Portland trip 1

Haruki and Minami, there was no school day from 2nd of Oct to 3rd.
So we were suddenly planning to go to Portland for leisure(to eat Japanese food,Sushi!)
It was going to be bad weather condition as the forecast, but we were going to Sushi restaurant!
We could reach and get our Japanese favorite food "Sushi".
The taste was so good that the cost was also ....
Anyway we family were sutisfied with it.

Check....

I washed my check!

I pocketed it ,but it slipped my mind.

Check number slipped too.

School Start!

Finally long long summer vacation has gone!

Haruki and Minami start new school life in Boise.

Minami become 1st grade, but there is no ceremony for new students.

Haruki enrolled elementary school at Suyama in Japan last April.

But he went up 2nd grade this August.

They must be hard, they can understand English a little.

When they came back to home they have a lot of smile on face and they never stop

talking about school.

We had little party for them.

I am looking forward to monitoring their growth.

Japan Trip

I met friends in the middle of Japan business trip.
I get a red carpet welcome with them ?!
Anyway I went to Korean restaurant to eat "Yaki-niku" and to Indonesian restaurant for drinking party.
I am very happy, I have a lot of great friends!
Thanks my friends!

Japan business trip

I came back to Japan for business trip from 18 to 23 Aug.

19 afternoon (3:30P.M.) I have arrived at Narita air port.

I was thinking about it was hot and wet in Japan, but cool and not so bad.

I met business partners(3 people from USA) at air port and went to Gotenba.

I took them to Japanese style bar "Izakaya-Za-watami" .

Two of them were first trip to Japan, and they had never eaten row fish "Sashimi".

They wanted to try it , so I recommended Tuna fish "Maguro".

They liked it.

And all of them liked "corokke" which made from potato and beef.
I forgot to take a picture, what a pity!

Lucky Peak

Kids like Lucky Peak state park, especially Minami.
She ask me to take them for swimming and playing sands every weekend.
We usually took lunch at the park looks like barbecue style or Japanese lunch box style.










They prefer outdoor eating.Me and wife too!

Day Care

Next week Haruki and Minami are going to go to elementary school.

So Kanami also begin to go to the day care center with them from today.

I am not thinking about Kanami go to the center only her.

If brother and sister is there, she is going to be happy and keep smiling.

When she came back to home, she said "I was enjoying the center today! I want to go tomorrow!".

We felt at our ease by her talking.

Birthday Party

We had Kanami's 3rd birthday party!

She is good at drawing and speaking(Japanese and a little English!)

We are happy when she is smiling!

Congratulation Kanami.

Fishing !

Finally I got Rainbow trout in Boise river.

The size was so small but my excite was big!

I got 2 fishes!

But Tommy was ......

Next time I hope more big!

Barbecue in my garden

I bought big barbecue grill.

We had barbecue party in my garden.

My kids like it, so they have request for me every weekend.

By Bicycle

In my Boise life got me little big body.

So I tried to go to my office by bicycle.

This is my bicycle!

Barbecue in Lucky Peak

Today I had barbecue party with my company co leagues in Lucky Peak park.

Jun got delicious meat at farmers market in Boise down town.

Tommy made baked vegetable and Hot-dog but I couldn't eat ,because I made fried chicken.

My wife Rikko made "Tako-Yaki",but we didn't know where we can buy octopus as Tako in Japanese, we put shrimp instead of octopus. It was very delicious!

And we made "Zuke", tuna put in soy sauce , Japanese sake and Japanese mirin, after grill, we ate it with wasabi! Great!

Children were enjoying with boat.

They tyred to pass under big fountain, the water was so cold that I could do one time and need interval.

Life Jacket and Grill

In Boise there are some places where kids can play in the water.

I bought life jacket for kids safety.
We are going to go Lucky Peak park this weekend again.
They want to wear it and play with new boat.

And I bought new big Grill system.

Its power is not gas, I choice by charcoal,because our family like barbecue and we are going to often use U.S. and Japan. I don't think we can get gas power easily in Japan.
Not yet assembled........

Vaccination of young sisters

Young sisters had 5 injections at once.
They had a little cry but, they were smiling soon.











They got an ice cream after vaccination.

Otomi, of course, she ate too
but she couldn't wait.

Wife's Parents go back to Japan

Today our wife's parents went back to Japan.
They had overseas travel first time.
So I was worry about connection in America from Portland to Boise.
But there was no problem, so I had no concern about their way back to Japan.

We are looking forward to visiting to Boise again!

Thank you very much!

Kaname,she looked like a little nervous.

Baby teeth

Today my son Haruki tried to pull out his baby teeth in front of mirror.
He has brave heart.(When he made 6 injections, he didn't cry!)
I think I couldn't do when I was boy.
He had a lot of cheer from his sisters, but He couldn't complete today.

Busy day!

Today we had a lot of schedule.
Morning;
We visited Farmers market in Boise down town.











Noon;
We took cherry in Emmet with 3 family groups.
We pick it about 20lbs, it was so sweet and cheep.
We had a lot of fun.











Lunch;
We had late lunch at 15 o'clock.
Just like pizza party.












After lunch;
I took my wife's parents to Shopping mole of Boise.
They bought some souvenir to Japan cousin and friends.
My kids were interested in new food.
It was an apple which was decorated withe chocolates.
They wanted and I bought it .











Dinner;
We had steak dinner.
Ribeye, it is most recommended steak!

Wife's parents just arrive!

Today, my wife's parents came to Boise.

They had abroad trip first time.

So, they could not sleep well in air plane.

But there was no accident ,arrival time was on time.

They were very tired and had jet lug.

Anyway we are having happy week from today to next tuesday.

School bus

Today Haruki and Minami was waiting bus near by our house.

Finally they got their desire, ride school bus.

They looked very happy and had smile.

For parents this school bus system is very easy and safe.

Summer school ELL

Today it was open day of summer ELL school.

Minami and Haruki had first experience of american school.

I was worry about they were not enjoying, but came back to home

they say "Tommorow, we want to go to school by school bus"

I was able to breath again.