Love Music!

What do you think Gen is doing?

He is listening to some school brass band performance.

Hidden place for butterflies

One day on our way back home from small shopping in neighborhood, we happened to find a "hidden-secret" spot where so many butterflies were flying. Orange ones, purple ones, yellow ones, white ones,,, it was just so amazing and Gen got too much excited!

"Look, mommy! There are more butterflies out there!"

Halloween decoration going on @ABC CLUB

♪ Halloween, Halloween, What does it mean? ♪

Halloween Night is around the corner.

Our ABC Club is being decorated with

Halloween motifs little by little.

We made "Happy-Sad Pumpkin Head" from paper plates.

Kids really love their pumpkins showing its "happy" side.

Real "Spooky" atmosphere is too much for little ones,

so our club is providing a "Spooky-Cuty" Halloween.

Here come "cute" ghosts!

Our Halloween Event will be held on October 26th.

Come and join us!!

Sunny days of September 2009

Gen and I tried Machida Squirrel Park again.

He really enjoyed feeding the small friends.

We went for Aihakawa Park and

Gen tried to say "hello" by touching each flower.

After that we went for Hattori Farm,

where we had a really "yummy" icecream!

Gen was so excited to see many farm animals like

goats, cows, sheep, horses, roosters, pigs and so on.

He is such an animal "lover"!

Sunflower Field

Sunflowers, sunflowers, sunflowers!!

Gen likes to walk around this sunflower field, which is just like a maze!

Kids had a lot of fun surrounded by so many sunflowers.

It was just so relaxing and energy-regaining.

Summer Festival 2009

The nearest shrine to our house holds its summer festival in the middle of August every year.

We can enjoy various foods and desserts at food stands, and especially kids enjoy some game stands. Gen was closely watching at goldfish scooping.

We had a lot of fun. Putting on yukata is one of my most favorite parts in visiting these summer festivals. Gen wears "jin-bei" for his traditional Japanese summer cloth.

The summer festivals in Japan usually relate to "shintoism." Our ancestors were thankful for Shito Gods for their harvest, and its spirit still continues to our present time.

Chippie's Park

Gen really likes animals, so we went for a chippie's park in Machida. I do not know why but there is a very huge tortoise, which walks relatively fast, that makes Gen "freeze"!!

But he loves to feed squarrels and had a lot of fun. He refused to leave the park!
It was such a wonderful time for Gen and me. This park is pretty small, but big enough for Gen to run around and have fun.