General news about life, in general.
D’s class had their holiday performance today. It was quite a show. They sang songs in English, Russian, and Spanish. Olessia, did I miss any? It was standing room only so I was parked on the floor with not the … Continue reading 2019 Holiday Performance
She became a citizen today at 11:20am ET at the United States Eastern District of New York courthouse in Brooklyn, NY. Afterwards, we made it to Slava’s Snowshow. D enjoyed the clowning and it looked like it brought back memories for Olessia. I’m hoping she posts some links to the videos that had aired in Russia back in the day… Continue reading Congratulations to Olessia on becoming an American citizen!
Hick’s Nursery: 2019, 2018, and 2017 plus a few photos from today… For a few more photos of the gang: https://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/642 Continue reading Hick’s Nursery
It’s been a while since D had a swim class. Today’s class was with a lot of kicking and laughing. Continue reading Swim Class
This cat had a load of personality. He was going to be a handful when he managed to scoop out and kill my 8 year old goldfish (I did not know goldfish could live that long). He would recreationally scratch … Continue reading Had to say goodbye to Powder today. He was 17 years old.
Today we attended the “SOUNDS OF AMERICA: The Full InsideOut Concerts(tm) Experience” performed by the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Wow! Great find Olessia! So… The conductor studied at Julliard at the age of 15 as had the clarinet soloist. The … Continue reading We get to sit with the orchestra!
We are on the Disney Magic from NYC to Castaway Cay and WDW. Day 1 Here D and Olessia are at the terminal and we are about to board. Iron Man is tucked away in one of the clubs for … Continue reading Disney Magic Cruise: NYC -> Castaway Cay -> WDW -> NYC
Getting a haircut at a new barber. They are just down the street and have been open for the past year. They were all friendly, had a collection of regulars, and had snacks and drinks on hand. Continue reading Haircut!
Treat time! Our neighbor works at the NY Aquarium! She was very generous and gave us aquarium passes! We thought today would be a good day to go. The NY Aquarium has been a bit of a miss for us … Continue reading New York Aquarium
D got a new bike for his birthday (a little early). It was the color he wanted. It came with training wheels but I had the bike shop remove them. A few minutes after taking it outside the shop, he … Continue reading D’s First Time Biking
Busy day today… The original plan was to head over to the Queens Zoo. We started out at the NY Hall of Science. (Oddly enough, this worked out in our favor. We arrived during the free admission hour on Sunday!) … Continue reading Hall of Science & Queens Zoo
With the United Nations in session this week, it’s been kind of fun monitoring the air traffic. (I run a little ADS-B listener which catches a chunk of realtime NYC air traffic – http://www.rsb0.com/dump1090/gmap.html). We have a helicopter flying a … Continue reading ADS-B + United Nations
D and I are riding trains today! Continue reading Trains!
For more photos from today, check out https://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/623 These guys spent a chunk of the afternoon running around and now it’s time to recharge and be a bit silly as they enjoy their blue dipped ice cream. I’m not sure … Continue reading The Gang
School buses were out and about as all the NYC kids went back to school today too. Continue reading D’s first day of pre-k!
The flowers are for D’s two teachers (both named Tonya). Olessia says it’s a Russian tradition to bring gifts like flowers and notes for your teachers on your last day of school. A few more photos here: https://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/621 Continue reading D had his last day of daycare today. Tomorrow he starts pre-k!
This is the first time I’ve seen D ride his bike and balance for some distance. In the first photo, it is a gentle down hill. He kicked off a couple times and pulled his feet in and enjoyed the … Continue reading A proud papa moment here.
It was the NY Air Show at Stewart airport. The show was very good. Highlights were the F-35 demo, the Royal Red Arrows, and the Blue Angels. I think D had a great time considering how much walking, standing, and … Continue reading Took D to his first air show