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February 15, 2006
Karis Meets Her Russian Family
We all took a trip to St Petersburg Russia the begining of Feb 2006. We attended the wedding of my dear friend Valya. I have known her 13 years and she is like a little sister to me. Karis took to Valya and her family quite quickly. She loved playing games with Valya. She trusted Valera, Valya's Fiance/Husband to carry her around. The pictures shown here span almost the entire trip. We went to Valya's parent's house for supper a few days after we arrived. It was SO wonderful to taste Russian food again. I miss it... Karis seemed to like it as well. She liked Sveta's salads and asked for seconds. While we visited with the family, Valya played games with her and Valera looked at a book with her.
The picture of Valya's parent was taken while waiting for the wedding to start. They look almost the same as when I met them 13 years ago in Magadan. They have worked hard to be where they are in life and to give their daughter a good start in life.
The picture of Andy carrying Karis in her stroller up some stairs was taken in the Winter Palace. It's otherwise known as the Hermitage. In every room of the museum sits a lady in one corner. They made a big fuss over the girls and were quite friendly with us. Katie & I got separated from Andy & Karis at one point. We were walking around looking for them. The ladies remembered us and would say if they had seen Andy go by or not. The place is so huge, there is no way to see even a 10th of it in one day. Definitely need to come again when the girls are older. And in the summer this time!
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