A Housewarming: Come meet our new home! (And visit us in the process!)

When: Saturday, February 7, 2009

Where: Our new digs! Just email me and Ill send the address!

We have been really blessed with new home that were simply thrilled over. Come and see us! There will be food and lots of visiting from others (hopefully!) that you may/may not know. Come and get to know a new friend!

Finish this sentence....

My sweet little Sofia has gotten used to her Mom singing in the car as we are minus a CD Player/Radio. If you do not know the story behind this, see a previous blog. Well one of her fave's as of late is Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Here is how it usually goes down.

Me: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little (pause)

Her: Star

Me: How I wonder what you (another pause)

Her: Are

Me: Up above the moon so (you guessed it...)

Her: High

Me: Like a diamond in the (you get the idea now?)

Her: Sky

Me: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little

Her: Star

Me: How I wonder what you

Her: Are

Now what you have to do is go back and sing it to yourself (or out loud if you are brave enough to and not at work... and when you get to the "her" parts- sing as out of tune as you can and a bit quiet....

You now have the full experience of our version of twinkle, twinkle, little, star... and you know a bit better why it is I love this little one so much.

Here to Stay....

For those of you who know what the Martushev's have gone through in the greencard process- you will know how much the next sentence means...

Artyom is now a permanent resident of the United States of America!!!

We got the 10 year greencard in the mail yesterday and Artyom danced a jig in the middle of the kitchen (much to Sofia's delight). I must say I was pretty happy myself. If you are one of the growing # of people who has married someone from another country and are going through this process- DONT GIVE UP! It will happen if you follow the rules and do things the right (and legal) way. It might cost a pretty penny (ok...it's ALOT more than a penny). But when you get the 10 year greencard, it makes it worth it.

Congrats my Russian Red Flame. We sure did not know what we were getting into when we began this journey- but I for one am glad we have stuck it out.

We I love you.

Now on to citizenship!

Is it the hair?!?

I love the two's. Despite the terrible temper tantrums and the sudden repeating of the word "no" in a days time, I love to hear what comes out of my little Sofia's mouth as she puts new things together. Here was the latest that just had to be blogged as I need to put it in her journal as well.

She was watching Peter Pan and we pointed to Captain Hook and told her who it was. As we went through each character, we would go back to them and she told us who they were. Well we got back to Captain Hook and asked her "Sof- who is that?" She quickly replied "Jesus!" Ok...Maybe that was a fluke...Nope. Each time Captain Hook came on the screen- Mama! There's Jesus!

Wow. Wonder what she will call other famous Disney bad guys.

1 + 2 = 3

My Red Flame and I hit a milestone of sorts this last week when we made it somewhat unscathed to our 3rd Anniversary. Horray! Why the above equation? No, I am not challenging your intellligence by seeing if you remember your basic addition. I was thinking just how significant those numbers were and how it worked out this particular way. One proposal, two kids and three years later here we are. It has been a wild three years filled with milestones and although not always easy (as those of you who have surpassed this mark can attest) we are in it for the long haul.

So my Russian Red Flame, hunk of a husband. You put up with alot and I am grateful for your patience with me. I am after all a Gemini. The girls and I love you and I am so looking forward to the next chapter in our lives. Here's to another equation.

Feeding time

Our own little turkey knew where the candy dish was, and even though she had to be up on her toes to get to it....she made it. Thank you Josh for having the camera ready when we found out what she was doing...I let her have another piece just so we could catch the way she got it on film.


We went up to My Aunt and Uncle's for Thanksgiving. Here's a shout out to my cousin Josh for eyeing my camera and getting so many cute pics of the festivities. I would not have had these cute ones of the girls without his help. Thank you cousin Josh!!!

Come and gone...

My brother Paul, wife Liane and little Mady- look even she is laughing at her Dad!



The girl cousins in all thier glory. Too bad it is my girls that cant seem to keep thier mouths bottle/binky free!



I could not get Artyom to dress up as the BIG, BAD, WOLF but at least he donned what I think of him as...my own personal Superman! (minus the tights...)

If you know Sofia and the story of her Monkey (named...monkey) you will know how fitting it was that she was one and the same for Halloween.




Just a few highlights from the Halloween night...Yes I know. Many of you are looking at your calendar and saying- well isnt it DECEMBER?! Yes, yes it is... and I will probley not have Christmas pics up until Valentines Day...Sue me.