I finally had some time (when Kristina was cooperating) to take her birthday/ baptism pictures. But first......
Kristina turned 9 on May 9. Since we were on a time crunch we spent most of the day planting trees. We took breaks every so often and she opened presents during that time. She got some nice presents from her host family in California. and a BIKE. She is sooooo excited about that bike. She asks me each night to wake her up early so she can ride her bike and she rides it after her chore at night as much as she can.
Keith bought her ice cream cake (I ran out of time to finish her Barbie cake-- got it baked but couldn't get back to get it decorated) which EVERYONE loved. (sorry about the funny colors and the blown cake on the picture-- we found out later the camera was still set for portraits with the extra lights-- I'm still learning)
Keith bought her ice cream cake (I ran out of time to finish her Barbie cake-- got it baked but couldn't get back to get it decorated
She was baptized on May 10, one day after her birthday. A lot of people came. Brother Olsen, who speaks Russian, gave the talk on baptism and did it both in Russian and English. Elder Frandsen, one of the missionaries who taught Kristina gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. Of course, Dad baptized her.
She didn't want her picture taken in the jumpsuit so we couldn't get the tradional shot. For some reason Anastasia didn't want to join us for the group shot. (Don't mind the bright green tights or everyone's scary hair.)
Anyway, here are some quick shots of Kristina for her birthday in her baptism dress.
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Loved the birthday and baptism pictures, Karen! You're a great photographer, and Kristina looked so pretty. How in the world did you get her to cooperate for all those pics?! Most of our photos over the summer were candid ones of her, her being silly or the back of her head :) On the day she was leaving, she cooperated for a few pictures with our family...we considered it a small miracle ~ ha! Everybody looks wonderful and happy. I hope all the adjustments are going well, and that you're maintaining your sanity with not even TWO minutes of silence a day (from your previous post). Again, thanks for sharing all the pics...we love seeing them!
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