Merry Christmas!

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself.

~ Norman W. Brooks ~

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秋の運度会~ Sports Festival 2011

Our family had a load of fun at Haruka's autumn Sports festival at her school and it'll be her last undokai in kindergarten. My kids Grannies was there with full support (*^o^*)

This year's undokai was different as last year's undokai because we're still dealing with the mess of the radiation and since it's done outdoor,the school decided to make the program shorter to finished in the morning. It was indeed easy for some moms because we don't have to wake-up early and prepare obentou (lunchbox) for lunch but for me it's kinda "kulang".

Well anyway, even though it wasn't like the past undokai everybody had smiles on their faces and enjoyed watching and cheering on their kids. The day starts with the kids marching out, then with a prayer and after that, the undokai begins. Haruka did pretty well on relay race which amazed all of us! I bet she's just too active playing outdoor with some other kids in the neighborhood lol!

I also enjoyed the hilarious ( I mean it!) race with Mommies versus Daddies because we Moms have to wear an afro wig (LOL), remove our shoes and we put on rainboots and pose for a picture then run while the Dads have to wear a kigurumi costume ( sleeping wear party costume), pose for a picture and run. Pretty insane right? But everybody had a good laugh including us lol!

Beside the game, there were also some performances. Here's some of the photos that I've been wanting to share, ENJOY!^_^

Ready..... Go!!!!

Super fast!!

See on the right side,her big sissy is also cheering for her~ 'Gambaree!!' said Wakaba^_^

Hubby wearing kigurumi costume

That's me wearing afro wig lol!

Three-legged Race

Father-daughter tandem, perfect!!!

Goal!

Haruka chan with her Dad, all smile ^_^

I'd like to share the happy moments that our family had in our 'Bukid ng Tra-la-la' that we're missing soo much and that we're wishing to be back HOME again!! We usually celebrate Our New Year at my PIL's home in Namie but due to high radiation level that can harm our health,we will be celebrating New Year at their temporary home in Koriyama.

We don't have much snow during winter here in Iwaki and the kids loves to go at their Grannies home because they could play snow and they always look forward to it. So bad we can't visit their home anymore...

But well, my husband and I promised not to tell the kids even if it's confirmed already that this month of the 25th, we will take the kids to Sugadaira in Nagano to play with lots a snow!! Can't wait to see the smile on their faces!!^_^

Wakaba at 2 years old

Wakaba at 4 years old

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Unicycling

My daughter Wakaba seem to be interested in unicycling when some of the kids in the neighborhood were practicing their own unicycle near the apartment. She was itching to have her own and we decided to buy her one last summer. After she's done with her assignments, off she go to have a practice together with me for at least one to two hours a day. She was eager to learn and I knew she's a challenger and she seem to enjoy it with me ( she said that lol) and Haruka chan. Wakaba rides her unicycle almost everyday and even though she can now ride it herself without my help, she wanted me to see her doing it lol! I'm sharing now this video taken last autumn when Wakaba succeded unicycling for the first time without my help ^_^

Wakaba's proud moments ^_^



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スライム肉まん

Dragon Quest's Slime nikuman ( stamed pork buns) appeared at Family Mart convenience stores here in Japan! I 'defeated' the monster and 'won' over the battle lol!



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Back From Hiatus

Hello friends! I haven't been here for awhile and a lot of things happened already most especially to my kids. Been busy attending school events with Wakaba in gradeschool and Haruka in kindergarten. Wakaba chan is doing well at school and she's enjoying her Unicycle which we bought for her a month ago and she's out( with me of course) almost everyday busy practicing with balance and guess what? She can now do it by herself!^_^

Haruka chan had their Sports Festival, Bazaar and a couple of Observation Day and I've been busy doing volunteer works at her school lately. I must say that I love what I was doing with some moms at school although it took some time of my online activities.

There are so many things to write and photos to upload and I'm excited to share it to all of you guys^_^

炭火焼豚丼

We had our lunch at Mori No Kitchen during a family weekend road trip to Mitsui Outlet Park in Sendai where we had fun window shopping. Sendai is known with their best Gyutan Sumibi Yaki　(charcoal grilled beef tongue) and Marumaya's Sumibiyaki Buta Don ( charcoal grilled pork in a bowl ). Eating out for Sendai's delicasies was our main purpose of visiting the outlet park and we don't mind driving for hours just to try what Marumaya has to offer and I swear, it's worth it! The mighty bowl dish is sure popular with pork lovers! The pork was grilled into perfection and had a rich smoky flavor which we appreciated ^_^

Haruka chan and big sissy Wakaba chan

Sumibiyaki Buta Don Set ( charcoal grilled pork ( well flavored with sweet soysauce ), pickles and miso soup for 800 jpy

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Haruka's Observation Day

Haruka had her Observation Day at school in kindergarten and it was a good timing to tag-along Wakaba chan with me because Haruka's big sissy didn't have her class during that day. We observed the whole class but then Haruka's teacher invited Wakaba to play with them and joined the class~ it was kinda special observation day with special guest lol! The kids made a cone out of colored paper and used soap to make bubbles for the 'ice cream' and gave 'em to the parents. I was kinda WOW when my daughter Haruka handled me PLENTY of it which made my eyes rolling of how to bring them at home lol!

Wooden toys and hand puppets

Wakaba chan feeling nostalgic ~ Haruka chan's classroom was the same room during her time in kindergarten

The kids used whisk to make lighter, fluffier eggs errr I mean bubbles with less effort LOL!

dyaraannn! ' Ice cream ' for Mommy! ^_^

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Pinoy Style Birthday Party

My kids friend, Mirai chan celebrated her 7th birthday last week and everybody, most especially the kids in the neighbourhood had a good time. The birthday girl's mother is a pinay friend of mine and helped her in the kitchen of preparing foodies to serve. It was such a long time for me to prepare pinoy foodies ( although I only prepared the chicken macaroni salad and helped wrapping the lumpia) coz my Wakaba and Haruka is picky when it comes to Philippine foods that is why I also brought my homemade inari zushi ( which I forgot to take a picture lol ) to the party. Preparing foodies at Mirai chan's birthday party reminds me to cook and serve Philippine foods more often at home, too ^_^

Well anyway, here's the foods that we prepared during the party ~ yep, the pinoy style and I loovet!!! \(^0^)/

Pork and Chicken Skewers

Boiled Shrimps

Kain tayo, masarap yan! ^_^

The Birthday Cake

Just having fun! ^_^

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