Merry Christmas to all!

So I don’t think I’ve had my picture taken with Santa since I was about 5, but when in Ukraine, do as the Ukrainians, right? As Shawn pointed out, this is technically Ded Moroz and the lovely lady is Snegurochka. The Maidan is currenly covered with Ded Morozes and Snegurochkas just ready to pose for a photo with you…for a fee, of course. We seemed to use one of the high-end operations, though. Hence the “sleigh” and they actually provided the photographer.

If you look to the left side of the photo, right about at Shawn’s knee, you can see Laika’s leash leading away to where our fierce Doberman was cowering in fear. She made it very clear that she would not be entering the sleigh with us, even to sit with some weird people to have our picture taken. She was a sport and walked all the way there with us in the sub-freezing temperatures, but that was where she chose to draw the line.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas (or Happy Holiday if that’s what you prefer)!