A visit to our local park… Waiting for various trains… On the train heading to see the Statue of Liberty… Made it to the Statue of Liberty yesterday. The heat and humidity made it a bit brutal to be out. … Continue reading Craig Visit

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Met some characters yesterday… Ducklings were enjoying the Park yesterday too. One escaped to snack on some popcorn. Dmitri enjoyed watching the little one run around (it eventually made it back to its mom). Fun at the park… Continue reading Fun at Disneyland

D and I had such a great time last week at the aquarium we brought Olessia along today. I think all had a good time. It was more or less a speed visit around to the parts D enjoyed. It … Continue reading Long Island Aquarium

D and I ventured out to Philadelphia to visit the Please Touch Museum (a children’s museum for 6 month olds to 8 year olds). D had a blast and there was quite a bit to do and play with! The … Continue reading Please Touch Museum

The weather was awesome. It was D’s first time tubing and drinking hot chocolate. He had a great time… Continue reading We went tubing today!

Today at the ESPN offices, they were letting people hold and check out the UFC belt. This one is an official replica which will later get displayed on an ESPN wall. A couple more photos to come some time next … Continue reading UFC Belt

Getting There D got invited by the captain to come visit the cockpit of our Airbus A320 after landing. The captain suggested having D sit up front and he offered his seat, “the money maker” as he called it. It … Continue reading Walt Disney World

The party place specializes in all sorts of different bounce houses. The kids had a blast. D was smiling and laughing the entire time. A lot more photos located here: http://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/144 Continue reading One of D’s friends had a birthday today.

Thanksgiving dinner with family… Some group family photos taken after dinner… The Thanksgiving dinner after party. Fun at the science museum. They had a train show which D enjoyed. Plus there were a lot of activities D enjoyed exploring. Continue reading Thanksgiving in Richmond, VA

First day of the NY Botanical Garden’s Train Show. Grandma came along and everyone had a great time! More photos here: http://www.rsb0.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/141 Continue reading NY Botanical Garden’s Train Show

Quick photo op after the show. Stephen was a bit flat here… Continue reading Late Show

The views on my way back to the office Continue reading Russian Consulate

D had the instructor to himself (his 2nd classmate was a no show). Баба (grandma) joined us. D had missed the last 2 weeks due an ear infection. He worked hard for 30 minutes. It looked like he was working … Continue reading Another day at the pool.

D and I were back at the park with his pedal car. I was pleasantly surprised to see him volunteer on his own to share his car with another boy. The boy was too young and small to go anywhere … Continue reading

So… Before going to the Browns backer bar in Manhattan, we had stopped off at B&H Photo and I picked up a more recent copy of a 50mm lens. I had an older 50mm lens which I thought was alright … Continue reading New Camera Lens

A last minute birthday gift assembled this morning with D’s help. He’s been pedaling non-stop for the past hour. If I may say, this pedal car is pretty slick… Continue reading