It is hard to believe that it is already 2016 and that it is our second winter here in Kazakhstan. Everything is so quiet here on campus: students are gone for the holidays, and most of the professors and their families are also gone home. We are just about the only ones left here.
We spent New Years
at home celebrating it the Russian style: having a big feast,
watching Russian classic New Year's movies and lighting up some
sparklers at midnight. At midnight the whole city erupted in
fireworks but this year we couldn't see much because the built two
new buildings that obstruct our view of the city. We did have
a very nice celebration with my mom, and we also called Spencer's mom
to wish her a Happy New Year in America.
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| Girls are making peppermint sugar cookies for Ded Moroz on New Year's Eve |
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| New Year's Feast |
In the morning the
kids didn't get up until 7:30 am or so and were so polite that they
patiently waited for another 30 minutes to come and wake us up.
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| They found the presents! |
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| Even the dogs got presents! |
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| Lina was very excited to receive her own magic set |
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| Nika is opening her presents |
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| Lexa is trying to figure out what she is getting |
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| Babushka is happy with her sweater |
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| Spencer got a present from his mom. |
Everybody was happy with the presents, and the day was spent playing with the new toys and watching more movies. It was nice to just stay home because outside was pretty cold!
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| Spencer is helping Sophie to put together her Lego race car |
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| And now testing them out in the hallways right outside of our apartment. |
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