and they're gone

They flew out of Newark, NJ yesterday morning. Newark-London-Moscow. Then 12 hours in Moscow, then a 36-hr train ride to Nalchik, in southwestern Russia. They are on the train right now, I think, and should get there by Friday-ish.

Here's who's going:

my dad:

My mom doesn't allow many pics, so this is from last fall, with a token shot of me and sister (who doesn't want her name to appear on google searches):

Emily is 11:

Dina is 9:

Carrie is 5 and just lost her first tooth:

Isaac is three and is wearing a skirt around his neck. He has too many older sisters:


I can't be bothered to flip the last two, however you do it. So that's my family. I love you guys, and I'll miss you...

ps--I just realized my other brother didn't make it into a picture. Oops. He's in tennessee. I owe you one, bro. I'll make sure you appear in a random shot next time...