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Yesterday night before falling asleep, I had the perfect post composed in my head that I was going to type up as soon as I got K to sleep. But then I fell asleep with her and when I woke up, I cannot for the life of me remember what I wanted to write. But it was going to be about what a great dad Jason is because he really is an awesome dad. You can see it from the way the kids light up when he comes home from work or when they fight over who gets to sit closer to daddy. He makesRead More →

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Wow, it’s the end of April already! I never intended on taking such a long break from the blog but I guess it couldn’t be helped. This month has been a busy one (well they all are in one way or another). I have been a bit more out of commission this month though, hence the lack of updates the entire month. First, Jason’s parents visited us for the first week and a half of April. They came at the perfect time since cherry blossoms are in full bloom and they got to see it finally. Of course, we also had a bit of rainyRead More →

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E turned 5 today. 5! She turned 5! Today! Wow. It’s really amazing when I think about how quickly 5 years have gone by. And it’s even more amazing when you see how much she’s grown in this one year. She talks more and is very good at expressing herself with words. She’s also very lively and her imagination is all over the place. She loves to sing and dance, mostly at home. She’s into power rangers and super heroes but also love Disney princesses and my little pony. She’s got way too much energy us and loves to talk all the time. She drivesRead More →

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Last weekend, we had a fantastic snowstorm in Tokyo. We played outside for a while but ultimately, it was too cold for us so we went back home. The kids still wanted to play with snow, so Jason scooped up buckets of snow from outside and dumped it into our bathroom for them to enjoy. They were having too much fun throwing snow at the walls and ceiling. Ah, the fun of snow in the comforts of home.  This week has been a busy week. Mostly because E had no school half theRead More →

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E is a great big sister to K. She even tries to help us sometimes by distracting her and trying to make K happy while I’m trying to get things done around the house. In fact, sometimes I feel like we don’t give her enough credit for being helpful. E has been quite the trooper since K was born. There are days when she wishes that it was just the three of us again because she misses being the center of our attention but for the most part, she tries her best to be a good big sister. It’s not always easy though, especially sinceRead More →

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” This week I have separate portraits of the girls, both of them on the only couch that we own in our little living room. K’s portrait is taken during the weekday when we are home together. She’s always crawling around without pants even though it’s cold in the apartment. E’s portrait was taken on the weekend after we got home from brunch. She’s wearing a Cinderella-like dress around the apartment a lot on the weekends. These days, K is super active and interactive with us. She’s also got a lot of opinions forRead More →

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” E and K wanted to take a sister selfie while on the bus so I obliged because it kept them busy. These days, Both E and K have little patience and get really bored during our bus ride home from school. It’s only 15 minutes but sometimes it feels a lot longer especially when they decide to fight and get into a screaming match often when the bus is at a red light. It’s times like those that I wish I could drive in Tokyo. At least all the screams and crying willRead More →

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2013. Oh, sweet 2013. You went by way too fast for us. It seems a little silly writing a lookback at 2013 when it’s already 2014 but I feel the need to give 2013 a good closure before moving on with the new year. I was originally going to write this post back at the end of December but as with everything last year, things happen and the blog gets put in the back burner. I was also spending too much time thinking about how to write this post that I finally decided “to heck with it!” and just started writing to see where itRead More →