Here
are some pictures of my baby girls (they are not babies anymore but I like to
call them my babies anyway). Celine was born on August 20, 2002 and her little
sister Sofia on July 11, 2005.
Celine is one month old
Celine just turned six months old
Celine and mama in San Francisco
Celine and godmother Sophie
Celine and papa at a beach in Paphos,
Cyprus
Celine's Christening in Cyprus
Celine's first birthday
Celine and mama in petting zoo
Celine with grandparents at a New Orleans plantation house
Celine with grandfather
My parent in New Orleans (...yes, pre-Katrina)
Celine and mama in Japan
Celine and great-grandmother in Japan
Celine is celebrating her second birthday with a nice meal
Celine and papa in Boston
Celine's serious look in Seattle
Christmas 2004 in Seattle
Celine the ballerina
Celine the grumpy princess
Celine with an attitude
Sofia enters the picture (she is 4 months here)
Sofia having fun
Sisters at play
Lego adventures
Sofia with grandmother
Celine rearranging my directories
Girls with grandparents
Sofia with papa
Preparations for Celine's big show
Celine practicing an important move
Sofia's Christening in Cypurs
Celine at the beach in Larnaca,
Cyprus
Sofia one day before walking (and soon after running)
Sofia ready for Mardi Gras
Celine and papa ready for work in DC
Sofia and her bicycle in DC
Celine dressed for a rainy day in DC
Celine and her classmates in pre-k
Sofia with aunt Demetra at
grandparents' house
Celine playing with friends in Limassol
Kei in Vienna - summer 2007
Getting ready for the beach and the hot sun in Latchi
Celine and papa contemplating world events while taking a
swim - Latchi summer 2007
Sofia assisted by her godmother Amanda in one of many
luncheon feasts by the beach - Limassol summer 2007
Kei and the girls building sandcastles
Celine celebrating a goal by the Cypriot national soccer
team (big event in Cyprus)
Celine (5) and Sofia (2) celebrate their birthdays
(prematurely) in Cyprus
Back in DC, Sofia is happy about going for a night walk to
Politics and Prose (the bookstore close to our house)
Celine and Sofia have most fun when taking a bath
The girls at Hershey Park 1 (Pennsylvania)
The girls at Hershey Park (2)
The girls at Hershey Park (3)
The girls at Hershey Park (4)
The girls at Hershey Park (5)
Celine and one of best friends Olivia at the pool
Sofia, of course, came along
Celine with Olivia after pool
Sofia is celebrating her 3rd birthday with her friends at
school
...And she is really happy after a big piece of cake
Celine celebrates grandma's 70th birthday in Cyprus, summer
2008
Back in DC Celine and Sofia (who has grown so much)
A moment of reconciliation...
... and love
Celine has lost her first tooth. It is safe in her wallet (a
Cypriot custom)
Celine and Sofia are ready for a friend's birthday party
Party picture 1
Party picture 2
Party picture 3
Our dog Vie had to leave us soon after this picture was
taken
Celine and Sofia with cousin baby Ray in Belgium
Back in DC it is Christmas 2008
Celine with friend Athena in Japanese costumes
Sofia is a dancer
Getting ready for Greek school
Sofia shopping
Sofia is graduating from daycare and ready for Pre-K
And Celine is graduating from 1st grade
Sofia+Celine with aunt Demetra in Cyprus the summer of 2009
Sofia's playday with friends
Growing too fast - Sofia turned 4 and Celine 7
Sofia at the park across the White House
Celine, Tiffany and Alexandra in 2nd grade
Halloween 2009
Celine reading
Helping mama with grocery shopping
December 20, 2009 - Record snow!
Girls under IMF Christmas tree
Getting ready for a bike ride around Manhattan in Spring 2010
Celine trying on glasses
Cyprus, summer 2010: 3 generations
Sofia turns 5!!
Back in Washington, at the pool with Mia
Girls in NYC
Girls at the IMF
Celine and the IMF Christmas tree
Celine's picture of the National Cathedral
Girls with Mia at the National Cherry Blossom Festival, 2011
Sofia and friends at Georgetown Day School
Morning walk glory at Tidal Basin, April 2011
Sofia outside our house, April 2011
Girls with Tiffany at the White House Garden Tour
Sofia and Sabrina at Murch School
Sofia's butterfly face painting
Girls having breakfast
Girls in Vienna airport
Celine and Alma at the mall
Sofia's picture of papa working in the garden
Sofia ready for shopping
Celine blowing bubbles
Summer 2011 in Cyprus: at the beach with grandma and Sophie
At the beach with Kassy
Girls by the sea in Limassol
Sofia in Paphos
Early morning swim in Pahpos
A feast in Larnaca
Celine in Cyprus
Celine just turned 9 (Cyprus: August 20, 2011)
Lots of presents
And a nice picture
Back in DC: Celine's horse show
Girls helping mom with burger sales
Sofia at the stables
Celine and her favorite horse Annie
Smiley Sofia
Writing Poems
Sofia is 7!
And just like that Celine is 10!
Girls in the pool
Under a beautiful tree
Playing chess
Enjoying each other
Sofia with her friend Gigi
At The Homestead
Celine in GDS Chorus
Sofia at the school dance
Celine skating at Rockefeller Center
Sofia under the Christmas tree in NYC (December 2013)
And under the IMF Christmas tree
Celine ar Rock Creek Park
Queen Celine
Sofia with friend Gigi
Sofia helps papa finish 5K run
Family picture after the run
Celine with friend Ava
Celine and friends at the IMF