After the wedding, the newly weds went on the honeymoon, and I stayed with my mom for a couple of days. But as usual, everything has an ending, so soon it was time for me to go back. However, since I’m already…
Live Happily Ever After, February 2017
One quiet morning last September, my phone showed me a message from my brother. “Yes!” – was written on the screen with neon green. Immediately I started to type back, asking -“Is it salad time?” That was our old siblings…
Portland Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets Halftime
Portland Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets basketball game. This is first halftime performance for Pavlik.
Snow Days in January 2017
Starting the middle of December 2016, the usual rainy winter changed. Every now and then the temperature dropped below freezing, and in the mornings we saw either a thin layer of ice or a little bit of snow on the…
The Nutcracker 2016
We went to see The Nutcracker ballet performance that was presented by New Vision Dance Center – studio where our kids take classes. As it was in the last several years, first was audition in September then weekly practices and…
Beaverton Parade 2016
First performance in the school year The application in my phone can show what GoPro sees, but only until I press the capture button. After that it shows a black screen, so I have to guess where the camera was pointed.…
First Day Of School 2016
Last couple weeks of our big vacation went by pretty fast, soon me and Andrey went back to work, and it is now the time for the kids to go back to school. In the last couple of years I…
Sabbatical 2016. Legoland
Part 46 here Back in April, while I was busy with moving our blog to the different platform I found pictures from our last Legoland trip in 2013. I was staring at them when kids entered the room and caught…
Sabbatical 2016. The Winchester Mystery House
Part 45 here We weren’t going to visit that place. In fact, we even didn’t know about its existence. But after breakfast, while walking by the tourist attractions booth in the hotel – you know, almost everywhere you can find…
Sabbatical 2016. Bodie
Part 45 here Today’s other destination is Bodie – a ghost town in California. We already made several attempts to visit it during Spring break 2014 and 2015, but the road leading to the town wasn’t reopened from winter yet.…