

Sofia and I are really blessed to have a Dad/husband who knows so many people here in Utah. Not a weekend goes by that were not invited to some kind of party (strickly Russian) in which food galore is make and inhaled by all who attend. This is one of the latest Birthday bashes we were in attendance at.

Notice the spread.

So good. It makes me feel as though Russia is not as far away as I think it is....

H2O

Sofia loves the bath. She does not enjoy getting her hair washed, but I thought the idea of a dip in our friends pool was a good thought. The prep work is a bear as we have to get her completely lathered up as to not let her burn.

Prep time to put on lotion- 15 minutes
Changing of the "guard" (swimmable diaper)- 10 minutes
Getting into her cute little swimsuit-7 minutes

Time spent in the pool- about 90 seconds....This was all I could get of the adventure at the pool...

I must admit that the sun had gone down which did not make the pool as warm as it had been just 30 minutes before. And Artyom did his best to keep her in. And although I followed them out with the camera just seconds after they went down to the pool, this is all I could get. She definitely will be a water baby...just be near by in a reclined chair.

Pederson Kids

Just in case anyone has not seen these new pics of Dave and Krystal's brood. The newest member being Kurt- what a cutie! Thought I would post them. Enjoy!

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Bliss...

I really do love being pregnant. It's just amazing...Having a very breeze of a pregnancy has also been nice. So I should have done this with Sofia, but instead have a bunch of pictures on vacation with a bulging belly. I got a coupon from Kiddie Kandids and decided to do a maternity shot. So here we are in all our glory. Baby Martushev (she has yet to be named...or so Artyom thinks...) is due on July 5th. Keep your fingers crossed she stays in until that date. I could use the extra few weeks of her growing. And yes, I CHOPPED my hair. It has been years since I have had it this short and I must say I love it.