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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Noa likes to sleep with things

Apparently every day on the way home from Kindergarten he picks up a leaf and calls it “Happa-chan”.

(leaf-term of endearment.)

He takes it home, washes his hands and the leaf, eats dinner with the leaf, and then sleeps with the lead.

He also sleeps with his care bare and alien.

he is special.

 
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Don’t be dissin my fat face.

Noa with his swim cap…

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youre welcome.

Pictures for Tracy… and Pictures! (and Hana falls)

Just got home from a trip up north for some snow-action and onsen-excitement.

A great break for everyone, and Noa got to hang out with his French friend Assayez? I don’t know how to spell it.

Noa spent the majority of the time spelling things and making up words. He is in to that.

 

Hana also has a magic propensity to fall in the most spectacular manner. It doesn’t matter how she should go down, her body will twist and contort to ensure maximum damage.

This weekend she fell off the bed nose first and slipped by the pool and banged her forehead.

Nice. That’ll teach ‘er.

and now for some excitement

Noa at his “graduation ceremony”

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Noa with more than just a little bit of teh ghey

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some nice Hana

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Why does Noa hate us? And our house? And cleansliness?

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Thanks for the Halloween Costume Trace!

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No comments about the clothes.. we were a physician family.

Clearly.

Goggy

Goggy passed away today at the age of 97.

Will write more later, and want to thank everyone for the kind words.

A big thank you to Scott for the following

so sorry to hear. i know she was such a wonderful person… always talked to me when i came by, asking about my life and was genuinely interested. she lived a really long and full life and always seemed happy and positive.

I wish I could have been there with her.

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shane & goggy @ xmas
dad, me & goggy

Goggy played a huge role in Shane and I growing up.

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Noa is going to go to the money store and buy me more money…

Or so he says.

Noa and Hana get along very well.

Hana likes to do what Noa is doing. Which is usually something Power Ranger-related, or throwing herself off stairs in attempt to copy his jumping.

We went to the dinosaur museum and Noa had a great time.

I like to twitter. debicha1979

Yeah!

And for those who are counting, we will be bak in Canada at the end of April!

Yeah!

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Noa and Hana Update Gallery

People are asking for updates. Hana can now give kisses. Noa is getting stubborn but is really sensitive. He wants you to ask him what is wrong…

(In case you haven’t noticed, these updates are more for me than you!) I will get back to writing for you shortly.

Kiko has also been going crazy making Hana clothes… Pictures to come!

In the meantime, enjoy the pictures…

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