Welcome!

It is official......I am venturing into the great unknown "blog" world. We feel so blessed to be able to spend time in Japan and we hope that you read along as we share in our adventures. We have been in Japan since April and are settling in quite nicely. Michelle is becoming more comfortable as as a "housewife" and is getting quite skilled at hanging clothes on the line!

Calvin is settling into his new job and thanks to his new promotion, is getting used to being called "Senior Chief"


Kenzie just finished up a city-wide dance competition where her team won 3rd place! Dance class is pretty interesting....everyone speaks Japanese (except for Kenzie) and the ballet instructor is Russian!As for Christian, he has officially discovered video games. It is hard to pull him away, but when we can he enjoys riding his bike up and down the hills of our neighborhood and taking in the sites of Japan. We just never know what he will do next!
Carson is settling in at Japanese school. He loves riding the tomato bus and is picking up on some Japanese words and phrases. His teacher, Ishiwatasensei, says that he is even able to follow some Japanese commands. We love it when he sings his little Japanese songs.
Well, that should catch you all up. Stay tuned for more updates and more pictures!