Prepping for Halloween

Max raided the Army and Navy Surplus Store today.

Gone Fishing

Last weekend, Max, Dad went fishing in a good company of close friends. We rented this boat and set out  from the very tip of Long Island. Max turned to be an excellent sailor and a fisherman catching two sea bass despite rather rough seas. Dad - not so much. Stricken by sea sickness, he spent most of the long and fun nine hours horizontally in the cabin.

Pictures and the short movie below are courtesy of Oleg.

Vienna - Bucharest - Tallinn - Vienna

Click here for pictures from Irene's tour

Fame

From streets of Saratov

Irene does Europe

Irene is on a multi-country tour in Europe on IBM business.

At a conference in Tallinn

Going Back to School

Max and Leon at Coffee Shop Cafe on Union Square next to Leon's dorm

Leon's room

Odnoklassniki и примкнувшие

Coke Commercial

Martha's Vineyard Vacation

Perfect summer vacation - we swam, kayaked, boogie boarded (mostly on sand), went fishing (no luck) and crabbing (big success), flew kite, watched countless hours of Olympics, biked around the island (Leon did), saw our friends, braved rain and high seas (Grandpa and Grandma did), ...

Here is a link to some pictures... and more pictures to come...

Evidently, the video above was inspired by this:

Happy Birthday, Max!

Max's birthday bash this year was attended by the record 24 people! And it was just on a weekday Thursday...

Grand Opening of Dr. Lakowsky Office!!!

www.drlakowsky.com

Lego Army Gone Mad

Another short film by Max

Happy Birthday, Mom / Grandma / Lita !

from Bella

Kayaking

There is a new kayak rental place by the old bridge over Saugatuck River. Vitaly F. who works there told us about it. Max and I gave it a try on Tuesday and today we came back with Leon, Alex and Dennis. It was like an instant vacation in the middle of workday. The part of the river that connects with Long Island Sound is quite wide. While it's close to home we never went there, because there is no public access from the shore pass the point when we took off. But on the river in the kayak, we were on our own, free to explore whatever we wanted. We are definitely coming back!

Pictures are here

Nerf War

See pictures from the Nerf War organized by Max for his friends here

Grand Day Out

Max, Leon and I spent Monday shamelessly enjoying the tourist traps of San Francisco.

Weekend at Alik's

Last weekend, Max, Leon and I were visiting with Alik. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Father's Day

Leon continues the fine tradition of forgery and fakery with this handmade gift certificate

Bella's Sweet 16

Bella looked awesome and it was also wonderful to see how much she is loved and respected by her friends.

See pictures from the party here.

Mia's Birthday

Happy Birthday, Mia!

See more pictures from the party here.

Max got this "пилотка" from Misha and Ira who are visiting with us this week.

Blue Man Group

Last night, we went to see Blue Man Group performance at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT.
Maryasha M., who is on the show crew, gave us the backstage tour and presented Max with the drumsticks used during the show. The show was a flawlessly choreographed and performed eccentric fun.

We are very proud of the grace and professionalism with which Maryasha manages her formidable duties back stage. The troupe moves to a new location every two-three days, as the show criss-crosses the country in the six(!) huge eighteen-wheelers full of equipment.

See more pictures from the show

Max won two awards today - the Best Comedy Performer (for his performance in Spring One Acts last week) and the Thespian Award (for his performance over the past three quarters).

Spring One Acts

Max in St.Luke's Middle School Production of "Spring One Acts".
Click here for more pictures.

Fish

Yesterday, after months of planning and coordination of schedules, we met with Andrey and Eva in the city, where we polished off this four-pounder.

Vegas

Last Saturday, we met our friends Piskunovs in Vegas.

What happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas. Except for this photos from the Hoover Dam.

Vampire Deer

Last year, the deer ate all the greenery around the house. This time, we bought some magic potion - check out the ingredients (dried blood, garlic, cloves...). It will keep the vampires away for sure, but what about deer? Will see about that...

Irene with Sheldon Fetissov

Best in Show

While at the New York Autoshow few weeks ago, Leon took part in the competition on the race simulator. Turns out, his time was best in show. He is now expecting a windfall of promotional goodies from Ford.

Cinematography

Max's rendition of Aunt Rhody Boogie

P.S. Дрожащая в середине клипа камера, это, по всей видимости, кинематографические эксперименты насмотревшейся Виктории Гай Германики Иры.