Photos 1-26-09, part 4

Maxim and his teacher, she is the most caring and thought-full teacher I have ever met. I never would have graduated elementary school if I had her as an instructor! ( I would have deliberately failed the tests)

Photos 1-26-09, part 3

Welcome sign for Severdonetz

Heidi rings the monastery bell with a wish

Sleigh bells - Ruslan took us for a ride

Photos 1-26-09, part 2

Svendlana, our librarian protector. She taught Russian for 40 years and now developed the library. She has been very kind to us, at risk of her own job here.

Ruslan
 

Vova with helmet we found laying around, (he needed it this week) 

Photos 1-26-09, part 1

The Princess and Cinderella go for a walk

We took Tanya (the pink princess) and Christina (Cinderella before the fairy godmother) for a walk around the buildings. They picked up a puppy on the way and are seen conferring over it here.

The walk included Christina blackmailing us into taking her to the store in the adjacent housing complex and buying her and Tanya a stash of goodies to take back to the kids in their classes.

That evening Christina had a chocolate smear all over her chin.

Oh and I'll let you guess who got to carry the puppy back and keep it warm for most of the walk.

Well, this is the non-website picture of the Internaut – the freezing one. Tanya lives in the wing at the left, Sasha and Christina in the right.

Heidi, Max (our facilitator) and Vova and I went bowling at Jazz (the mall). Nice little modern 8-lane ally here.

Sincerely,

Parents in training (taking the immersion course)

Birthdays in the Internaut - Photos

Birthdays in the Internaut are generally held the last Friday of each month for the the kids with birthdays that month. We held a special Birthday Party for Christina Yesterday (7 January, her 8th). The "care givers" gave us a classroom and we set up a little surprise party for her.

Max is very studious, working on English.

New Year's Day Photos

The team, Big Sasha is our facilitor (his able deputy is Max who will be rejoining us on the 8th of Jan to prepare for the court appointmtents) Erik, Lesya (Ben Robinson's sister in law and a very classy lady) and Heidi after notified the younger kids about Maxim. 

Maxim and his new family

Maxim at the end of a big day

12/29 Photos

Here's two more photos:

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Brun Family Photos

It's pretty much a done deal! 

As of 12/24/08 this is the first official Brun family photo. What a great Christmas present for all! 

Congratulations.

Meet the youngest of three - Tatiana (Tanya), age 6.

This is 8 year-old Oleaxander (Alexandr or "Sasha")

Heidi is knealing next to Christina, age 7.