Clay workshop for Misha

The climbing structure show
Helena explains dance climbing
Daycare friends


Slow motion school jump
New computers in Misha’s daycare
Time to learn computer literacy in the Orange Room at the Nest!

Girls playdate
Helena is very social and loved having a triple playdate this weekend


First haircut
Misha in NYC to visit baba and dada/Helena in Atl


Hanging with my friends

Helena goes to Tiny Towne




Misha daycare Digest Update
Garden volunteering

New gymnastics

Both Helena and Misha have started a new gymnastics program
Bouldering at Cook Park
Comb
Misha has taken to the same device that made mom calm and help her sleep when she was young

Misha and Yanona

Rollin
Couch potato’s
Misha has finally taken to TV. He now say’s Vivo is his favorite movie

Family Dentist Visit
Misha’s mud kitchen


Helena working on hand stands
Guest Post- Grandpa
Some of the highlights from Grandpa Herb’s recent visit in Florida
High Art Museum Kids day



Back in the Atl

And back to Fernbank
And out to eat having a dance
Trampoline park with Lenly




Legoland water park


Legoland






“Piggying” around
Helena and Misha’s latest escapade has been piggy back rides and sometimes even Misha will try to carry Helena.
Also, looking for rabbits in the yard

New Year’s Eve fla cruise

Playgrounding in Florida


Florida “‘man”

Cooking with grandma


What’s gonna happen next?
The race is on, Florida bound
Chanukah with Shana and a new Ukulele for Misha

Tooth #3: gone

Helena winter break art camp
Garth vs Helena
Winter biking
Misha daycare digest
First Ice Skating
It was « glice » so for mom and dad, it felt different. For Helena and Misha, they didn’t know any different. Everybody had fun. Winter has arrived in Atlanta
Waiting to go:





The man in the mirror

Jurassic Quest





Maya and Helen return from Disney

Drumming part II
Misha is very musical and the Nest offers plenty of opportunity for it



Maya takes Helena to Disney

Misha daycare digest


My how much they’ve grown
One year ago from today, things were much different. Misha and Helena didn’t speak as much:
And they fought more:
First school concert
First school concert
Did we buy marshmallows?
S’mores at Callanwolde Mansion


Helena’s first aerials recital
Rainy weekend



Learning to put my own clothing on
Drum lessons at school

Reading progress
Bedtime routines: reading & discussing with Misha
Misha reads (tells) a story
Maplewood Thanksgiving pt. 2
















Maplewooding pt 1





Turtleback Zoo







Bouncing with My cousin

Maplewood NJ 2022

Gymnastics Sunday
Teepee hang

Drawing
Both kids have taken a keen interest in drawing but Misha’s is a newer interest

Tu as pété
Anxious cartwheel
Helena is practicing and getting better at cartwheels
Pick up sticks

Misha on the mic

Misha’s “Farmer’s Market”


Blue and Misha

Eating like a sophisticated man on voting day

Dia de los muertas



Swingers


Brother and sister getting along


Farm Festival
Some true Southern Georgian culture and Fall Festivities





Misha’s jam was the hayride


Corn cob cannon
Berlap savvy slides
And “pumpkin” bowling
Misha loves tractors




Happy Halloween
Misha refused to go tricker treating after just two houses. He instead wanted to give out candy for more than three hours. He hardly wanted to take a break to take a family photo as he was too nervous he might miss some people.



Fall hair

Little Five Points Halloween with Aaron and Lil

Misha’s daycare share


Fireman and Mural At school


Fall fire
Hair clip

Fall bike ride
Misha Exploring nature at the Nest daycare





Fall sunlight

Apple picking (and more) in north GA w/friends







Giant Oreo eye

Oakland Cemetery Fall Fest



Helena and Sam Air hockey
Dieda birthday
Helena continues with Aerials class
And is enjoying it!


Stone Mountain Pumpkin Fest w/Roman and Ella






Always climbing
At restaurants too

New kitchen !

Misha and his Fall daycare class
Back to the Atl, Helena and Lilly hang


Shake your sillies out
Harvestivus meet up near Uvalde TX




Gardner State Park
On to harvestivus and friend reunion and state park visit. Texas continues to be hot as expected even in late September



Ghost town, road trip, restaurants, and off to Concan, TX




Hiking around the Bend









Texas sky

Heading toward the Rio Grande and Big Bend









Carlsbad Caverns National Park






In and around El Paso







Misha turns 3 (on the road)

Texas Bound
The lone star vacation begins







And sledding on sand

Stone Mountain pumpkins

Misha and friends




New (destroyed) kitchen dinner

Brooklyn Touch a Truck Saturday


Heading to NYC US Open


Good morning hug

Puzzle pride

Misha and Helena pay a visit to their cousin Lilly




(One of) Helena’s first pictures


A (serious) man with a plan

Misha at the Nest update
Misha is becoming more and more comfortable at his new daycare. He say’s has several new best friends.





Let the wind take you !
Thinking in the park


Under construction at 297 ormond

Summer shade festival bike yoga/“Misha-isms”



As misha’s language continues to develop, he asks many funny questions. Some recent, good examples about dogs when walking Sherlock:
“Why can’t get dogs pee in the toilet ? “
(When passing another brown dog)- “Is that Sherlock’s cousin ?”
Who needs a kitchen anyway?

How to spell MISHA
Arts and crafts at the Nest



Grant Park Gateway

Bubble party
Misha’s first new daycare birthday friend had a bubble party in the park. It was a big…pop


Slow motion jumping in the house
Cardboard racing at Chastain Park
Helena’s favorite playground
Misha plays piano at school


First weeks of Kindergarten

Taking care of my dog


Sitting on a fence
ANCS ice cream social


In the kitchen with Misha
The climbing structure and Flora
First week at The Nest
Misha is adapting to his new daycare and having fun making new friends