Seasonal Paradise

Sasha Boxing Dad

How USA Sees The World?

Frog Gene

There's a latent frog gene in all human beings. It shows most prominently between the ages of 6 to 9 months.

Octopus In Marsascala

Last Sunday we trekked out to Marsascala on the South East side of Malta, for octopus. They put up a fight.

Ghosts In Mdina

We only encountered one ghoul in Mdina.

Vulcan Welcome

There was a Star Trek marathon at Xmas and Sasha actually remembered the Vulcan welcome wave

Gymnastic Rings Training, Lesson 1, Holding On

Sasha starts her training for the gymnastic rings

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Our Favorite Bagel Lady Celebrates Valentines

The bagels are good at Einstein Bagels but a smile from Barbara is what we really look forward to when we take in our morning coffee.

Kiss Attack

Irena sends another onslaught of kisses Sashas way.

F Milk, Got Champagne

Sasha's first (sniff of) champagne.

Mafia Maminka

Mafia Son (unmade)

Mafia Mum

Merry Xmas

Putting mum up to the mafia pictures.

Splat

None of us fell over while ice skating, except for John who splatted after jumping off the sidewall.

Dumb and Dumber

Goofball photo of my bro and I before we go out into record snowfall in Victoria, Canada.

Singing Lessons

Sasha Shopping

Sasha at checkout.

Brain Sucking

Every so often Irena tries to suck Sasha's brains out.  Ugh! 

To Steve, Marc and Chris (bachelors)

Nope, Definitely Not Spoiled

Nope, Definitely Not Spoiled
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Sasha Tai Chi

Sasha Tai Chi
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

No Waaay! Marc's Lesson #1 For Sasha

Post Pasta Lethargy At Our Going Away Soiree

Post Pasta Lethargy At Our Going Away Soiree
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Sasha Learns Cobol

Sasha Learns Cobol
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Tai Chi

We've been teaching Alexandra a little Tai Chi, and at 3 weeks old, she's just starting to pick some Tai Chi moves up. 

Starting Young

Starting Young
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

China trains athletes from an early age. But Phelps started training younger than any of them.

Brookstone and Bose, My New Best Friends

Brookstone and Bose, My New Best Friends
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Mark - "Sure, I've been sleeping fine."

Alexandra - "He can't hear me, or see me, but he can still smell me."

Sane and Stable

Sane and Stable
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

The doctor came round this week to check up on Alexandra and make sure that we are sane, stable parents.  Hmm.  We'll see.

Plenty Of Growing Room

Plenty Of Growing Room
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Big cot, or little baby?

Persuading Alexandra To Turn

Persuading Alexandra To Turn
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

We've been talking to our mid-wife friends in the USA and they tell us that
Irena can persuade Alexandra to turn the right way up by trying some
exercises, like this one. We'll see.

Helsinki Bench

Helsinki Bench
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

At that moment I realised that I HAD to lose weight!  (Helsinki bench outside art museum)

Monkeying Around At a Tokyo Temple

Monkeying Around At a Tokyo Temple
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

We picked up some sweets at a stall in the street opposite the Tokyo Buddhist
temple.  They taste good, and are quite decorative as well.

Japanese Sticky Sweets

Japanese Sticky Sweets
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

Say, these sweets are really sticky.

Jetlagged CEO

Jet Lagged CEO
Originally uploaded by Mark C Brooks

The online personals business can be very tiring.  Here's an example of what
jetlag looks like for one dating CEO, at the Tokyo iDate conference.
Despite our best attempts of offering some fine sushi, we were unable to
revive this poor lad.