Kristof--November 2000

After almost eight months of life, Kristof decided it was about time to emigrate from his home country, Bulgaria. His father accepted a job with Save the Children in Kosovo, but the final decision on moving was Kristof's. He gave the thumbs-up (or sucked on his fingers, at least--we think that meant a thumbs-up), so we packed and left for Kosovo in late November. Here's the last month of photos from Bulgaria. What's the point of having children and pets, if not to dress them up in goofy clothes and take photos of them? Kristof enjoyed his Santa costume a bit more than Jackie enjoyed her reindeer costume, of course.

On November 17, Kristof went to a birthday party with a few friends around his age. Naturally, he wanted to spend some time with the cutest girl at the party; here he is, flirting with Nona Dimitrova again.

During a trip to Pleven early in November, the whole family was going out for a drive, but Rali wasn't ready. Kristof didn't want to wait any longer, so he hopped into the driver's seat. Don't worry--I didn't give him the keys.

Okay, okay...so I take too many bathtub photos. So sue me. This one's from November 26.

And this one's from November 19.

And this one's also from November 19. It's an action photo--Kristof had just dropped the blue ducky, but hadn't yet been startled by the splash.

And yes, Kristof does spend time outside the bathtub. Early November was cold in Sofia, so Rali bought him a new hat, which looks vaguely Mongolian to me. Here's Kristof on November 13, bundled up and ready to head outside onto the frigid streets.

Kristof's car was a christening gift from Nikki, Svetla, and Alex in Plovdiv. They gave it to him in early October, but it wasn't until mid-November that his feet reached the floor and he was able to drive it.

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