German beer plus bacon fest. I’m not sure it could get any better than this. The food and beer, I thought, were excellent. We were with great company and beautiful (if a little chilly) weather. Continue reading German Bacon Fest

D’s first time taking the Staten Island Ferry. Actually, it was his first boat ride! It might have been his first time on the LIRR too. D riding the LIRR to Manhattan… On our way to Manhattan Snack time on … Continue reading Staten Island Ferry

A couple more photos from the birthday party yesterday. Thank you Olessia! Continue reading Early Birthday

Dmitri and I were at our local park yesterday and Dmitri made a friend. She was determined to show him how to do everything at the park and Dmitri was loving it. This morning, at another park, D wanted to … Continue reading At the park

No subway trains for our part of Queens so we rode the free shuttle bus this morning… Continue reading Shuttle Bus

D’s swimming class is next door to a firehouse. Continue reading Firehouse Visit

Photo from yesterday. We are on our way home riding the f train. Continue reading

Family came in for the weekend! We went to Central Park and hung out at the playground. D ran around and got to play in the fountain, water, and sand. We took life in our own hands and eat at … Continue reading Central Park

Running around in the sprinklers this morning. D at swim class, swimming under water! On our way back from swimming, we passed by this coffee shop. They had a live music. D took an interest as we rolled by and … Continue reading D’s first ice cream from the ice cream truck!

We were back at Zach’s Bay today. The weather was warm sunny skies and a cool breeze. Dmitri did a little bit of swimming and a lot of splashing around. We encountered 3 different types of crab. We didn’t see … Continue reading Zack’s Bay

Yesterday was all about getting soaked. Today it was playing in the dirt and getting dirty. Video and photo evidence as to how D got so dirty today. (He had a great time!) Continue reading

Yuri cut D’s hair this morning. This was the first time D sat on his own for the hair cut AND he didn’t cry or complain. He was rewarded with a toy car and a Munchkin donut. Continue reading Haircut: D’s First Time Sitting on His Own

We usually go to Hoover park which is close by, big, and pretty nice. Today we opted to head over to another park that’s pretty close by (I forgot the name of it). D was in heaven when he discovered … Continue reading New (to us) Park

Today’s adventure was taking D to the Central Park Zoo. I’m not exactly sure how many times D has been to the Central Park Zoo (at least once). This was my first visit. We hit both the children’s zoo and … Continue reading Central Park Zoo

Dmitri at Hoover park yesterday… While Olessia was with Fit4mom Queens East – Stroller Strides, Body Back, Stroller Barre working out, D and I hung out at Francis Lewis Park. D had fun going down the slides, ringing the bells, … Continue reading Playground

D had a swim class today. D seems to enjoy being in the water… Sorry for the potato quality (Galaxy S8, indoors, full 8x digital zoom = potato quality). Continue reading Swim Class

Olessia and D stopped by the office on Thursday. Then on our way home we went through Central Park. D seemed to have a great time at the office. There was a lot of giggling from everyone… Continue reading

Had lunch with the family at The Rex Burger & Lobster (excellent sandwiches and fries!). Then we went over to the Long Island Children’s Museum for some fun, bubbles, and sand… Continue reading Lunch