We have a family that moved into our ward from Ukraine. Well, the dad is from Ukraine, the mom served her mission in Russia (Siberia, yikes) and the oldest daughter was born in Ukraine. They go back to visit when they can. We thought it would be fun to have them over and it could go toward McKay's American Cultures merit badge, but really he was finished with that and we just wanted to have them over :). I made Borscht for dinner (beet soup). We also had other things for the non beet lovers. They bought Kyiv cake for dessert that was so good!
They were big fans of Maggie and she loved it.
They had the cutest family!
Dimitry teaching us about Ukraine. We learned so many cool things! He lived there under communism and told us about that. At age 13 he went to boarding school for gymnastics. He was really good and got a scholarship to BYU. He had joined the church while in the army as everyone has to serve a year in Ukraine.
He showed us art and told us about traditions and his feelings about the current war.
His wife Michelle told us her experiences as well. It was all so fascinating!
Kyiv cake is so yummy!
What a wonderful family! We enjoyed having them over!
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