U2 Concert!!!

It was awesome!!! We had a blast but we are not used to staying up late anymore...so we were pretty exhausted the next day and it was ringing in my ears for the next 24 hours :)

Daniel's Page

Here are some Daniel's pictures from the summer. He sure is a happy but stubborn little guy...

Here we went to the pool at our friends and he had a lot of fun along with Kennon.

This happened on the way home in the car after good swimming...

And here is Daniel REALLY enjoying his icecream, which does not happen very often :) Parents will understand our opinion about sugar and its effects...

Kennon is having a conversation with his Grandma Vickie and Daniel is trying to immitate him while playing with mom who is trying to take a picture of the two of them.

Yes, this is Daniel's favorite fruit! He LOVES grapefruit.

Day at the Beach

A few Saturdays ago when we woke up we decided to go to the beach to get some breakfast and go rollerskating. It was the best idea and a great time. As soon as we were done with our breakfast we put kids in the stroller and we were off. Since it was such a nice and smooth ride Daniel was the first one to take a two hour nap. Daddy and Kennon were able to play in the sand together while mommy watched Daniel. We got some ice cream and it was Kennon's turn to take a nap - he fell asleep pretty fast too, during his nap mommy and Daniel swam in the ocean and daddy dug a 4 feet deep hole. The boys had a lot of fun playing in it, of course after Kennon's nap.

More of Russia trip

JK, Ira, Olga and Mr. Joe riding in the train to Moscow for our men to go back home

Daniel could sleep anywhere with his blankie, even in the airplane walkways... Daniel with his Auntie Olya

Great-Grandfather Fyodor with Daniel playing "tratatushki-tra-ta-ta" :)

My dad with Joe and JK in the garden

Kennon in the play-yard Deda and Daniel are getting ready to swim in the river

I got to see my best friend from high school! It was great! The Russian beautiful plains... Kennon is going for a walk with his cousins in the village. Maxim, the boy, turned out to be Kennon's best friend. The church in the Red Square in Moscow Finally we got to see each other in Moscow! And we had some Soviet-tasting ice-cream!!! YUMMM!!!!!!!!!!! With Daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (the weather was miserably hot and humid!!) On the Kacheli-karuseli :)

With Deda in the backpack on a walk in the village A forest strawberry - one of the berries I was dreaming to taste again while in Russia!!! It is sooooooo good!

Russia 2009

Kennon, Daniel, my mom and dad and I went to Russia for one month last June. It was a wonderful and very memorable trip. The kids did great and they are fluent in both languages now!!! Yeah!!! We accomplished our goal with them to "seal" the language, be with their relatives - especially with their great-grandfather and great-grandmother, and be a part of the culture, which they absolutely loved. JK joined us for one week (and it was wonderful) and my sister and her boyfriend came also for about 2 weeks.

Here we are going to "banya" similar to sauna to get clean with birth brooms!!! :)

Us with my Grandfather Fyodor

We were able to eat pleanty of yummie berries while there - this one is the red current.

With my Grandmother Polina

My Grandmother's house

Views from Ivan's Job

With Ivan and Susan

We got to stay in NY with our friends from college - Ivan and Susan. It was so good to see them and catch up. It was just wonderful to be with good friends. Thank you guys for your hospitality and company.

After our tour to Ivan's job building, we went out to a Japanese restaurant. The foog was good and it was fun.

Ernst &Young Tour

Ivan took us to his office building and gave us a tour and it was amazing! From the veiws to conference rooms! We had a lot of fun exploring it and enjoying it.

Central Park

It was so much fun to explore the Central Park. We even had our portrait made here, but we didn't like and threw it away :)

New York, New York

The rotating View Lounge for our 5th anniversary with the views of Times Square.

JK bought me a wedding band, which I never had, as my anniversary present.

Bath Time for Brothers

They have so much fun together taking a bath! I just love watching them!

Daniel is learning how to brush his teeth! At least he doesn't mind it! :)