Arsen says this is not a true picture of Daisy.

Zig and his cousin spying out the window with binoculars

We love skiing!

Happy New Year!

Just one new picture today, more coming once I get them off the camera.

L to R, standing: Dedo, Arsen, Alex (friend)
L to R, sitting: Me, Babushka, Sveta (friend), Zig (tongue out), Marishka (friend)

Los Angeles again...

I still don't know how to keep captions next to their photos, so here they are at the beginning:
1-4) in Malibu with Baba Nina and Dedo
5) Zig in front of his grandmother's family ikonostas
6) riding the bumpercars at the Santa Monica pier
7) everybody needed a nap!

November Updates

1. Zig and Rob trying to watch a cartoon with Daisy in their way

2. Zig and Rob at a restaurant the night before we left Korolev.

3. Zig and his bud Kevin trying out to be mannequins at Bloomingdales. I think Zig is pretending to hold a weed whacker.

More Zig

Here is a Lego car Zig made yesterday when we stayed home all day because we were sick.

In the words of the designer: "Have fun looking at the car. The car will be very interesting, so love this car."

Here is a picture he colored in a workbook. He named his pirate ship the "Floating Log"

Here's Zig in the shopping center across the street. They have a "space cafe" where we like to stop for a juice sometimes.

The Arsen Avetisyan Museum of Clay Magic

My husband is an artist - his medium is plastilin, kind of a cross between play-do and modeling clay. His family says he's been doing this since he was a tadpole.

You're looking at a vintage car, a snail, a helicopter and a rocket ship.

The second pic is a close-up of the helicopter.

Can you tell from Arsen's face that we've been sick? The house-call doctor said we have a rotavirus, but Arsen says we poisoned ourselves by eating cheesecake and fish at the same meal. We agree to disagree.

This is a pistol of unknown origin.

Here is a cannon made of one matchstick and some clay. Reminds me of the Gonzalez "come and take it" cannon.

Here's a little bi-plane with matchstick landing gear.

Mr. Helper

This little man is right at home in the kitchen! He spent all morning grinding bell peppers for his dad's favorite adjika. He nibbled, we chatted, and he provided a running commentary on his safety practices - "See Mom, I'm only putting my fingers in here when I'm NOT turning the handle."