独立記念日のお休みに友達家族とキャンプに行ってきました。始めは大雨でキャンプ場も一部冠水してるし、どうなるかと思いましたがとっても楽しめました。子どもたちは友達と一緒なのでずっと大騒ぎで遊んでくれました。行けて良かった!今回はキャビンを借りてましたが、これが大正解。蒸し暑くてアトピーが痒くてあさひは眠れず1時間ごとに起きてあやすのに、マムは網戸張のポーチの中を蚊を気にせず歩きまわれて助かりました。あさひがもうちょっと大きくなってから、また行くのが楽しみだな〜
Our first camping with Asa! We went camping with our good friends. Although it was pouring at the beginning and the Park was flooded, we had a blast. Kids played and laughed every minute. Clean air was so refreshing. I’m glad we went! We rented cabin and it was a good idea since Asa couldn’t sleep well in the complete dark or hot humid environment. He is a little city boy... well his eczema didn’t help him. Poor Asa cried every hour and I was able to carry him around inside without worrying mosquito bite. I can’t wait for camping again maybe when Asa is a little older.
2018/07/04
2018/05/19
Yuri’s graduation
ゆりが保育園を卒業しました!2年間お世話になった教会の学校で素敵な卒業式がありました。ゆりによるとしばらく練習を重ねていたそうで、卒業証書をもらった子供たちは立ち止まって親の方を見ながらポージング。写真撮る用の時間まで考えてくれています。笑。しかしながらゆりはマムがいる場所がわからずマムはいい写真が撮れず。それ以前にカメラ持ってくの忘れてたからもうダメなんだけど。。ゆりゴメン。式後の持ち寄りにたくさん貢献しようと思って料理とプレゼントのことばかりで慌てててゆりはドレス着て行ってないしカメラも持って行ってない始末!大失敗でした。ギリギリ始まる前にドレス着せたんだけど。大輝の時には気をつけます。。でも子どもたちのパフォーマンスはとってもよくて感動しました。みんなで歌を歌ったり聖句を暗唱したりしました。子どもたちはイエス様についてたくさん学びました。もっとも素晴らしいことはこの子たちはみんなイエス様に愛されているということを知っているということ!おめでとう、ゆりちゃん!始めは喋らないでどうやって行くのかと思ったけど、無事お友達もできて楽しむことができました。がんばったね!キンダーガーデンも素晴らしい経験になりますように!!
Congratulations class of 2018!! Yuri graduated from preschool and she had a fancy graduation ceremony. She told me that they have been practicing for a while! Each children got a diploma one by one and right after they got it, they would turn to parents and pause for photo shooting moment. Unfortunately Y didn’t see where I was waiting with camera so I didn’t get her good picture but before that, I didn’t have a good camera ready anyways. This ceremony was followed by potluck dinner and I wanted to significantly contribute, which I am feeling that I failed, so I was so busy with preparing food/gifts that I forgot other stuff. I didn’t dress her well or bringing my DSLR. And I think food and gifts weren’t so important. I learned. I’ll do better when Daiki graduates. Anyways I got back to school and dressed Y in the last minutes though! However, children’s singing and reciting were very good and made me emotional. They learned all about Jesus and most important of all, they KNOW that Jesus loves them. Congratulations my sweet Yuri! You have learned a lot and grew a lot. You were able to make friends and have fun. Great job!! Have a great journey at Kindergarten.
2018/04/09
Twins game
信ちゃん、会社でミネソタの野球団の試合のチケットが二枚当たったので、けのと二人で行ってきました。信ちゃんもけのも野球観戦は初めて!楽しいデートになった様子❤️相手チームはイチローのいるシアトルマリナーズ!イチローも活躍したらしく、残念なことにミネソタツインズはボロ負けでした⤵️会社のくれたチケットはとてもいいチケットでバッターボックス裏でラウンジもついていたそう。すごい!端の写真は最近のあさひ。ダディのことが大好きです。ダディを見かけると抱っこしてもらおうとします。他の人には誰もそんなことしません。
Shin won the two tickets for Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Marinas. He took Ken there. The seats were good seats behind the batter's box. Ken had a blast! He learned baseball rule and watched till the end though it was freezing cold and Twins lost miserably. Shin was impressed by Ichiro's batting. It's amazing that he is 44 but still plays as a pro. Lately Asa is very attached to daddy. Whenever he sees daddy, he cries to get hold of him. He doesn't do that to anyone else.
Shin won the two tickets for Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Marinas. He took Ken there. The seats were good seats behind the batter's box. Ken had a blast! He learned baseball rule and watched till the end though it was freezing cold and Twins lost miserably. Shin was impressed by Ichiro's batting. It's amazing that he is 44 but still plays as a pro. Lately Asa is very attached to daddy. Whenever he sees daddy, he cries to get hold of him. He doesn't do that to anyone else.
2018/03/31
Egg Hunt 2018
今年のイースターは早めなので庭の状態が万全でなく、どうしようかなあと足踏みしてる間に子どもたちの遊び仲間と会う予定も作れなくなって今年はなしかなんて思っていました。そしたら急遽みんなで集まることになったのでうちにあったたまごと飴類をかき集めてささやかな卵探しをしました。一人分も少なかったけど、子どもたちはすっごく喜んでくれて楽しんでくれたので充分でした。甘いものもあんまりありすぎても困るし毎年このくらいでいいかと思いました。何より何より見てる親の方が楽しませてもらったなー
追記:イースター当日の朝はけのが卵の中にお魚のお菓子を1つだけ入れてゆりと大輝のために卵探しを準備してくれました。なぜなら復活したイエス様は魚一切れと蜂蜜を食べたから!朝食は蜂蜜のパンケーキで。
Easter is a earlier than last year. Our backyard was not ready yet. I thought we couldn’t do it this year with friends but we had a chance to get together in a last minute. So I quickly put together stuff at home and prepared eggs for kids. Kids were thrilled! That made me so happy. I think I was the one who enjoyed the most.
P. S. Ken prepared egg little fish inside in the Easter morning for Yuri and Daiki. Because Jesus ate fish and honey after he was resurrected. We had honey pancake for breakfast!
追記:イースター当日の朝はけのが卵の中にお魚のお菓子を1つだけ入れてゆりと大輝のために卵探しを準備してくれました。なぜなら復活したイエス様は魚一切れと蜂蜜を食べたから!朝食は蜂蜜のパンケーキで。
Easter is a earlier than last year. Our backyard was not ready yet. I thought we couldn’t do it this year with friends but we had a chance to get together in a last minute. So I quickly put together stuff at home and prepared eggs for kids. Kids were thrilled! That made me so happy. I think I was the one who enjoyed the most.
P. S. Ken prepared egg little fish inside in the Easter morning for Yuri and Daiki. Because Jesus ate fish and honey after he was resurrected. We had honey pancake for breakfast!
Spring Break 2018
ゆりとけのの学校の春休みがかぶっていたので信ちゃんが休みを取って近くのホテルに遊びに行くことに♫ついでに行く前にカーペットクリーニングもしました。初めの日はお友達に誘ってもらったホテル!初めて背伸びして家族づれ用の子どものプール付きホテルに泊まりました。山ほど子どもいたけどすっごく便利でハマりました。また行けたらいいなあ〜夜はそのお友達とカードゲームで盛り上がりました。次の日はモールオブアメリカで遊んでその近くのホテルに。モール内の飴屋さん巡りをして遊園地で遊んだ。子どもたちの喜ぶことばかり♫と思ったけど最後には疲れきって子ども泣く、ということもありつつ、、また家族の楽しい思い出ができてよかったです。
Y and K's schools both had the same week off for spring break. So we decided to do carpet cleaning and go stay cation while waiting to dry. Our good family friend invited us to join them too. It was our first time to stay at family friendly hotel! You know, we've been poor student family so long. It was so nice! I loved it. I hope we can go back. Kids especially D loved the pool there. He would keep playing without break. We played cards with them in the night. So much fun. The next day, we moved to the closer hotel and played at MOA. We played candy hunt with kids and explored the mall. And then Nickelodeon Universe. It was packed. Waiting time was a lot longer than usual but kids did good job. They were so tired at the end of the day. Well, these all be our good memories.
2018/01/28
Happy birthday Yuri
ゆりが5歳になりました!けのは結構前からはりきっていて、朝ごはんはパンケーキを焼いてくれました。ゆりはこんなケーキがいいというのがあって、自分で作りたいということで、土台はダディと一緒に焼き、他の子と一緒に飾り付けしました。どっしりとしたブラウニーの上に超甘のフロスティングと砂糖菓子が乗っているこの世で最も甘い食べ物ができました。前日にはゆりのお友達がクレヨーラに誘ってくれて初体験でした。描いた絵が動いたりして驚きのテクノロジーでした。だいは絵を描くのもそこそこに、機械を動かしたいって感じでした。プレゼントはゆりのリクエストでエルサのついた服と、マムは子どものメイクセット(すぐ落ちるやつ)を買っておきました。ゆり大喜び!ゆりのすること全部したいだいきはもらえなくて大泣きでした。。なにはともあれ、ゆりおめでとう㊗️
Yuri turned 5!! Ken made pancakes for her in the morning. She has been telling me what kind of cake she wants and wanted to make it on her own. She baked with daddy and decorated it with K and D. It did not look like a birthday cake but she was pretty satisfied with the result. The day before, Yuri's friend invited her to Crayola experience so we went there. Y and D enjoyed creative play with high technology. It was amazing. Birthday present was makeup kit and Elsa's shirt. Y and D are both interested in makeup right now, so Y was super happy and D cried because hs didn't get it. Oops..
Yuri turned 5!! Ken made pancakes for her in the morning. She has been telling me what kind of cake she wants and wanted to make it on her own. She baked with daddy and decorated it with K and D. It did not look like a birthday cake but she was pretty satisfied with the result. The day before, Yuri's friend invited her to Crayola experience so we went there. Y and D enjoyed creative play with high technology. It was amazing. Birthday present was makeup kit and Elsa's shirt. Y and D are both interested in makeup right now, so Y was super happy and D cried because hs didn't get it. Oops..
2017/12/25
Merry Christmas 2017
本当にあわただしく12月を過ごしてしまって、特に何もしないまま迎えてしまったクリスマス。でも今年は特別にクリスマスを楽しみにしていたけののおかげで楽しく過ごせました。けのは家族みんなにプレゼントを手作りで用意して、ツリーに飾ったり、オーナメントを作りました。けのがプレゼントを選べるように一人予算5ドルでプレゼント交換もしました。イブにはピザを作ったり、クッキーを焼いてデコレーションをしました。クリスマスには4時から起きていたけのがメッセージにヒントを書いて隠しておいてみんなで探してつなげる活動を準備してくれてとっても楽しいクリスマスになりました。
I was totally not ready for Christmas besides gifts that I bought a while ago... however Ken was really excited about Christmas this year and he did a lot to make it fun. He made Christmas gifts for each family member and put them on our tree. Yuri got idea from him and made gifts for parents. They also made additional ornaments. We gave them five dollars each to buy gifts for each other. Ken woke up at 4 on Christmas morning and prepared the little game for us to play. He hid the clues and we had fun looking for them. I'm so blessed to have such a brilliant son. We did have a Merry Christmas.
I was totally not ready for Christmas besides gifts that I bought a while ago... however Ken was really excited about Christmas this year and he did a lot to make it fun. He made Christmas gifts for each family member and put them on our tree. Yuri got idea from him and made gifts for parents. They also made additional ornaments. We gave them five dollars each to buy gifts for each other. Ken woke up at 4 on Christmas morning and prepared the little game for us to play. He hid the clues and we had fun looking for them. I'm so blessed to have such a brilliant son. We did have a Merry Christmas.
2017/12/10
Happy birthday Ken
けのは7歳になりました。もう3ヶ月も前からプレゼントをリクエストしていたけの。マムはもう1ヶ月前からプレゼントを準備し終えていました。なので首を長くして待っていた誕生日!けのの希望で朝からDVD見てドーナツ屋さんへ。昼はダディとそり滑り。マムはけのの誕生日恒例のコロッケと今年はケーキでなくアップルパイを焼きました。やっと開けたプレゼントは、もちろんポケモンカード!希望のGXの他に強いカードのセットを買っておきました。けの、大喜び。紙っ切れにこんなに払うのか!と思ったけど、よかった〜と思ったのでした。
Ken turned 7! He requested his birthday gift 3 months ago. I bought his gift a month ago. So we've been waiting for a long time! We did his birthday one day early because it was a Sunday. With his request, I took him to donut shop for breakfast and he watched the movie from morning. Daddy took him for sledding. They had fun. I baked his favorite apple pie instead of cake. After we sang, finally he could open his gift! Pokémon card GX of course. I got other strong cards in addition. He was super happy! I was not happy about paying s much for just a piece of paper but totally worth it at the end!
2017/11/25
Thanksgiving recap
Turkey✔️ Feast✔️ Great friends✔️ Black Friday IKEA deal✔️ Redeeming what we need✔️ New desks✔️ Ready for Christmas✔️😁
2017/11/04
Happy Brithday Dai
だいが三歳になりました。電車が大好きなので、一日中ただただ電車に乗って過ごしたいということで、そうなりました。前日にゆりにもみあげを切られてしまって丸さが増していますが、今最もかわいい時期!いつもわたしたちを笑わせてくれます。また楽しい一年になりますように!
Our big D turned three! According to his wish, he and daddy spent his birthday riding a train back and forth. He loves train. He is our little cute funny guy and makes us laugh. Wish him a great year of age 3!


