2020/10/31
Halloween2020
Pandemic Halloween turned out to be our favorite. We don't have trick-or-treat this year but our neighbors did reverse trick-or-treat, which is they delivered us a bag of treats. I know we have such a wonderful neighborhood. I made a devil face pinata and prepared games. We had a family Halloween party at home. Kids were so excited. The pinata I made was really tough like the ones I always do. Kids tried really hard but it took a while to crack it, which was good for exercise. Anyways we had so much fun!!
2020/10/15
Family Trip 2020
We decided to visit Disney World when covid case was lower in early fall. My friend who also went to Disney world recommended that it was safe and not so crowded. Since it was one of my dream to go there as family, I was so excited. Mask wearing is mandate everywhere in Disney World even outside. For me it was challenging but kids did great. They are used to wearing mask all the time at school. We had a blast. On the first day, K and I stood on the lines of all the popular thrill ride together because others didn't want to. On second day, everyone helped each other to make everyone's wish come true. I am so glad that we all went there and came back healthy and safely. This is definitely a memory we will cherish. Hope to go there again as family!
2020/09/14
First Day of School
Kids started school with hybrid model. D goes to Kindergarten for four days a week. Y and K go to school for two days. I have two children stay at home everyday. As it is immersion program, this is not so efficient for language learning. However we are just grateful for school to be open in this situation. I used not to pay much attention to their school work but I am now, which is a good thing. We parents corporate to help them have opportunity to use Chinese. Ken is practicing Chinese and learning how to teach at the same time. Now that we have more time, they can finish Japanese school homework within the school hour and have time to play games. I don't know if they get upset when school opens 5 days then no time for game anymore.
2020/08/29
Vermillion Falls Park
2020/08/17
Tettegouche State Park
Our last spot was this Park. This beach was kind of red. Nice quiet beach both of lake and of river. Kids were able to enjoy playing water finally. We also hiked along the cliff side up to the highest point. Asa walked pretty well. He insisted on walking all by himself. We absolutely fell in love with Lake Superior and North shore. Might come back every year from now on!
Black Beach
グーズベリーの滝を出てからほど近いところにあるブラックビーチに行きました。ここは文字通り砂が粒が大きくて黒いのです。なので驚きの水の透明度!いつも水草もある湖で泳いでいるので違いに驚きました。ものすごく冷たくて水遊びする気にはなりませんでしたが。スペリオル湖とその岸が壮観です。とても静かで癒されました。風も吹きつけてくるので寒かったのですが、この岩の島を登れるということで、無類の登り好き、おだいが喜びました。大きい男の子三人でかなり上の方まで登って島の反対側まで行ったようです。見ている方はハラハラしましたが、おだいも大きくなったなあと感心しました。
This beach is only 15 mins away from Gooseberry Falls. Sand is black and each sand particle is bigger. That makes water super clear unlike beaches nearby. We didn't play with water because it was so cold. The view was amazing. The wind was chill but its quietness soothed us. Our little climber Daiki was so excited to go up the rock island. Shin took older two boys to the rock island. They went up quite high and even to the other side of island. I was a little scared but forced to learn that my boy got so big!
Gooseberry State Park
もともとフロリダに行くつもりでとっていた信ちゃんのお休み、子どもたちはどうでもいい様子だったけど(子どもって柔軟だなあ)親たちはどこにも行かないのは残念過ぎる、と思うので、どこか日帰りできるところへ行くことにしました。車で二時間ほどで行けるDuluthへ。まずは一番人気のこの公園に。やっぱりみんな考えることは同じようで、たくさん人がいました。一番大きな滝のところはあまりに人が多く、外だけどみんなマスクしてました。でもやっぱり迫力があって、美しく見ごたえのある公園でした!水で遊んだら楽しいだろうなと思いつつ、ここではハイキングを楽しみました。
We were planning to go to Florida this year but had to cancel. Sigh.. Well, kids are so flexible. They didn't care much but parents wanted to go somewhere instead, as far as they could come back in one day. The solution was Duluth. Our first stop was Gooseberry Falls. That is such a famous place. So many people were there, so we masked even in outside at some spot. I love waterfalls. This park is spectacular. It would be so much fun to play with water. We mostly hiked this time.
2020/08/10
Asa's 3rd Birthday
2020/08/08
Summer Break
Almost summer is over. Heat is gone. We have less than a month of summer break. This year we had to cancel our trip and are mostly staying at home. My kids love it. When I try to be active and ask them if we can go out, they always say no without fail. They are into Yugioh and Magic cards. They can play forever. As I hear them playing, they were acting like one of Yugioh anime characters. So funny. Asa is fine by himself and goes somewhere without telling me. Other kids had never done that. I have to keep eye on him. He is a sweet funny kid and makes all of our hearts melt. Another thing that was special happened earlier in this summer. We found Robin's nest in our backyard. Shin and kids watched over the egg hatched and baby bird flew off eventually. Kids fed the baby bird earthworm. That was neat. On Friday when Shin doesn’t have to work, we try to go out and explore the nature. We found many places that we have never been yet. I am looking forward to finding more places by the end of summer break;)









