Santa visit 12/2012

So.... an update!

Thanks to those who patiently kept checking in on this blog despite months of no updates. Perhaps things are calming down enough (we only have one house now!!!!) to post more frequently.

I'll start with the traditional visit to Santa last month, and update from there.

Our first visit to Santa was just John and I. Hiroe and Nicole were sick.

Junior was sceptical...














A few days later we headed to the mall to take a kids photo with Santa. This included just trying to get John and Nicole to pose nicely for a photo.














Yes I have nice camera equipment and a computer with photoshop, but all of my camera skills cannot make up for my inability to get two kids together for a photo.





























































Eh. I gave up. So we went for a walk.


























Glad to see it's not just me.

Pumpkin Patch 10/22/2011

Found a pumpkin patch yesterday...

University of Minnesota Landscale Arboretum 10/16/2011

While trying to find a pumpkin patch last weekend, we ended up at the U of M landscape arboretum.
















































I now have great respect for child photographers. It's not easy to keep the kids focused for a picture.












So you just have to be happy when you get kind of close to an ok photo.
























Our serious little girl.












And not-so-serious little boy.

Leaves and fun 10-2011

O.K., maybe not fun for all...

John in the Backyard 08-24-2011

Misc photos 10/11

Since we just moved I haven't been able to find the memory card reader to get the photos off my camera. So, it's time to post the photos from earlier this summer that were on my computer.

Junior and Nicole in the kitchen of our old house...













And in the backyard. Lots 'o bubbles!



















At the Farmer's Market...



















Also at the Farmer's Market.













No idea what John was looking at...

New house 9/2011

About two weeks ago, we moved into our new house. :-)

Japan 7/2011

OK, the last part of the trip... at the airport. Junior consulted with the shop attendant on some last minute souvenirs.

Tanabata 7/7/2011

Before we left Japan we went to Tanabata, which is based on a chinese lady that made fabric, a very hard worker. There was also a man who had cows. He was also a very hard worker. God noticed how hard they were working and decided they should meet. Well they met and fell in love. So much in love that they stopped working. I guess this was a bad thing, because they were then told they could only see each other once a year. That day is July 7th. But only if it's a sunny day and if the Milky Way is visible. No Milky Way, no meet. It's celebrated in Japan via festivals, parades, and food. We went to eat the food.