Victory Park
On Monday evening, we went with Micah’s mom to Victory Park (Парк Победы – Park Pobedy), which was also a first time for Micah and I as well.
“The memorial complex was inaugurated May 9 1995, to the 50th anniversary of the Great Victory (the holiday of victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany in World War II 1,941). In the warmer months is a place of mass festivals.”
“Shrine of St. George on Poklonnaya Hill in honor of the Victory in Great Patriotic War, was laid next to the memorial on Poklonnaya Hill May 9, 1994.”
The Victory Monument
“The obelisk of very solid steel weighing 1,000 tons and a height of 141.8 meters (10 inches for each day of the war), covered with bronze reliefs. At an altitude of 122 meters to the stele mounted 25-ton bronze statue of the goddess of victory Nike. At the foot of the obelisk, the granite podium, a statue of St. George , which struck the snake with a spear – a symbol of the victory of good over evil. Opened May 9, 1995 in the Victory Memorial.”
*Quotes taken from Wikipedia.ru
**Please be thinking of Micah, he caught some kind of bug the beginning of this week and hasn’t been feeling too great.
Baby News
Everything is going really good so far with baby #2, who they think is a girl and should be coming around October 1st. The pregnancy has been easy, just like it was with Violet. I’m starting to get more tired when we walk longer distances, but I’ve really enjoyed all the walking we do here on a daily basis.
Today at 28 weeks
Here is a picture they took at the hospital last week. It is the first 3d ultrasound that I’ve gotten to see. It isn’t the greatest picture, but it’s so amazing to see this kind of technology. At the time they were doing the ultrasound, we saw her sucking on her fingers. How cool is that?
at 27 weeks
So far we have not been able to come up with a name for her, it seems so much harder this time around. We are ready with a boy’s name, but need one for another girl. We are open to suggestions, so please email us, if you have any ideas. 🙂
And a few pictures of our other sweetie!
She often sneaks into our room at bedtime
Drawing and tracing with Grammy
Another outing
This past Wednesday, we took Micah’s mom to Kolomenskoye Park and also to Arbat Street.
At Kolomenskoye…
can you find Darlene and Micah?
Wooden Palace that was rebuilt like one that used to be there in the 1700’s.
On Old Arbat Street
Six Sandowiches 