Sawyer's Self Portrait

This is Sawyer's English assignment--Create a collage: "What made me who I am?" 

(These days he is in a "making faces" stage!)

Hiroko's Acrylic "Fly Away"

making breads on the street

Walking in the Park

We explored the park nearest to our new apartment.   It was a 2.5 km walk around the perimeter.

Walking happily

We are having a family walk in the park...so why are you reading and crocheting?

After the walk, all the shoes got dusty.

Jump

This is not the zoo. 動物園？

This picture was taken from our living room window.   This is a neighbor's car parked in front of our apartment building.   We are so grateful for screens on our doors and windows so that we can safely open the windows to enjoy the breeze without fearing any intruders.

これは、私たちの居間の窓から撮った写真です。家の前に駐車している車の上におサルさんの家族が日向ぼっこしていました。

The First Day of School

This was taken the very first day our children went to school outside of our home (not simply this year's first day of school, but their first day ever!).  They leave at 7:15 am to drive to the school bus pick-up point by 7:30; then they return by school bus around 3:30 pm--if it doesn't rain.   (When it rains, traffic gets much worse.)

Every day when they get home from school, we have them rate on a scale from 1 to 10 how much they liked school that day.   On average, Meena rates it anywhere between 9 and 20, Sawyer rates it between 6 to 9, and Satoshi rates it between 7 to 9.