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