Getting Ready for Christmas

We spent the entire day today making super yummy Christmas cookies...eggnog cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread men, and even Garbage pail cookies (we aren't sure why they are named that....maybe it is because they have everything in them.....cake mix, chocolate chips, candies, nuts, and even potoato chips). The kids had so much fun rolling out the dough and cutting the cookies...we usually cheat and buy the premade sugar cookies that you have to just put on the cookie sheet and bake. Not this year....we went all out and bought the premade tube of dough that we just had to roll out and cut. Who knows....maybe next year we will even make our own dough! We had a fun time and the kids loved playing in the flour.
So, cookies are made, tree is decorated, presents are wrapped.....and we all snuggled up to watch It's a Wonderful Life together tonight. All we have to do now is wait for Santa!

Leaves are Falling.....and Falling.....and Falling....

We weren't sure what Fall would bring here in Japan....but as it turns out....it is quite beautiful....with lots and lots of different colored leaves. The problem is that the little Japanese men are our raking them up as fast as they can fall....they even use their leaf blowers to blow them out of the trees so they can rake them up before they make a mess. The kids were lucky enough to find a few piles to play in.....but take notice of the big sign behind where they were playing.....

Super Star!

Christian played his first season of Flag Football this fall. He proved to be quite a star player....scoring 2 touchdowns and making some good catches! I think he was most excited about his trophy/plaque. Here are a few of the pictures.....

Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters came to Yokosuka and the kids had a great time watching all of their silly tricks. It was a very interactive game...they pulled lots of kids onto the court....including Carson. He wasn't very excited though....in fact, when the guy picked him up and ran off with him he wasn't very amused and he started crying. Poor guy! And I wasn't even quick enough with the camera to get a picture! The kids were amazed by The Tank....he was over 7 feet tall!


This is our friend Daniel....he was a lucky guy and caught one of the balls and was able to get it signed by all of the players.....

Kenzie's field trip....

Mrs. Chamber's fourth grade class had a great time at Enoshima Aquarium. One of the perks of being a stay at home mom is that I get to chaperone the field trips. The drive to the aquarium is a beautiful one....along the beach and through Zushi city. It was the first time since we moved here that we were able to get a great view of Mt. Fuji. It was so majestic....so awesome. If you look carefully you will see the snow capped peak! What a view.....never mind the goofy kids in the picture....what can I say....they are fourth graders!

Here are some pictures of Kenzie and her buddies on their field trip......

Here in Japan it is considered cool to put two fingers up (the peace sign) during pictures. Everytime you see a little Japanese child getting their picture taken they have two fingers up.....silly.........This is Kenzie with Zushi beach and Mt. Fuji in the background (the peak is behind the clouds)......

Happy Birthday Carson

We celebrated Carson's 4th Birthday on November 30th! We had a great time at the base bowling alley...we bowled, ate cake and pizza, and spent some great time with our friends!

This is Carson and his best friend Jacob..........

Grandpa Bob comes to visit!

November brought our first guest since our move to Japan. We were so excited for Grandpa Bob to visit....even though it was a super quick visit....just 3 days! We kept him very busy....we visited Odawara Castle...

went to the first of Christian's flag football games.......

and we even decorated our Christmas tree...... We had such a great time! Thanks for everything Grandpa Bob!

We can't wait for the rest of you to come and visit!

Merry Christmas!

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