Christmas day

After pajama-gift filled -russian salads eaten morning we got dressed and went to Christmas brunch to our friends house. They had beautiful Christmas tree surrounded by nicely packaged gifts. I did take about 100 photos of the tree but decided to post just a couple)) haha 

Christmas morning

Merry Christmas to all!

Our morning started with the rise of our little star named Ruslan. So after jumping on aunt Katy and screaming get up !in couple minutes we were all up and ready to open the stockings and gifts!

 Rus hand painted a mug for papa

 wine with a cow on the lable? Yes , please!

Muaah

2..,2.. and 2 nd Birthday

Photos from my , Chris' and Ruslan's Birthdays.

Запоздалые фото с др Криса, Руслана и моего.

One of my favourite cakes ! Napoleon!
Это он Наполеон! Мой неизменный любимец Наполеон с кремом из миндального молока и ягодной горкой.

Mila and Rus are waiting for party to start!

Мила и Руслан ждут когда можно будет не только смотреть а и есть торт.

Our little family.

Мы.

Not so comfort food #7 chocolate covered strawberries

Strawberries and summer are great but they are even better with some chocolate !
I took 2 cups of good chocolate and couple teaspoons of coconut oil put it in a pot on a double boiler over hot water and melted all this goodness. Then I dipped  previously washed and dried strawberries in the mix then in fresh grated coconut (brown sugar) and set them to dry on a sheet of waxed paper . tada! Yummy summer dessert is ready. Enjoy

Lowe you

Tonight when lying in bed Chris said "I love you Kat, I love you Ruslan". Next moment Rus turned his head to papa and said "Lowe you"
 I love you my boys my heart is singing))))

Melbourne weekend part 1 Masha's Birthday

 Last weekend we spend in Melbourne. All of us stayed at nana's even Scrappy!  We had to keep him there because of Graduation Party for LIl Deuel. Oh what a cute litlle blonde guy he was as a toddler! Blonde! he's nowhere near blonde now. Ruslan's hair is so short and light , probably also going to be dark when he's 18.
One of the highlight of our visit was Masha's Birthday! On Sunday morning we got up early(Rus slept till 8 so mama could feel vacation vibe)got ready and went to the beach where Masha and her family were staying. When we got there weather was nice, Mila peacefully was playing in the playpen and S was cooking meat on the beach where he already set up a tent. So let's the party begin! Men were cooking meat, girls talking and watching kids who were burying themselves in sand.(I think it took me 2-3 days to wash all the sand out Rus's hair!) It was so much fun to spend a day with friends. Talking, eating enjoying the beach what could be better?!

Not so comfort food #6 Spinach pancakes with beets and beet mousse

Spinach pancakes are delicious and easy o make. OUtmeal flour, almond milk, spinach, eggs and here we have he bright (bright green) start of the day! Rus is a fan of beets so I baked some, sliced them very thin, Chris made some mousse using wiped cream with  beet pure. It's super fluffy and melting  and then we made two plates one in the morning one at night guess which plate is mine?