I know, it's been a while...

I feel bad about not blogging regularly and depriving everyone of the girls' photos. They are getting so big! Natalie turned 3 in February and Emily is about to turn 6, on April 30th - in just a couple of days.

Natalie loves being a princess

Girls making muffins

TRIP TO THE ZOO

On Dmitri's birthday I 'ran away' from work to spend a day with the birthday boy, the girls and my mother-in-law. We went to the Cincinnati Zoo. It was a perfect day to go - it was Tuesday, so the place was practically empty. The weather was good too - not too hot or sunny, but pleasantly cool. The weather did turn bad the very next day, so we were especially thankful that it held off for a day. I'm not going to describe all that we saw - it was a zoo and the girls enjoyed seeing every animal and bird. Here are a few photos:

Yes, check out how Emily is 'hugging' her baby sister... Applying just enough pressure not to choke! :)

Ok, this guy looked interesting. All he needed was a hat or a plate in front of him to collect alms. Or, he was just bored and tired of being ogled by dumb humans.

A couple of birds...

Their Annual Flower Show was going on, and the whole zoo was covered with gorgeous blooms.

My favorite - lilac

Well, I need to stop for now - it's taking too long to fight with the blogspot formatting - does anyone else struggle with it? Whenever I put in new photos, it messes up everything I've already done. Time for bed!