29 March/11 April 1914

Papa’s sister, Aunt Xenia, and her husband, Uncle Sandro, have arrived with our cousins. Irina is still on her honeymoon with Felix, but all six boys are here. Alexei is beside himself with happiness to have some boys to play with, but Mama doesn’t like them any more than I do, because they’re rowdy. I plan to stay as far away from them as possible, especially Nikita.