All About Nathan

Nathan doesnt go to school yet, so we get lots of time together in the mornings. One day, we rode around on the bike and found 10 different parks! We have a lot of fun :)

Happy Birthday B!

Dear Brad, I'm sorry that I cant be with you on your birthday :( But....in memory of turning 26, here is a birthday day cake for you! It's actually pounded rice mixed with edible grass filled with sweet beans! Heeheehee:) Love you mole man!

Fun Stuff

So, we went to this AWESOME place called "Sweets Paradise"....a dessert buffet! Tasty morsels! This green melon soda is one of my favorites!

The place had really cool light fixtures!

The wall paper was really funky too

Did I mention they had Coffee Jello? Something i did NOT like. EW!

Then we went to this arcade place where this drum game (Taiko no Tatsujin) is popular. It was really fun!

Yes, they have bowling in Japan.....its exactly the same except for the names are in Japanese of course;) My name is number 1: cashii (カシー）

On Saturday, we had a okonomiyaki feast at church! Japanese pancakes! They are made of shrimp, octopus, cabbage, eggs, special flour, special poatatoes, and special sauce (okonomiyaki sauce) for on top. The white sauce is mayo, the green sprinkles are seaweed, and the brown shaving are dried flakes of fish. TASTY! 

I LOVE the kids here. This is Yuka.

Marie, Me, Ayako (Marie's daughter)

This is Shotaro giving me a kiss.....more like a bite actually!


There was also some intense action when I was taught how to Sumo. You start out squatting, then when your fists touch the ground, it begins. You try to throw the other person out of the ring or onto the floor. If you touch the floor with anything other than your feet, then you lose too. It was violent and fun!

ahh......so much fun:D

Tokyo

Here is a video of what we do most nights after supper:) Near the Cross is my favorite hymn. In the video, you can catch a glimpse of Stephanie from China, Margie, the family I'm staying with, and Carrie with her little one ;)

Here is Hannah. I had time to draw a picture today. In Japan, the style of "manga" is popular. It basically adds cartoonish characteristics to the picture. In manga, the eys are REALLY big, but the mouth and nose are usually REALLY small. I think I better stick with drawing things as I see them ;)

MANGA

Here we all are having curry for supper.....If you look close, you can see EVERYBODY!

Here I caught a glimpse of Fuji San (mount Fuji)

Here I am in the BIGGEST BUSIEST train station in the WORLD!

Shrimp Pizza! Yummy.....but did I mention 2 pizzas + 1 small pizza = 80.00$ in Japan!!!!!

Here is a great view of Tokyo! That random forest in the middle of the city is reserved for the Emperor and his house!

See the hotel? Its NOT a hotel. Its what apartment buildings look like in Tokyo! This is where Akito and Marie live.....on the 10th floor!

I would say sayonara, but I learned that means goodbye for a very long time, so instead I will say: matane!