Finally, it’s here! Arrived at UA Hylan Plaza 5 for Star Trek Into Darkness. (via Foursquare)

Dinnering at Pho Tay Ho. (via Foursquare)

Alena after measuring Arosha’s height: “No wonder all the pants are getting smaller!”

Алёна: Может на почту заедем за посылкой?
Ароша: Давай, заедем! С удовольствием!

Can’t drive today, so we are going local. Dinner at Seaport Buffet. (via Foursquare)

I love my family — my amazing wife, my son and my parents. There is nothing more a person could hope for than a family like mine.

Enormous line at Wild Asia Monorail. (via Foursquare)

Exploring the animal world with Arosha at Bronx Zoo. (via Foursquare)

Arosha must’ve smelled all the flowers at Narrows Botanical Garden. (via Foursquare)

Haven’t been here in 3 years. Dinner at Al Di La. (via Foursquare)

Spontaneous dinner at Clark’s Restaurant. (via Foursquare)

A walk at Brooklyn Bridge Park. (via Foursquare)

Lunch with Alena and Arosha at Red Bowl. (via Foursquare)

Dinner with Alena and Misha at Red Bowl. (via Foursquare)

Family lunch at Outback Steakhouse. (via Foursquare)

The cookies came out really well. I’m usually not a fan of any sweets, but I really really like these. Alena gave me a bunch for work. Nice!

I’m at Lago Arenal (via Foursquare)

Here it is! Our vacations starts — 9 days in Costa Rica. Flying out in several hours. Prepare for Instagram influx!

Dinner with my wife at Jai Dee Thai Restaurant. (via Foursquare)

Vitalik’s birthday at Chinar. (via Foursquare)

Lunch at 1001 Nights. (via Foursquare)

Looking at ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza. (via Foursquare)

Haven’t been here since 2007. Dinner with my wife at Churrascaria Plataforma. (via Foursquare)

Day in Manhattan starts at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). (via Foursquare)

The night goes on at Red Bowl. (via Foursquare)

Italy trip with Maruks. Again at Tavola. (via Foursquare)

— Ароша, что получается из воды когда она становится очень горячей?
— Лёд!
— Нет, подумай. Не холодной, а горячей.
— Чай!

Ignat’s birthday at Sahara Restaurant. (via Foursquare)

Arosha and I are getting our haircuts at Styles By Johnny. (via Foursquare)

– Папа, знаешь, у пчелы такая специальная попа, она может укусить.

Experiencing Italian nostalgia at Tavola. (via Foursquare)

Decided to exchange the 85mm anyway. Just did it at B&H Photo Video. (via Foursquare)

Looking at animals with Arosha again at Staten Island Zoo. (via Foursquare)

Ароша: Старый дядя не может идти. Ему новый дяда помогает.

Новый означало молодой.

Dinner with Arosha, Alena, Alisa, Vika, Ignat at Pho Tay Ho. (via Foursquare)

Austrian again. Draft Franziskaner beer and bratwursts at Cafe Steinhof. (via Foursquare)

Ароша: Мне пахнет! Я зажмурил нос!

Back to this real Japanese sushi place. Dinner at Ichimasa. (via Foursquare)

Company holiday party at Darien Social. (via Foursquare)

Family dinner at Shiki Japanese Hibachi. (via Foursquare)

Hotels are getting better and better. Last stop at Hilton Molino Stucky Venice. (via Foursquare)

We have Vatican and Colosseum planned for today.

We just had a sleeping marathon — 4pm to 7am with a short interruption. Wow. We haven’t slept this long in years. Alena especially.

It is starting. Maruk just dropped us off at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) w/ 109 others. (via Foursquare)

Now that we voted the long wait begins. I really hope we go to bed knowing. Knowing that we kept our president.

No gas lines in CT. Having a full tank of gas feels unusually good.

Now we lost power too.

Our building is shaking like it’s an earthquake. Sandy is pounding the hell out of it.

Austrian beer and food at Cafe Steinhof. (via Foursquare)

What a beautiful day. Autumn photography at Lake Welch Beach. (via Foursquare)

Trying a new Thai cuisine place at Watana Siam. (via Foursquare)

My favorite gyro place. Getting lunch at Souvlaki House. (via Foursquare)

— Ароша, ты как юла!
— Почему?
— Крутишься, вертишься, на месте не сидишь.
— Мне нааавится юлой быть!

Exploring seafood at Nick’s Lobsters Restaurant & Seafood Market. (via Foursquare)

Going to watch Argo with Misha and Sasha at UA Hylan Plaza 5. (via Foursquare)

Trying sushi on recommendation of Alex at Sachiko Sushi. (via Foursquare)

Treating ourselves to a Japan flashback at Ichimasa Sushi. (via Foursquare)

One of the last warm days at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (via Foursquare)

— Мама, дай салфетку, а то кто-то сядет на диван и покрасит штаны.

Typical Arosha’s sentence:
— Мама, нам можно в магазине русском купить мороженное?
For a total of 8 words. Very cool.

Family lunch at Bahr’s Landing. (via Foursquare)

Dinner with Maruks at Red Bowl. (via Foursquare)

Decided to teach Arosha some geography:
— Ароша, пора тебе выучить название нашего города: Бруклин.
— Гоад Буклин. А мы в Манхэттене живём!

Score!

Wow. And they are out. An hour wasted. Should’ve gone to Apple Store from the start.

The store is located on Brighton Beach. Prevailing conversation:
— What’s going on?
— A phone.
— Very cheap?!
— Just new.
Disappointment.

Because I peacefully slept on 14th I barely slept tonight. In line in front of AT&T store. Wish me luck.

Zoo didn’t go too well: Arosha got scared by the geese, got bit by a rooster and kept screaming that donkey stunk. We had to leave.

As Arosha has grown older he is paying more attention now at Staten Island Zoo. (via Foursquare)

And now some ice-cream at Amori e Baci. (via Foursquare)

Dinner with Alena and Maruk at Pho Tay Ho. (via Foursquare)

Bill’s still got it. Great speech.

Long time ago we camped twice in this park at North-South Lake. (via Foursquare)

We have arrived. Staying at Catskill Mountain Lodge & Rest. (via Foursquare)

Haven’t been in one of these in a long, long time. Lunch at Newburgh Buffett. (via Foursquare)

I’m really glad that we are taking advantage of Labor Day weekend this year. Spending 3 days in Catskill Mountains.

Haven’t been here in ages. Remembering youth at Wasabi. (via Foursquare)

Whole family dinner at Shiki Hibachi & Sushi. (via Foursquare)

“In The Pale Moonlight” is still my favorite Deep Space 9 episode, after watching the whole series for at least the 4th time.

Taking advantage of Brooklyn and exploring the trendy restaurant scene at Convivium Osteria. (via Foursquare)

More Arosha speak. We’re watching Star Trek. At episode start I start fast-forwarding through opening credits:
— Дядя Ста Тэк, подожди меня!

Arosha’s birthday at Taj Mahal. (via Foursquare)

Ароша отклеил вазу от стены. Вместе с куском стены:
— Ароша, ты всю стену испортил!
— Я не испортил. Я просто вазу оторвал.

A pretty good night for us again. A little sad for Aly — 0.001 short of a medal. But Gabby was great. And Phelps is Phelps. Made us happy.

So proud of them all. Women gymnastics team and all our swimmers.

Wow, what a night for Team USA! Was quite upset for Phelps silver, but then gymnastics gold and swimming relay gold. I’m full of adrenalin.

Two Indian restaurants on one block. Haven’t been to this one of the two in ages. Dinner at India Passage. (via Foursquare)

Picking parents up at JFK from their scandinavian vacation. Arosha is exploring the terminal.

Aroshka loved chicken with basil and tomatoes. It came out a bit spicy because I rubbed it with chipotle peppers in adobo souse.

Now by Arosha’s demand we are getting lunch at T.G.I. Friday’s. (via Foursquare)

Arosha is checking out animals at Bronx Zoo. (via Foursquare)

Pool in 90 degree day is also nice.

Dropped in on my cousin and his wife, since we were in the neighborhood. Spent a great day in good company.

Raspberry picking with Arosha at Stults Farm. (via Foursquare)

I am currently looking after 3 cats in 3 different apartments. Luckily, one of them is ours.

I really like my new glasses. The only minor problem with them is the fact that … I see better without them.

A special dinner with my wife at Chadwick’s Restaurant. (via Foursquare)

Huge win!!! Historic day.

My accent must have gotten better over the course of last year. Yeah, right. That must be it.

I made a pleasant discovery today — I was showing Siri to my dad and discovered that it understands me very well all of a sudden.