Vika!

I am not a morning person. Like, at all. I like to get up around 1 or 2 pm. And when I say "like," I don't actually like it, I just do it because people are supposed to get up eventually.

This morning I was woken up at 9:30. IN THE MORNING. And the only reason I didn't snap is because this little face is what greeted me when I opened my eyes.

Cutest EVER. She's like a little elf.

This is Victoria, known as Vika (pronounced Vee-ka) and she is the daughter of Tanya's Avon Lady, who is the daughter of Dad and Tanya's mail carrier. It's a small village.

I wish you could have heard the laugh that went along with this face.

Neither of us understood the other at all, but Vika and I played with the doll (pictured above) and the stuffed animals (pictured below) for ages and ages. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever. Also, stacking pillows and then falling into them is HILARIOUS for the under 3 crowd. And the under 30 crowd. Let's be honest, here.

Look at my awesome toys!
(I assume that's what she was saying. It was in Russian)

When Dad went to drive them home, Vika's mom Katya told her to say goodbye to me, so she blew me a little kiss. Couldn't you just die?

CLOSE UP

By the time she left to go home, she was a super sleepy little thing. Her mom called later to tell us that after her nap, Vika had put her boots on and asked to take the "Beep beep" back to Dedushka's. Seems like Dad's adopting all the neighbourhood children as his grandkids. I for one don't mind at all.