Sleep or Smile

Wake up, Meena!

美奈、起きる時間だよ。

You have to open your eyes. It's time for breakfast.

朝ごはんですよ。目を覚ましてください。


I am going to take a picture of you!
SMILE!
じゃあ、写真でも撮るか。スマイル。

test

１年に１回の、学力試験です。

To finish off the school year, the boys took an Iowa Test, administered by an Educational Consultant from the USA, who came to our house to give the 3-hour test.

Pumpkin Curry

Roger's favorite----pumpkin curry

Newspaper Geodesic Dome

Hiroko and the children followed the instructions for creating an igloo out of newspaper.

新聞紙で作りました。

Breakfast for 18 people

13 friends joined us for breakfast this morning, and this is what we prepared. All 3 kids helped.

１３人のお客さんのための朝食を、子供たちと一緒に作りました。

Finally Swimming!

Last year the nearest city-run pool allowed us to swim on a pay-by-day basis. We were counting on it again this year, but as summer began in March, we were told that the only way we could enter the pool was to have a membership. So we applied and...three months later, we finally got our membership! These are the looks of happy, satisfied swimmers (even Sawyer)!

市営のプールです。会員になる手続きに、３ヶ月かかりました。

A Cool Way to Sharpen Knives ・包丁の研ぎ方