Scarlatina

4 days ago Kira was running high fever for 3 days. At the end she broke out in rash. I took her to the doctor and it turned out she had strep throat. She was put on antibiotic but the next day I noticed her rash became worse and covered more areas on her body. I took her back to a pediatrician thinking it might be an allergic reaction to the antibiotic, and she was diagnosed with scarlatina.

Sweet scarlatina face

 Tea party

 Aaron and his knights

Tea party with her friends in a tent

A week in Pittsburgh

Last week I and the kids spent time in Evans City with the cousins and Seriy and Jules. We also got to celebrate Nikolai's Birthday with him. Pictures will say more than words, I think:)

The kids were always on the go, at least one of them. So this is the only good picture of all four of them sitting still, watching TV.

Pictures are here.



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Fun in Pittsburgh

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Cliff is working late, I am not hungry, the kids are enjoying their favorite dinner (pasta, meat sticks, fresh tomato from our garden) in front of TV watchin Dora the Explorer. Why not?:)

Mama, tell me a story...

Today, Aaron asked me:

-Mama, tell me a story where a boy was crying "Wolf! Wolf" and people ran to help him, but he was just kidding. And the second time he was crying "Wolf!  Wolf!", and people ran again to help him but he was kidding again. And the thrid time he was crying "Wolf! Wolf!" and there was a wolf but nobody came to rescue and then he took a stick and made a bow and arrow with it and chased the wolf away.
-I don't know what else to add, you just told me the whole story:)

Story time with Aaron

I was doing the dishes when I witnessed a very precious moment between my kids, so I grabbed a camera and took a video of it. Aaron is speaking English here so most of you will be able to join him for the story time:) At the end Aaron mentions cousin Sarah liking knights and horses.