"There's a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy!"

I love these little monsters. Galina, when I finally let them get into regular clothes, said, "Jeez, those were sweaty clothes." Johnny just says, "Eh!" and "Ah!" all day. He'll nod his head when he agrees with something. He likes to choose things like what clothes he'll wear, what he'll drink, etc. Luckily he doesn't really care if we choose something different for him. He likes to give Galina lovies before bed, which usually involves him snuggling up next to her and just sitting there for a second. Galina isn't always thrilled with them. Sometimes he'll fold his arms at dinner, but not often. Galina still loves to say the prayer at dinner, but her bedtime prayers do quite a bit of wandering..."Please bless all the towns in the world, and all the people in all the towns." She's so funny. She loves, LOVES, Brian. Both kids do, in fact. If he's leaving the house (and they are awake) he has to give Galina at least three hugs and kisses, and Johnny is standing beside her, holding out his little arms and pumping his fists, asking for his hug and kiss too. Then they both stand at the door and wave bye-bye until they can no longer remember why they're standing there. I love being a Mom and seeing them grown and change and how much they learn and teach. This is an awesome calling. Well, it's almost Christmas, so "Almost Merry Christmas!"