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Monday, January 02, 2006

New Year's Eve and Day

Happy New Year's to all. We four had such a long nap on New Year's Eve that we (all four of us, ages 1.5 to 46) stayed up past midnight. It's hard to imagine a more life-changing year ahead! We can only smile with the prospects.

On the first day of 2006, Dja dja (Russian for Uncle) Jeff, the women, and the boys took a walk to the park. The bitter Chicago winds were biting our faces so it was a short playtime on the equipment. Lonya loves the swings and slides and his uncle, whose hand he held the entire way. Sery got a kick out of chewing the ground bark. He was more often on his nose than toes. When he's bundled in a stroller, people smile as they pass because he looks like an overstuffed doll that has legs and arms outstretched.

Lonya is now an expert on escalators and shows no fear. He can conquer Water Tower Place shopping center with the best of them.

Both boys finally saw television. But nothing held their attention for more than a few seconds except for a New Years orchestral performance. Lonya just stared at the orchestra for probably 15 minutes, and Sery showed that he has mastered the on/off switch.

Grandma had deep conversations with Lonya and taught him many new English words. He warmed up to his Grandma right away. Uncle Jeff had Lonya perform for Grandma, saying "Bush bad!" Grandma was not impressed. What? Politics already? Political banter is expected in this house, however. Sery, sadly, at 20 months, cannot seem to hold his own yet in the ever ongoing liberal vs. conservative debates. But he's really good at taking all the books out of the bookshelves and sitting down with them. We really want to thank Grandma and Uncle Jeff for letting us disrupt their rather ordered lives with these two toddlers.

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