Family Stuff in May

Our nephew Ryu's piano performance and Us3 together with Ryu wearing his school uniform (typical in Japan)and Noi and Ryu with the bouquets Hideto's mom made, Noi's toy dog that really moves, Noi's grandparents, Noi's preschool...

Rina's B-day Party (Noi's Friend)

Held at a famous temple in a sea port fishing/agricultural town named Oga. All the children had a great time. Rina's mother, Gretchen, did a fantastic job putting the party together.

KC's English School

Here it is....

At the Amusement Park in Akita

Super fun place, never crowded - and CONNECTED TO THE ZOO~!!!!!
No entrance fee, if you already paid to enter the Zoo.........//
Hideto enjoyed this ride more than Noi - LOL............

Our mushrooms and around the house

We grew these and here's Hideto's mom, around Mother's Day...

Akita City Park with Grandma

Lots of beautiful cherry blossoms at the park. This is the castle gate.

Dancing / Boxing at Home

Noi Ballet

Her Auntie Rika's friend gave her all the ballet outfits.

Easter Egg Party

No, I am not telling people how to make eggs~! Laura, the blonde, brought all the supplies and we had a fun afternoon together....

Entrance to our English school

Hideto made the sign and of course, designed the house.......Marry an artist/designer, you might not have a million dollars, but you'll surely have a lot of beautiful things to look at....

Noi's First Day of Kindergarten

Going off on the first day and Noi and Kim dressed up going to lunch to celebrate her entrance to kindergarten.

Just Fun Stuff

May 2010 - Cherry Blossoms/Kakunodate

It was gorgeous. Picnic under the blossoms in one of the famous spots for Cherry Blossoms in Japan. One hour from our home....

2010~!

Us...