March 2017

Now that this post has been in draft form for over a month, maybe it's time to actually get it up!

Here's Bogomila sporting her new haircut.

Gloria is often around Mira, "helping" her with all sorts of things.

Mira is getting more and more able to sit up for longer periods of time!

Gloria with Mira. Always keeping tabs on her!

Gloria likes "Dreamer", Mira's new stuffed animal from cousin Gwen, as much as Mira does!

Ooh, I love that smile!

Rinnah in the sunlight, smoothing Tsvetomira's hair.

Owen and Bogomila playing "Sorry."

First born and youngest in the chair.

Two goofy girls on the stairs

Reuben making funny faces for my phone camera.

Bogomila got to try out the ball pit at the therapy center!

Practicing walking using the wall (and Lori, her PT) as support.

And incredible stuff happening in the pool!

Three girls snuggling in the book chair.

Reuben is the king of lining things up! As I'm looking at the photo, I notice he's got a pattern going: orange, apple, orange, apple...and of course, all of the labels are facing the same way!

 

Maple syrup season is here - Reuben lives for this time of year! Every year Matt will ask if there's really time to do it, and we know right away we can't afford to not do it.

That boy is supremely happy when he is feeding the fire!

Leah's first time holding Mira for her neb treatment.

Krassi, sitting up so straight and tall! Daddy got this great new squishy car at a meeting, and knew right away which child of his it was meant for!

Gloria likes to sit in Bogomila's room.

A sweet, contented look on our Mira.

 Gloria and Evania playing with fun toys at an appointment for Tsvetomira

 Rinnah likes to help push the chair.

 Rinnah takes Leah's seat next to Mira in the van when Leah's not along with us.

 Evania packing up.

 Daddy and Gloria eating something yummy.

 Owen lounging at the side of the pool.

 The new clinic where Reuben sees his (same) neurologist has a WATERFALL!!! Wow.

 Evania and her buddy Max are settled in behind the blanket rack reading books.

 Bogomila likes to help me make supper, cutting up the peppers for her favorite meal, zellena furna.

Followed by Evania's mug shot. Really, though, we were marveling at the similarities between Evania and this photo of Andrea as a 2 year old.

Reuben enjoys Bulgarian "tarator" (cold cucumber/yogurt soup).

Hello, Evania!

Beautiful smiling girl.

Bogomila's made a connection with our friends son, Max, who is two days younger than Gloria. Every Friday when they come over, she exclaims, "Maxi!!"

 

Back at it with the fire.

And Owen helps out, too. It's nice to be able to leave him in charge so Matt can come in at meal time.

 The girls are sporting fancy ponytails with new holders from a friend who gave us some lovely hand me downs.

 Smiley Leah

 Reuben looks so nice against Bogomila's blue walls!

 Snuggling with Grandma.

 Three littlest girls.

 Gloria showing off the almost finished carpet in the big boys' new bedroom.

 Grandma has a habit of hand picking the carpet after almost every meal...and Evania was joining her today!

 Three girls all dressed up.

 That's her camera smile!

 Playing around before bed.

 Leah's blowing bubbles...Rinnah's wearing curlers!

 Tsvetomira spends so much time very relaxed. She is growing so much, too!

 Gloria on the telephone!

 The girls got beautiful dress coats in the bins of hand me downs!

 Leah is strong enough to help Krassimir dance while we're playing the cleaning song!

 Mira still has many, many helpers throughout her day.

 Daddy trying out Owen's bed on the first night it was ready to be slept in. (Room's not finished, but enough for him to sleep in it!)

 And Daddy dozing with Mira the next day!

 Yes, that's three girls playing under the dining room table! Bogomila, Evania, and Gloria.

 Bogomila has become rather into the cats. She still says she'd prefer a dog, but she enjoys the cats, too.

Happy Birthday, Leah!!! Brand new pierced ears.

There. Made it through the month! Hope you enjoyed the photos.