Party Time!

We celebrated Sveta's 4th birthday and I'm not sure who had more fun, Sveta or all the grandparents in attendance. I think I'll have to go with the grandparents.

When we first arrived, Sveta had just awakened from her nap and was a bit groggy. We kind of stood back for a little while and waited for her to fully wake up. It didn't take long when she saw all the presents and the big balloon. She also knew cake was nearby. Who wouldn't wake up for cake, right?

We sang Happy Birthday and she blew out her candles.

Then she got to eat her birthday chocolate cupcake.

She got lots of presents... go figure! We got her a tape recorder (yes, they still make 'em) and she really enjoyed singing and talking into it and then listening to herself as it played back. We wanted to record her singing and talking in Russian before she completely loses it.

The rest of the time was spent talking with and playing with Sveta. She sang her ABC's, counted to 10 and said lots of other words in english. She also spent a lot time jumping on both grandpas like we were her personal Jungle Gyms. We didn't mind :-)

It was a great day all the way around and only a small taste of the many joyful days we will spend with Sveta in the future.