lucy meets the Church

Our little Lu made her first appearance at church 2 Sundays ago. I love the way that our Orthodox Church welcomes new babies (and their mothers!) - with such joy and wisdom and the offering of many treasures to be discovered over the course of a lifetime.

Apparently it was an exhausting event for this little bundle. Here's how she spent the rest of the service:

We can't wait for her baptism this Saturday!

(Thank you to our friend Sergiy for taking such lovely pictures.)

the big girls

How do 3-year-old twins spend their days?

Watching the symphony at Centennial Park, complete with lightning bugs and The Flight of the Bumblebee (and little green frisbees)

Admiring their new baby sister

Soaking every surface in the bathroom, and their dresses, too

Playing "Tiddlywinks" and other invented games with Daddy

Riding bikes

They also yell loudly while running up and down the hall, cover their bedroom floor with toys and books, whine, and cry, but I don't need pictures of that, thankyouverymuch.