Had a quick visit to the Long Island Children’s Museum. D enjoyed driving all the vehicles they had there… Continue reading Long Island Children’s Museum

I took D to the Edison train show today. It was a pretty big show and was a bit more oriented for the bigger kids. D had fun looking at the trains at his height. He got to control a … Continue reading Train Show

Semi-last minute ended up taking today off. Olessia had an appointment and D needed to be watched. As an added bonus with me having off, we were able to tour a day care. Afterwards, I took D on the subway … Continue reading Manhattan Visit

A couple pictures of Olessia with D at the beach today. Continue reading Brighton Beach

D and I went to Sesame St Live today. It was our first time at Madison Sq Gardens. We took the LIRR in which I think might have been D’s highlight of the day. The show had a LOT of … Continue reading

Olessia posted about our visit to the House of Donuts. Mmm… Those were some fantastic donuts. Here’s a shot of mom and D towards the end of breakfast. This place was pretty neat – it was an old school diner … Continue reading House of Donuts

So, funny story. I broke my little toe at 2am on Wednesday morning (Valentine’s Day). D, a few weeks ago, has figured how to climb out of his crib. For some reason, he goes to sleep with me in the … Continue reading Broken Toe

This morning D and I went to the Hungry Caterpillar Show. The characters from The Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear and 10 Little Rubber Ducks where all there. D, I think, was dazzled by all the characters, lighting, and … Continue reading Hungry Caterpillar Show

We returned to the train show. D had a great time and had fun running around and taking in the sites and smells. This time it wasn’t so crowded and you could take in the sites. Continue reading Train Show at Botanical Gardens

Attended a performance of Thomas and Friends at the New York Botanical Gardens. D seemed to enjoy the show and enjoyed watching everyone singing and dancing. Continue reading Thomas & Friends

Here’s how Dmitri watched the 12 noon count down. Continue reading

Snuck out this afternoon to go bowling. It was D’s first time! I was so rusty it felt and probably looked like my first time too. Olessia won and D and I tied. It was fun watching D and he … Continue reading

The MTA was running their nostalgia train today. D has been excited about trains for a bit now so today was a big train ride day. We hopped on the LIRR and got into Manhattan really quick (15 minutes versus … Continue reading MTA Nostalgia Train

D and the gang hanging out at Hicks Nurseries for some photos. Continue reading Hick Nursery Holiday Photos

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We had a quick stop at the NYC Aquarium today. The aquarium is mostly under construction or outside. The inside part is pretty small – you only need 10-20 minutes to see everything. It was pretty empty today so D … Continue reading NYC Aquarium and Coney Island

Olessia and D decorating the tree and running around the apartment. D ran around for a solid hour, giggling most of the way. Continue reading Holiday Decorating

So I was on my way to find lunch at the cafeteria today and after not finding anything exciting, I headed back to get my coat. While waiting for the elevator to head back to the office, Jimmy Fallon came … Continue reading Jimmy Fallon

Grand Central Station has a holiday train show. D has really been into trains this week so I thought it might be a fun treat to check out the trains. We had a head start. Olessia drove us over to … Continue reading Grand Central Station Holiday Train Show