Lydia's Got Wheels!

In my last post, I said we had all been sick. Since then I had another round of some kind of virus, but I think we are at last all healthy. Lydia had been mostly over her cold, except for a cough that kept hanging on. So, she missed preschool all last week, and then on Monday we had to take her to the doctor to get a "spravka" proving that she is healthy enought to go back. She was glad to get to go back yesterday.

The weather turned very cold last week, so we had about a week of very chilly temperatures inside our apartment. On Monday, the city turned the heat on in our part of town, so now we don't have to wear our hats inside, as Lydia is doing here:

Yesterday was an exciting day for Lydia, because she finally got to try out her new bike! It took a while for Aaron to find new tubes to fit the tires, and then to get a pump that worked for the tubes. She loved riding it and did great, but she needs to get used to the brakes that kept stopping her when she accidentally pedaled backwards.

Some more recent pictures... Here Lydia shows off her "Indian headdress" that she likes to make when she takes her shirt off to get ready for bed.

Adorable Birdie:

Lydia modeling her fashionable hairstyle, done all by herself. The sock on the hand is nice accessory too!

Lydia and Daddy, ready for church on Sunday: