1.21.2010

She has a cold. 風邪引いた。


人形が。
Apparently she has a fever.



何体か赤ちゃん人形がいるけど、結局この初めてアメリカで買った
中古の「いーとくん」(喜音、命名。意味不明。)が一番らしい。

Yukine has several baby dolls though, this doll is favorite doll for her,who oldest, came from garage sale in Idaho when we moved to the United states.

1.18.2010

最近なにしてるんでしょう。Our life update

先週はブリ豚が珍しく病気で熱出してましたわ。いつも病気中にやさしくない私。笑 でも今回は頑張ってやさしくしときました。(前、私が病気の時、やさしくないブリ豚に腹が立ったけど自分もそうだったから文句を言えなかったため。)

わたしらは元気。最近、とってもシアトルらしい天気で毎日雨雨雨。。。そのため、運動不足になりがちな子供ら、頑張って家でトランポリン飛ばせたり、YMCAにいってプールに入ったりとなるべく体を動かそう月間を心がけている今日この頃。シアトルって雨が多いわりにインドアの遊びが少ないんだよね〜とくにお金がかからないことが。もうちょっとなにか考えてくれてもって思うけど、まぁお金ないのわかるし。。

もうすぐ喜音の誕生日、そして今年の9月からキンダーガーテンといって小学校に一個手前のクラスにあがります。それは小学校に併設されてることが多くて、そこからがまぁいわゆる義務教育の始まりみたいな感じ。だから2月からは、オープンハウスといって説明会みたいのとか、手続きが始まるのでちょっとバタバタしそう。全部初めてなことだし、わからないことばかり、ブリ豚も学校が忙しいし、頑張って私ができることはしないとなと。。。。


I'd better write things not special sometimes. Brit had been sick last week, it's very suddenly happen, he had a fever and been in bed all day long. I haven't been nice to him most of time he got sick because I got very busy day to watch kids and do household chores by myself and take care of him too, I know it's not nice, and I realized that when I got sick last time, he was not nice to me either. So I tried to be nice to him this time :-p
"You can't know how other people feel until you are in their shoes." That's totally true.

We are fine, though it's been raining raining raining in Seattle. We couldn't get enough exercise, so I'm trying do indoor exercise, I keep going to Yoga 3days a week, and I take Kanata to Kids yoga class one day a week :-) This class is more like for mom and kids are just running around, but still much better than just stay home and keep eating, I think :-p And we are going to Zoo, in which we are the membership, so we can go anytime :-) I hope that Seattle has more indoor activities, especially, for free, but I understand that they don't have enough money right now :-(

Other things, Yukine's 5 years old birthday is coming up next early month. We are going to have a party for her, so I made invitation cards, and asked the church to borrow the space for it, buying stuffs we need.... getting busy, and I'm nervous. I like having a party and make people happy, but I'm just not good at entertaining kids :-p (Especially, I don't know American way!) so, please let me know if you have anything good idea for her birthday party. I'm thinking, we are going to " Strawberry short cake party" this time. And we are making strawberry short cake hat instead of birthday hat, and doing some painting stuff, and I think I'm going to make bubble solution and make big bubbles, that's what I'm thinking. If there were only girls, that would be easier to plan the party for me, but there will be some boys too, so can't be too much girly party.

And Yukine's kindergarten paper works will start soon. They will have open house, and so on from next month, we have to work on them too, Brit is so busy at his school ( not for study, in case. How strange it is! )in this semester, so I will take care of them. Hmmm... there are lots of things I have to think.

1.08.2010

Kanata's 2nd birthday 奏大の二回目のの誕生日

奏大くん、二歳になりました!
信じられない。本当に信じられない。奏大を産んだのがもう2年前??
朝方お腹痛くなったけど、喜音のときに電話してもなかなか病院に行かせてもらえなかったから今回はぎりぎりまで待とうと、朝からゴミ出して、家をきれいにして過ごした。
9時半すぎにさすがに痛いから病院に連れていってもらい、即入院。
午前中には産まれるって助産婦さんに言われてそんなに早く?と驚いたな。

でもその言葉どおり、12時17分には産まれてた。

まだちょっと早かったみたいで(予定日より10日早かった)体は真っ白に体脂だらけ。
喜音と違って髪の毛黒くてふさふさ。

そんな奏大くんがもう2歳。

あらゆる乗り物が好き、でも怖がりだから消防車の音とか半泣き。最近はバスに乗りたがる。

よくしゃべる。日本語も英語も半々くらい。もうだいぶ文章になって喋る。
泣く真似をすると一生懸命「ごめーん、ごめーん」と謝ってくれる。(かわいいからたまにわざとしてみる。笑)
そして、なぜか高い声で話すのが好き。むしろ喜音より高いかも。

ねんね(喜音)が大好き。いつも同じことがしたいから、たまにうざがられる。
でも二人共本当に仲良し^^

ほっとくと一人で遊ぶけど、ママかダドがいないのは嫌らしい。
ねんねがいれば、どこかに預けられる。

よく食べる。最近食べ過ぎで冬であまり体を動かさないせいか太った気が。。。
ちょっと食べ物から気をそらさねば。ってことで最近家にいるときはトランポリンを飛ばせてる、母。
好きな食べ物は、ウィンナー、肉、ごはんにふりかけ、納豆、豆全般、ブロッコリー、とうもろこし、
        フルーツ全般、ストリングスチーズ (けっこうなんでも食べる。)

嫌いなもの   食パン(最近まし)、葉っぱ類、ピーマン、れんこん

おむつまだ取れず。うんちは出たあと報告。しっこはたまに気が向くとトイレに座る。

Kanata tuned two on last Thursday!!!! Happy birthday, Kanata :-D :-D
I can't believe he is already two!? It's been already two years since My stomach started hurt, and 3 hours later, he was born covered with gooey white fat.( The doctor said that meant it's a little bit too early to come to this world, but he didn't have any problems.) He had much much hair than Yukine did :-p He had a little big and very squire head, still does.

He looooves cars, trains, trucks, ships, and airplanes,any kinds of vehicle as many boys :-) but he is chicken, so he doesn't like fire truck's siren :-p
He wants to ride a bus everyday. He talks a lot, he can speak English and Japanese, maybe he uses just fifty-fifty both languages. Kanata loves Yukine, so he is always coping her, so do words, acting, everything! Yukine gets tied of him sometimes, but they love each other, which is very very great!
He is a very sweet boy, if I cryed, he would keep saying sorry even though his fault. I like his way to apologize, it's too cute, so sometimes, I do fake crying, hehe :-p He has a very high toned voice. He plays alone not like Yukine( she never play alone, never ever!!!) but he want me or Brittain to stay in same place. He eats a lot! I know, he is a boy, so he can eat a lot, but I think he eats too much, so I'm encouraging him to jump on the trampoline at home lately ;-)

His favorite foods are hot dogs, Japanese plain rice with seasoning (Furikake), Natto ( fermented soy beans, which Brit and Yukine hate) any kinds of beans, any kinds of fruits, corns, string cheese and MEAT!!!.

His dislike foods are just plain bread ( much better than before though.) leafy veges, bell peppers, lotus roots, any kinds of hard veges.
No potty trained yet. He tells after he is done poop. before getting a tub, he wants to sit down the toilet, and sometimes he succeed, most of time, not.



  • 今日のメニューは奏大くんの大好物、ウィンナーをつかうため、
  • Potato volcano 「ジャガイモ火山」
  • ちらし寿司
  • トマトのサラダ
I made tomato salada, Potato volcano for using tons of his favorite hot dogs ;-), and Chirashi sushi for his birthday dinner.He ate most of hot dogs by himself!


で、トラックケーキ。時間がなくてめちゃくちゃ汚いんだけど。。。^^:
これはちょっと失敗に近いかも。。。ごめん、奏大。一応、カーキャリアートラック(車を運ぶトラック)のつもりだったんだけど。。。。^^:
ちょっと写真載せるのもはずかしい出来栄えだけど、まぁそういうこともあるってことで。笑


And his truck cake! but I made a huge mess this time :-( It was supposed to be a car carrier truck though,It's.......not beautiful at all, but still has love :-p

写真、喜音がこの世の終わりみたいな顔してますが、奏大くんは大好きなウィンナーとえびを吐くほど食べられて、幸せだったかな?^^

Yukine in above picture looks very grumpy though...Anyway, I hope Kanata had a good time on his special day, at least, he ate hot dogs as he wants to :-)

1.05.2010

クリスマスの写真  Christmas pictures

あっという間のクリスマス休暇。

I put pictures from Christmas in Idaho. It was so much fun! We had a good time over there with family.
Brit's dad had been sick most of time while we were there, it was too bad for him, I was so sorry for him. Our driving were slightly hard ( For Brit, not slightly, maybe :-p), very long, but it was ok. Kids loved to be with their grandparents, uncles, and aunts :-)









アイダホでのクリスマスの写真をアップします。
これは、喜音と奏大が、聖書の中でイエスが生まれる時のを真似してる様子。喜音がマリアさまで、奏大くんがマリアの夫ジョゼフ、人形がベイビージーザス(赤ちゃんのイエス)らしい。この遊びをクリスマスの間何回もずっとしてました^^:

Yukine and Kanata played baby Jesus many times.




さすが、アイダホ、雪がけっこう積もってた。でも去年よりは全然。喜音は毎日毎日雪遊び。
前は寒い寒いっていやがってたのに、やっぱり大きくなると楽しさが勝つようになるのかな?

There were snow in Idaho falls, it was not fewer than last year, which was good for us to drive to there. Yukine was really happy to play with snow. It had been very very cold after we arrived at there, it's like -10F, Even it's like so cold she wanted to play with snow, and sled outside :-o She didn't like to play with snow when she was Kanata's age, I would be disappointed at such a weak child though, she is not anymore.


メインディッシュのステーキ!でかい!毎年この大きさに驚かされる。

Main dish was Prime Rib


Meat~Mmmmmmmmm...♪


















クリスマスイブの夜。サンタさんがプレゼントを持ってきたみたい。

Christmas eve. Apparently, santa came to us already :-)
Chirstmas day!!!!!


ハグ〜♪
Hug for Mel :-)


Time to open presents!!!

































今年、念願のジンジャーブレッドハウスを作ってみました。クリスマスシーズンになると、クリスマスケーキではなくて、ジンジャーブレッドクッキーというクッキーを使ってお菓子の家を作るのが伝統。これはこの家のために普通のジンジャーブレッドより強化クッキーにしてあるので(粉が多い)あんまり美味しくはないかも。


I made Ginger bread house this time, finaly!! I wanted to make it from scratch last Christmas, but no time to do it, so I really wanted to do this time, and I did it! Yay!

It was good enough for the first time, I think :-)






まずは、パーツを焼いて

ジンジャーブレッドマンという人も焼きましょう〜
今組み立て中。なので、瓶を使って固定中。
ジャ、ジャ〜ン、いろんなキャンディーで飾ってできあがり♪

(手前は余った生地で電車と。。。。。なんだかわかります??


イカとタコ。)

I made a train for Kanata with extra dough, and a squid and a octopus too. Why?? Just for fun :-p