Feb 19^th, 2012

Tonight at 22:00 CPT we discovered that we are again pregnant. The due date is October the 17, 2012. We are very happy!

Feb 15^th, 2012

Today at 15:30 PCT Doruntina made her first four little steps. We are very exited!

Jan 29^th, 2012

Alicia turned 28 years old!

Jan 15^th, 2012

First snow for Doruntina! See pictures here.

Jan 8^th, 2012

While in Corvallis the wheather was cloudy and gloomy, we were surprised to find out that in the coast it was a beautiful sunny day. Click for pics here.

Dec 24^th, 2011

Doruntina turned one year old!

Dec 15^th, 2011

We went to Donovan’s farm and cut down a Christmas tree – Doruntina’s first one.

Nov 24^rd, 2011

It is thanksgiving. We are heading out to see Alicia’s family from her dad’s side in Washington. This is our third time meeting them, but the first time with Doruntina. We spent two wonderful nights at aunt Rebecca’s and uncle Randy’s house (Alicia’s aunt and uncle) in Eagle Creek.

Nov 17^th, 2011

I am a permanent resident as of today. No more dealing with visas and the international office.

Oct 16^th, 2011

It is that time of year when pumpkins are in order. Three of us spent some time with Doruntina’s grandfather and grandmother in Portland. Although we acquired pumpkins, this year we did not carve them. Regardless, It was fun spending some time with the grandparents. See picture here.

Oct 6^th, 2011

Doruntina is 9 months old and already has four teeth ! She is  28.5 inch (0.72 m) tall and weights 17.8 lbs (8.1 kg).

Sep 15^th, 2011

We took the train and went to Seattle and spent three wonderful days. We went to pay our respects to Bruce Lee. I wish I met him alive but it feels as if I know him all my life.  See picture here.

Sep 3-4^th, 2011

We went camping in the Cascade Mountains. Our first night was at the Blue Pool Campground, close to hot springs.  The next day we went on an adventure to Crater Lake. The land around Crater Lake seemed like a post-apocalyptic wasteland; we left and happily adjourned to Odell Lake at the Prince Creek Campground, which was splendid, and we would like to return next year for more fun. See picture here.

Aug 21^st, 2011

Today we spent the day at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. We saw many fascinating fish in there. Dora was overwhelmed with joy and wonder.  On the way out we took few pictures in the photo booth.

July 24^th, 2011

Doruntina is 7 months old. We spend Saturday at Alsea Falls camping site. We were woken many times during the night by owls. The aftermath of camping: a lot of mosquito bites all over our bodies. Doruntina survived intact. She was too cute even for mosquitos.

May 30^st, 2011

It has been one year since we married !   

May 9^th, 2011

Today I turned 37 years old ! We invited my lab mates and some other friends. Drinks, food and cake. See pics here.

May 1^st, 2011

What a beautiful day was today! We are so happy that spring is finally in our midst. We went hiking in Alsea Falls recreation site, a pretty neat place ! Click here to see pictures.

Aprill 2^nd, 2011

We went to Portland to meet grandmother Jan. This is the second Dora's trip to Portland. We had lunch with Gerret and Annemaire, Alicia's sister. On the way back we met Alicia’s parents and had a tea at the beanery. Click here to see the pics.

Feb 12^th, 2011

Today Dora met grandmother Jan for the first time. We paid a vist to Alicia's dad and his great uncle Merlin (who turned 89 just few days ago).

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