Wedding

It is hard to generalise about weddings. I can't say that this wedding is a "typical Russian wedding", most weddings here, take place in a registery office and followed by a boozy reception.
I can only claim to show you the wedding I went to recently, and point out a few things that are characteristic for most christian weddings I have been to here.

The bride and groom. Dressed like pretty much anywhere!

Everything starts with prayer.

The pastor preaches - he went long.

The couple make their vows and pray for each other.

Then the pastor gives the blessing and declares them man and wife.

This wedding was unusual in my experience, because everything took place in the same room.

After the wedding ceremony came the feast.

As well as congratulatory songs, usually there are some fun competitions 

often at the expense of the newly weds.

Because every woman wants to marry a knight in shining armour!

Only in Russia - Sirok

This is the first of what I hope will be a series of posts, showing you things that especially Russian, and might not be available elsewhere (although I am sure some countries have their own equivilents).

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"Sirok" translates as "little cheese", which is a little misleading, as they do not taste of cheese.

They come in different flavours the two below are: 

caramalised sweetened condensed milk, and strawberry flavoured.  

They are made from milk curds, butter and sugar, with a chocolate coating, and a flavoured centre.

These ones are 23% fat!

They make a very good snack, although they can leave your fingers sticky!

Faces of Sasha

Alexander in Russia gets shortened to the "diminutive/affectionate" - Sasha!

Our Sasha is three years old and although he likes to pull faces for the camera,

he is more willing than the older kids to be photographed.