Anyong

This is Aunty Sarah.


Anyong. That's hello in Korean. That's what I said when Aunty Sara came to our place one day. Aunty Sara speaks Korean to me and I speak Korean back. So I am learning English, Russian, Korean, Tuvan and Spanish.
Aunty Sarah came and played with me this afternoon while Mommy and Daddy went and saw a movie. Aunty Sarah gave me some seaweed soup, it's yummmmmmmy! When she left I wouldn't stop eating it. Daddy says I am getting a good ejikashun.

My new hair do

Hello, I'd like to do a little modelling for you today. My hair is growing longer now. You could say that I should get it cut, but then I would be like everyone else and I am different. The Russian little girls get their hair cut really short like boys all the time, but Mommy and Daddy don't think that is very pretty. Mommy has found a smart way to keep my hair out of my eyes, she uses hair clips- in Canada they are called "barrets."
What do you think of the braid in my hair? My Daddy says I am really pretty with my hair like this and I think so too.
I love you.

Recipe

If you want to make a yummy cake then you have to put in:

1) My left over porridge that I did not finish for breakfast.

2) Eggs and milk.

3) Cocoa.

4) Flour.

5) And then it is my job to put in the vanilla. It's really important to not put the paper in too. Am I doing a good job? I can show you how some time if you like.

Playschool

On Wednesday an envelope arrived in the letter box. It had a video from my grandparents in Canada. I watched it straight away. They were picking apples. Grandma read me a book and then did some crafts for me to watch. It was a bit like the tv show "play school" in Australia. I like watching this "play school." I would also like to watch people singing songs and teaching me about Australia or Canada. I need to learn about these countries and my families there so that I will know what I am doing when I go there.
I would like to meet my uncles and aunties and cousins too and see what they are doing.
Daddy put the two videos on a DVD and also a slide show of my relatives. I can watch the slide show with the "Bananas in Pyjamas" song.
I love you and love watching your videos and photos. Thank you!

Caterpillar

My grandma sent me a video from Canada. She was making lots of crafts. Grandma cut up an egg carton and made a caterpillar out of it. She did this because she found a caterpillar in the apple tree when she was picking apples. So I thought it would be a good idea if I made a caterpillar too. It took a lot of concentration, so you will have to excuse me for not looking at the camera while I was making the caterpillar.

Baby Misha

Daddy is holding baby Misha. He is David and Anna's little brother. I thought he was cute, but actually kinda boring. Did you know David has lots of books?

Making Cookies

Hi. I've told you before about how much I like to cook. Here I am making butterfly cookies with Mommy. I did all the decorating, with raisins. I put lots of raisins on some and not as many on others.

I'm a happy little Vegemite

"We're happy little vegemites as bright as bright can be
We all enjoy our vegemite for breakfast lunch and tea
Our mummy says we're growing stronger every single week
Because we love our vegemite, we all enjoy our vegemite
It put's a rose in every cheek"

Daddy was eating Vegemite for breakfast this morning. I was eating porridge. I gave up the porridge and exchanged it for vegemite. I absolutely love vegemite, sometimes I even just lick it off the bread. When I eat it I get all excited and slap the table. When I saw Daddy eating it I got all excited and wanted some.

Daddy says I have to tell all the Canadians that I am not lying or telling this story under "duress" (I have no idea what duress means though). If you are Canadian and don't understand why I like it, then you will just have to believe it is in my blood! Anyway, you don't know what you are missing.

Mmmm. Love that vegemite. As there are two mouths to feed, any vegemite packages would be a real treat in the mail.

My cute face

I thought you might be missing my cute face. So here's an update. I love you. - Abigail. Did you know that my name in Russian is Avigeya?