Birthday’s in November

I am still committed to having big plans for this site… don’t you worry.

In the meantime, Hana is talking up a storm and has shown to be quite tough.

Noa asked me what a hypothesis was, and that in combination with him making the connection between people and chimpanzees/gorillas/monkeys when we were discussing evolution, I am convinced he is brilliant!

Either way, Hana had her 2nd birthday on November 9th (the keen observers may note I also turned 30!) and Noa turned 4 on the 16th.

here are some pictures…

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Hana and my birthday above complete with nicely drawn presents for me…

Noa below… (note the Kiko-made cake. Yeah!)

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And some family goodness for you.

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November in the Park

So.. for some reason unbeknownst to Noa and I, our Zoo/Dinosaur museum combo national-holiday day turned into a day at the park.

Noa “loved” the big slide, if ramming him down the slide as he screamed at me that he was going to die.

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So far so good…

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Getting there… (Noa really really enjoyed his ride on the train by the way. Hana, not so much.) That is Hana’s cute pose by the way.

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Oh wait… apparently I didn’t get a good shot of him almost spastically throwing himself off the slide.

Once we started moving he seemed to enjoy himself.

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Note Hana’s slide pose. I think she actually believed she was going down the slide.

She wasn’t.

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Halloween in Japan

I promised less pictures of kids and more me goodness, didn’t I?

It’s coming. But for now shut up and enjoy the pictures!

Noa and Hana’s Halloween collection.

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Noa is cool. Hana (despite how she looks above) is happy. See below how she chills with her friends.

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Hana had a great time with her little baby friends. Now was Batman in dress but a power ranger in spirit.

See you soon…