新生活 New Life

荷物が届いた！計６箱　Our stuff arrived! Total of six boxes. Thank you for all of you who helped us with all the shipping process. We appreciate each of you.

海への道 A road to the beach

ここに来て教会に行ったのはまだ２回目。でももう誕生日の手作りキルトの贈り物に王冠まで☆教会の託児すごい。We were here for only two Sundays and Kyle already got his birthday quilt and a crown from his nursery class. Such a welcoming ward.

ビーチに行く予定ではなかったけど彼が行きたいとせがむので。。スッポンポンでビーチ。喜んでおられます。On a way back from shopping, he wanted to stop by at a beach. Since we didn't plan for it, he didn't have anything to wear.. a naked boy at a beach. lol

し、あ、わ、せ！ He is HAPPY!

で午後はこの始末。くっつき虫だらけ。そして兄まで同じことに。母泣いた。In the afternoon, he ran into a bush and was covered with seeds and so was his brother.. I cried..

イアンが素潜りで採った獲物Ian went spear fishing with his friend and got these for out dinner!

親子教室 At a play group

男らしくしてみたり Someone posing as a little man

前方に見える山はマウイ島 The mountain is the island of Maui

カイル仁誕生日 Kyle's Birthday

二歳の誕生日。せっかくハワイなのでビーチで祝うことに。Since we are in Hawaii, we thought of being a little creative and celebrate his 2nd birthday at a beach.

この食べにくそうにしているのが母手作りのケーキ。強風吹き付ける中ロウソクつけてみたりした。で本人が消さなくても次の瞬間には消えていました。。The dark thing in the basket is his birthday cake. Since it was very windy at the beach, it took some effort for us to light up the candles. Kyle didn't need to blow it out. The wind did it for him:P

亀が来た！A turtle came!

子供たちより何よりワタシがはしゃいでいた

 More than anybody, I was the one that was very excited

誕生日おめでとう、仁君。Happy Birthday, Kyle.

新居 New Home

新居は向かって左。右はイアンの勤務先の学校。Our new home is on the left and on the right is Ian's school where he teaches.

うちの裏に見える景色。こんなに晴れるのはなかなかないけど、晴れたらマウナケア山が見えます。天辺にはあのスバル天文台が見えます。あとは牧場。A view from a back of our house. It doesn't get cleared up like this too often but when it does, you can see Mt.Mauna Kea and its observatory from the bottom. The rest is ranch.

 

ワイメアに一つだけある公園！貴重です。でも全部木ですごい大きいです。The only park in Waimea but it has lots of wooden structures that kids can play and run around. I love it!

よくあるここの空。半分晴れ（西側）で半分曇りか雨（東側）洗濯困る。うちは島の真ん中だから天気も真ん中。Typical sky in Waimea : a half sunny and a half cloudy or rainy sky. Since we are in the middle of the island which has totally different climates, we have this strange weather conditions.

 

コナからの高速。溶岩だらけ。A view on a high way from Kona. Lava all over the place.

 

でもこんなに景色が変わる。The view on this high way changes dramatically.

さらば日本 Leaving Japan

 

羽田空港にて東京に住んでいる従姉妹と久々に再会！子守りまでしてもらっちゃいました。ありがとう。

 My cousin who lives in Tokyo came to Haneda airport to see us. She even played with the kids! Thanks for the help!!!

 そして三人っきりになった時、現れたのはナンとあのアイスクリーム屋ではあるまい助っ人のゴルフカートみたいなあの空港内をビュンビュン行くやつ。に乗せてもらえちゃいました。全日空大サービス！というかそれだけ大変に見えたってことか。。After we said good bye to my cousin, I had two small suits cases, two back packs, a stroller AND two kids! Thank goodness for my parents who purchased expensive ANA(japanese airline)'s tickets for us. A lady from ANA came by in a little golf cart looking car and was waiting to help us get to the gate! Such  nice service! Somehow, the car was playing a cute ice cream car melody as we went through the airport hallway but the kids thought that it was the coolest thing ever~ haha

ホノルル空港で４時間の乗り継ぎ待ち。疲れたし待ちくたびれた彼は意外とおとなしく飛行機見てくれていました。The kids slept most of the way. YAY! But we had a four hour lay over at Honolulu airport. The kids were both exhausted due to the jet lag but one of them was transfixed as he looked at all the cool looking airplanes passing by him:)

 

そして広島の実家を出発してから２０時間！やっと、やっと会えたお父さん！　子供たち二人とも嬉しそうでした。It had been twenty hours since we left my parents' house in Hiroshima! Finally we were reunited as a family! The kids looked very happy to see their dad.

日本旅行 Japan Trip

高知県室戸岬 Muroto cape in Kochi

坂本龍馬！ Ryoma Sakamoto statue

倉吉でイチゴ狩り　A member in Kurayoshi branch let us pick his berries from his back yard:) The boys enjoyed it!

日本食に大満足！Kyle was very happy with all the Japanese food he ate!

and a Japanese toysrus..

Sunday afternoon:)

Japanese bento box-something I miss the most in America!

 It only costs less than $10! Very pretty, delicious and healthy.

A soccer ground near my parents' house. The sign says "Don't step in to the field"..

My dad noticed that his tomatoes that he was anxiously waiting for to ripen started to disappear..He first thought that it was crows doing it,, but the real crow was...

on his lap lol

Sean helping my mom out by peeling the skins off of vegetables

One happy boy

Kyle's new friend at the church nursery

Free spirits!

at our friends house

My sister came back from her mission! She made the banner for me when I came back from my mission and wanted me to re-use it when she comes back. I am proud of her!

with my aunt and grand mother

with my uncle

七五三前撮り

with our friends:)