Author: eddie

Hi there!!
The results are in for the 2012 Halloween Costume Competiton!! Goody bags are waiting to be picked up by the top three!!
This years winner is Hidetora!! Well done!!

In second place is Yuudai. He looked very scary with his face make up on!!

And in third place this year is Maaya. She was in a very original costume!!

Well done everyone!! Thank you for making Halloween so much fun again this year!!
All the best,
Eddie

Hi there!!!
It is the Obon Holiday over here at the moment!! Below is a photo of some of Hana’s new Indian friends. They speak Punjabi and Hana speaks English and Japanese but they seem to be able to communicate with laughs and gestures!!!

We are at the inlaws house now, but will be going home later on today. Hana has had a great time playing with her cousins Haruna and Airi!! Maki is trying to join in, but is a bit too small!!

Anyway, best be off!!!
Kind regards,
Ed

Hi there!! We have just come back from a week in Thailand. Our travel agent recommended the Marriot Resort in the north of the island away from all the night life etc, and it was perfect for families. Almost everyone there had kids, and everything we needed was nearby.

My brother Richard came out to meet us from England. Hana really enjoyed getting to know her Uncle Richard!! As she only sees him every year or two she took full advantage and got him in the pool every day!!

 

 

 

Hana made some new friends in the pool………..

 

 

 

 

Maki enjoyed looking for crabs on the beach. We found that when she wears a dress we don’t get as many people asking if she is  a boy or not!!

 

 

 

And after all that playing they usually went to sleep quite early!!
Anyway, best get back to watching the Olympics!!!
All the best,
Ed

Hi there!!! We went over to Costco in Kawasaki, and discovered that Maki loves pizza!!! We ordered a pepperoni pizza for lunch and before we knew it she had grabbed some and was happily devouring it!!!!
Hana had a day out with her friend Amber yesterday. She will be moving to Canada next month, and I am sure Hana will miss her a lot. They do plan to be pen friends once they both learn to write though!!!
Anyway, I have attached some recent photos below……….
Ed

Hi there!!!
We are getting near the end of Golden Week. We were hoping to go to a car boot sale today, but Maki was feeling a bit under the weather so I took Hana off to the pool instead. Everything is starting to grow again, here are some photos from the garden……
Kind regards,
Ed

Now then!!!!
We decided to head out into the sticks to a nice little cafe we know for some afternoon tea!!!! Hana spent most of the time playing with the owners cats!!!
Ed

Hi there!!!!!
It is a lovely day here so I decided to have my lunch break in the park with Hana Lou!!!!
Kind regards,
Ed

Hi there!!!!
It’s a lovely spring day here today and we are having a little family picnic under the cherry blossom – see attached photos!!!!!
Kind regards,
Eddie

Happy New Year!!!!
My mum came over from England for New Year, so Hana was very excited to see her Granny Wendy again!! She promised she would get Hana some pink boots when she came over, so we went to Yokohama for a bit of shopping………..

We decided to take a boat from Yamashita Park to Minato Mirai. The sun was shining and we got a great view of the harbor.

We searched high and low, and eventually found some pink boots!!

Then when we got the green light, we went back to the hotel for a rest before New Years Eve.

The next day we went to Yokohama Sea Paradise, and saw all kinds of sea creatures……..

Granny Wendy found a chocolate fountain in the restaurant we had lunch in, and brought some chocolate covered marsh mallow back to the table. Hana was very pleased!!!

Then the next day we went over to one of my student’s houses for dinner and a few drinks. The Takada family were very welcoming, and we had a lovely meal. Hana kept us all amused, and was definitely the star of the show!!

The next day we went up to Narita to see the family. It was really crowded as everyone was trying to get to the shrine for New Year, but we had nice meal and all the kids enjoyed playing together.

On the way back from the shrine we got some eel on skewers as it was something we hadn’t really eaten before……….

It tasted as bad as it looked!!!

Granny Wendy arrived with one suitcase full of presents and clothes!! Hana thinks its very funny that Maki and her now have matching clothes!!! Thank you Granny Wendy!!!!

Hope you all have a great 2012!!

Eddie