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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” These two kids are just so sweet. Jason had just gotten home and we were talking about something when we realized the kids were being really quiet. We looked over and saw them together like that and I just had to get a photo. 🙂 This month has been crazy so far. It’s the last month before the older kids leave for elementary school in April so the school tries to cram a whole bunch of activity before they leave. E’s school is an international school and follows the standard September to JuneRead 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.” Despite the 4 year age gap, there are times when both E and K play well together. Especially now that K is older, more mobile, and less fragile, you’ll often find these two monkeys wrestling with one another playfully. Today is Hina Matsuri, or Girls’ Day, in Japan. Traditionally, people put out these beautiful doll sets for display and prepare pretty looking food to celebrate this day. We don’t own any of the dolls since they are expensive and I find them a little creepy (well all dolls tend to creep me out).Read More →

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” K really loves it when E plays with her and showers her with attention. Sometimes, they would be off on our bed playing and talking with each other, which I find really adorable. I just hope they continue having a close relationship while growing up.  These past two weeks have been busy. I’m not sure why I’m always so busy but time slips by so fast that I never really know where it all goes. I’m pretty sure having the girls’ birthdays being only 2 weeks apart help complicate things a tad bitRead 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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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” K is quite the climber these days but she isn’t completely fearless and would start crying the minute she realized she’s stuck. E was feeling a bit under the weather but didn’t want to rest in her room so she slept out on the couch. Last week, both K and E had tummy problems. E threw up at school and had to come home early. We had her stay home the next day to rest and she was ready to go back on Wednesday. We’re not sure what caused her to throw upRead 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.”   K really loves to eat baby puffs and has learned to eat them from a bowl. E enjoys helping her out by putting more puffs in her bowl for her. This was before K decided she wanted to turn her bowl upside down and pour the snacks out. I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year! We’ve had a busy day today, one that I will share in a later post since it deserves a post of its own. But it was a day of celebration with wonderful friendsRead More →