Guess Who

We had a very enjoyable evening with the Millers this week.  We ate at the Blue Elephant which was great Thai food.  The Millers are great people and we always have a good time with them. We need to see them more often.  They told us that Dale and Linda are coming to Moscow in April and Jenny and Andy and their girls are coming in June.  I was so glad that JD called Dad and put our "night out" together.  Isn't Christy's  yellow purse from J.Crew so cute?  I was kind of coveting it all night.

Jonathan Philip Collins

Today is my baby boy's birthday. Isn't he so adorable? Happy 28th Birthday to you Jonathan.  I'm so glad I get to be your Mammacita.  Your life brings me so much love and joy--ALWAYS has--ALWAYS will.  I hope your day is the best birthday yet!  I'll be thinking about you and thanking Heavenly Father for you all day long.  I LOVE YOU TONS!  OXOXO Mom

Love This Girl

Sister Nikitina  faithfully finished her mission and is now home in Lithuania.  I miss her already. She was well known throughout the mission for being able to eat a lot, for being strong--(she hauled two 100 lb suitcases plus several Bob(ushska) bags which are plastic shopping bags that the grandmas always have with them) around with her, and for being an excellent teacher/missionary.  She is the first missionary to go home that Dad and I welcomed at Sheremetova airport. So from here on out our missionaries have been with us the whole time they have been out.  

SWEET IS THE WORK

                                  EVERYBODY IS SO HAPPY!!!!                                                                                                                                                     

Of course getting a baptism is like the icing on the cake in the mission field.  We were so blessed to get two baptisms on the same day.  The Gospel changes lives--no doubt about it-- we've seen it happen over and over.  Sergei and Yulia are both from our Arbatski Branch here in Moscow.  Elder Lamb found Yulia and started teaching her and then turned her over to Sister Odinokova & Sister Gundersen to teach.  Sister Gundersen was transferred to Voronezh and Sister Zonova became Sister Odinokova's companion. BUT the sweet mission president let Sister Gundersen make a trip to Moscow for the baptism.  Elder Lamb (our AP) baptized her. Elder Lundquist and Elder Hubbman taught Sergei.  Elder Lundquist (our AP) baptized him.  How sweet it is to be involved in bringing souls unto Christ.  I love it!

WINTER-TIME- WINDOWS

Passenger Seat Car Window

When we travel to our branches on Sunday this is what I see out my window along the way.  The Russians love their ice fishing.

My Apartment Back Window

How cute is this Babushka (grandma) joining in on building giant snowballs?

My Apartment Front Window

After school futbol (soccer) game.  Notice the one boy in the short-sleeved shirt and shorts?CRAZY!!!