2007 picks

Favorite books:
Leslie: anything that is written well
Igor: anything on day trading
Nikita: anything Thomas the Tank Engine
Ivan: anything he can put into his mouth

Favorite food find:
Leslie: Double Rainbow ice cream
Igor: Iggy's bagels, condensed milk
Nikita: nuts, candies
Ivan: practically anything, but especially bananas

Favorite music:
Leslie: making up songs for Vanya, in particular "My Vanusha" (Devo's "My Sharona"), "Drooling Man" (Village People's "Macho Man")
Igor: Russian cartoons
Nikita: practically anything
Ivan: "Let's Go Fly a Kite"

Favorite toy:
Leslie: Baby Bjorn infant potty (sad, I know)
Igor: iDog
Nikita: puzzles, tangram, trucks, building materials; small stuffed dog that he refuses to name
Ivan: exersaucer, in particular the stuffed elephant and things he can move with his fingers, like the book pages and the levers.

Perhaps it's because of Ivan's birth, but 2007 brought Igor and me into the 21st century. Our household are (finally?) owners of the following: SUV, warehouse club card, DVD player (two!), and cell phone (thanks to my parents. They gave me one with Nikita's birth, but I never used it).