Labor Day Weekend Visit

 

 

Ulana, Babi, and Babusia look at a family photo album in order to figure out who the twins look like.

 

 

Babusia enjoys some time with the twins,...

 

 

...as does Babi...

 

 

 

...and Dido.

Izzie Eyelash Macro

 

I've been wanting to take a macro shot of one of the twins' long eyelashes for a while, but it's a lot more difficult than I expected. This still isn't quite what I had in mind...

Long Exposure Fun with Zoe

 

 

Zoe playing in her jumper seemed an ideal opportunity to play with some long exposures. In this case, the flash froze her intially, while the long exposure captured some motion.

That reminds me; I need to try rear curtain flash sync, which should trigger the flash last...

VUYKO Marko & Izzie

 

 

Izzie hangs with her Vuyko Marko, who visited back in September (yes, we're still way behind)...

Zoe the Contortionist

 

As evidenced by Izzie as well, both of the twins seem to be able to fall asleep under some unusual circumstances. Here Zoe demonstrates some of the unusual positions she's managed to fall asleep in...

Stripes - 2 Months Later

 

 

The first picture was taken in June, and the other two were taken in August, just two months later. It's amazing how quickly the girls change...

 

Both twins seem to like watching the news with us. Here Zoe watches This Week with George Stephanopoulos... :-)

 

Zoe has a big hat to fill... :-)

Bath Time!

The twins have come to really enjoy Bath Time, getting Driko and Ulana just as wet as they are most of the time... :-)

 

Zoe poses in her Froggie bath towel.

 

Izzie cozies up in her Blue Shark bath towel.

Blue Eyes

 

Zoe has such beautiful blue eyes...

Izzie the Contortionist

 

When Izzie is tired, she doesn't bother finding a more comfortable position to fall asleep sometimes... :-)

Ice Cream!

In case you can't tell, we're still horribly behind in posting photos; these were taken in mid-August...

 

 

Mmmm... Soft serve ice cream.

 

No, I'm not done yet!

Bedroom Fun with Izzie

 

Izzie tries to figure out who's in the mirror.

 

 

Izzie likes being held by Driko.

 

Flying high!

Nursery Fun

 

Zoe explores the nursery...

 

and takes a bite out of Central Africa. :-)

 

Shhh... I'm hiding.

 

Here I am!

Slumber

 

 

The twins look so peaceful when they're sleeping...

A Visit from the Koropeckyj-Cox Family

Ulana's sister Tanya, brother-in-law Matt, nephew Daniel, and niece Lydia came to visit in August. We really enjoyed having them, and it's obvious from the pictures that the twins had fun as well.

Miss Scratchy

 

Back in August (we're two months behind again, I know), Zoe was at the height of her scratching, so Miss Pam (our day care provider) gave her a bandana and bandage to wear.

Long Exposure Flash Fun With Zoe

These are some long exposure flash shots of Zoe playing with Mr. Crabby, which for the most part had the effect of freezing Zoe while showing the motion of the toy. Fun... :-)

 

Here's what Mr. Crabby actually looks like... :-)

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think the flash fired on this one, but I liked the effect.