Summer Cold

Thanks to Obon, I had a 5-day weekend this past week. Thanks to the 5-day weekend Mayumi and I are down with some kind of stomach flu or something. So, to keep the kids away and entertained I gave them the digital camera and let them take a few pictures. These were the presentable ones. The first is one that Kouna took, then one that Kyler took. The last two are of the 3 of them showing their true selves and playing. I will let you decide which is their true characters and which is play.

A few pictures of us

I thought it would be good to put up a few pictures of us. So, here they are. I will try to put a label on each picture if I can figure out how to do it.

This is of our house. The white car is the one I drive to work everyday. We sort of got it for free...



This next picture is of Mayumi, her mom, and the kids during the New Years holiday in Kochi.




Here are a few randomly chosen pictures of the kids and us in the spring and early summer this year.

Bundara Festival

Today was the Bundara, or Kishu odori festival at the Wakayama Castle. We decided to go around dusk to avoid the heat. There were many booths selling yakisoba, takoyaki, kakigori, and other foods. There were also many booths with games for the kids. Because we waited until a little later, all the kids wanted to do was eat, so we sat on the stairs to one of the buildings and ate our Takoyaki and Yakisoba. Even though the kids did not play any games, they enjoyed the atmosphere, and the cool outdoor breeze that was blowing. The food was good, and so was the dancing. Here is picture of Kyler and Kouna with Anpanman. It was about 8pm, so it is not the best picture, and the kids were a little frightened by the Anpanman costume, but they happily waved goodbye as we walked away. I should also mention that the picture was taken with my phone.