Christmas 2006 |
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It's this time of year that we especially miss our family that lives so far away from us! |
Happy Birthday Keagan!! |
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| Keagan turned 3 on December 13th, 2006. |
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December |
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Lot's of things going on for us in December, Kayla's Christmas program, Keagan's birthday, Christmas parties, etc. |
Fall 2006 |
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Good bye Emily and Jayde. |
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| August 3rd, Emily and Jayde had to go back home. Three weeks sure went fast! We hope that the girls had the "experience of a lifetime". We will miss them! |
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Enoshima |
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All of "The Girls" and Keagan went down to Enoshima beach to watch the fireworks display. |
Sanrio Puroland |
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| We took Emily and Jayde to Sanrio Puroland. My friend Mieko and her daughter Asuka joined us. We all had a great time. |
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Family Visit |
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We went for a visit with Akira's family. They took us all out for a very nice dinner. |
Tokyo Disney Resort |
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| We went on a 2 day trip to the Tokyo Disney Resort. The first day we went to Tokyo Disney Sea. The second Day we went to Tokyo Disneyland. |
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Yunessun |
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We took the girls to Yunessun. (A hot springs resort with over 50 different types of baths) |
Yokohama |
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| We took the girls to Yokohama to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe. We watched a street performer that juggled with fire and rode a very tall unicycle. Then we walked around in "China Town" looking in the shops and buying some food to take with us to eat at Yamashita park. |
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Summer Festival |
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All of us got dressed in Yukata's (like a summer kimono) and went to the Summer Festival at Kayla's school. |
Make your own Sushi roll party! |
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| We had fun letting the kids make their own original Sushi rolls. We had several different toppings to choose from, including sashimi and fish eggs! |
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Emily and Jayde's visit to Japan! |
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Yay! Emily and Jayde came to visit us this summer! |
Kayla's 6th Birthday! |
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| Come in and see how Kayla was spoiled on her birthday! |
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Puroland (Hello Kitty Land) |
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This year for Kayla's birthday, Kayla decided that she would like to go to Puroland. Kayla's friend Kyoko and her family joined us. The girls had a great time! |
Tama Dobutsuen (Zoo) |
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| This year, Kayla's school field trip was to the zoo! Akira happened to have the day off from work so we could all go with Kayla! |
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Kodomo No Kuni (Park's name) |
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April 30th, we took the kids to this nice, really big park. This park is full of nature and lots of things to do! |
Family Trip |
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| At the beginning of April, we went on a little two night trip to Kawaguchiko. We stayed at a Bed & Breakfast. It was located in the mountains and near a lake. |
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Christmas 2005 |
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We had a wonderful Christmas this year! |
Keagan's 2nd Birthday! |
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| We had a little party at home, just the four of us to celebrate Keagan's 2nd birthday! |
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Kayla's Christmas Program |
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On December 10th Kayla had her Christmas program at school. |
November 2005 |
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Halloween at Tokyo Disneyland |
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We got to go to Disneyland for the Halloween festivities again this year! We decided to wait in the really looooong line so that Kayla and Keagan could meet Mickey Mouse in person for the first time! :) |
Halloween Party |
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| We had a really fun Halloween party this year! Everyone had a great time. |
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Loose Tooth! |
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In October Kayla had her first loose tooth. She lost her first baby tooth on October 8th, 2005! |
Olympics! |
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| Kayla had an "Olympics" type event put on by her school and took place at a near by elementary school. |
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August |
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We spent most of August in Spokane. |
Summer Festival |
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| We all attended Kayla's "Natsu Matsuri" (Summer Festival) at her school and had a great time. |
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July 2005 |
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Yochien (Summer!) |
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| A bunch of pics I took at Kayla's school during the summer months. |
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June |
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Kayla's 5th Birthday! |
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| June 3rd was Kayla's 5th Birthday. Come and see how we celebrated and share in on her big milestone! |
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Park |
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Also during "Golden Week" we went to Kodomo No Kuni. (Children's Country) It is a very nice big park with lots of fun things to do and see. |
Golden Week |
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| The first week of May is referred to as "Golden Week" by the Japanese. The reason for this is there are 3 holidays that fall with in the same week. We went to "Puroland" (Hello Kitty theme park) |
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Yochien Spring |
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Take a look at some random pictures that I took at Kayla's Yochien over the Spring. |
First Day of School! |
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| Kayla had her first day of school on April 8th. This year she is in "Usagi" (rabbit) class. Her teacher's name is Tamami Sensei. |
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Kayla's last day of Yochien. |
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Kayla had her last day of school for the 2004~2005 school year on March 18th. |
Hina Matsuri (Doll's festival) |
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| Here in Japan, on March 3rd, we celebrate "Hina Matsuri". This is a holiday for girls. |
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Art Festival! |
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There was an Art Festival at Kayla's Yochien in February. Kayla is very proud of her artwork. |
Setsubun |
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| This is a traditional Japanese yearly event. We throw dried beans at the "Oni" (Demon?) and say "Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi!" (Out with Demon, In with good fortune!) |
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February |
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Come see the pics we took in February, 2005! |
Happy New Year!! 2005 |
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| It snowed on New Year's Eve!! |
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Yunessun |
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We made a day trip to the Hot Springs! |
Christmas 2004 |
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| We had a wonderful Christmas! |
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Disney Sea |
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We made a trip to Disney Sea in December. |
Amy's Secret Santa |
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My Secret Santa this year was Brandi(One of my strange Internet Women friends)!! Brandi sent us over some wonderful gifts! Thank you Brandi!! |
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Keagan's First Birthday! |
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Awwe our little boy has turned one! Edited: 12/29/04 Added a few more pics. |
Kayla's Christmas Program |
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On December 11th, Kayla had her Christmas program. Kayla's class performed short play, "The wolf and the seven goats" and two songs. I hope to add some more pics and better quality soon! |
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December |
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Here are a bunch of pics taken in December. |
Sweet Potato Digging! |
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Sports Day |
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Kayla's Yochien borrowed the playground of an elementary and held its 38th annual Sports Day event. |
Halloween at Tokyo Disneyland |
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| We started our Halloween celebrations a little early this year. |
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Riverfront Park |
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While we were in Spokane, we got to spend a day at Riverfront Park. We rode on the carousel, fed the ducks, ate hot dogs and hamburgers, and fed the "goat". |
July |
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| Come see what is happening with us in July! |
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Amy's Sewing |
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Pictures of my sewing projects. Most of them are for Kayla to use at Yochien. |
Yochien *Summer* |
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Come see what Kayla is up to at Yochien this summer! Updated: July 4th, 2004. |
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Yunessun |
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We stayed over night at a B&B and played at Yunessun hot spring resort. Click on "English" for info in English. |
Happy Birthday Kayla! |
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| Kayla turned 4 this year! |
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Kayla's Feild Trip |
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Kayla's Yochien went on a feild trip to the Enoshima Aquarium . Sorry! This site is all in Japanese, but the pictures are pretty! |
Keagan's *first* feeding! |
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| Keagan turned 5 months old and seems ready to start "solids". |
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Dandylions |
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Kayla having fun with dandylions on a warm spring afternoon. |
Mother's Day |
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| I got my first *official* Mother's Day present from Kayla this year. She made it at Yochien. |
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May |
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Come see what happened with the Nakazawa family in May! |
Yomiuri Land |
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| Kayla and I went to Yomiuri Land (An amusement park) with our friends Mieko and Asuka on April 25, 2004. |
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Yochien *Spring* |
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Kayla started going to Yochien (a Japanese kindergarten for 3-year olds) on April 8th |
April Pictures |
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| Come and see what is happening with us in April! |
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Easter 2004 |
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Our friends Mieko and Asuka invited us over for an Easter party. |
Tokyo Disney Resort |
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| We went to an overnight trip to the Tokyo Disney Resort. We visited Disney Sea on March 31st and Disneyland on April 1st. |
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March |
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Come see what is going on at our house during March! |
Hinamatsuri |
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| March 3rd, we celebrated "Doll's festival". |
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February |
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Pictures we took in February. |
Making Valentine's Chocolates |
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| On Febrary 11th, Kayla and Mommy made Valentine's chocolates to give to our friends for Valentine's day. |
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Happy Baby |
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I was finally able to capture Keagan smiling on camera! |
Setsubun-No-Hi |
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| February 3rd, we celebrated "Setsubun". A Japanese event to ward off bad luck in the hopes of inviting good luck in. |
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Omiyamairi (Dedication Ceremony) |
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On February 1st, We took Keagan to Samukawa Shrine. Akira's family also came with us. We are thankful for Keagan's safe arrival and prayed for his continued health and happiness. |
January |
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Christmas 2003 |
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Welcome Keagan |
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| Santa brought us a very precious Christmas gift a little early! Our newest family member, Keagan Chase Nakazawa, was born on December 13th, 2003 at 12:15 a.m. He weighed 3494 grams (7.7 pounds) and was 52 cm long (20.5 inches). |
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Seven-Five-Three Festival |
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Kayla turned three this year. Kayla celebrated the 7, 5 and 3 festival at the Samukawa Shrine with Grandma and Grandpa Nakazawa. |
Halloween |
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Kayla's Feild Trip |
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Kayla (and mommy too) went on a feild trip with her pre-school class to dig up sweet potatoes. |
Disney |
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| We took a mini-vacation to Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea. July 17 & 18th, 2003 |
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Splishin' and a Splashin' |
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These pictures were taken when Kayla and I went to an indoor pool with our good friends Mieko and Asuka. June 20th, 2003 |
Sesame Place |
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Funniest Engrish |
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Pictures of funny Engrish things I find around where we live. |
