Twins' art from kindergarten

Masaki's New Year resolution

Naoya's New Year resolution

Masaki & Naoya in Minecraft

Train

Pikachus eating egg omelet sushi!

Year end family dinner at sushi restaurant. Happy pikachu boys. 

清浄歓喜団 Seijokankidan

 食べるお香 Edible insence. 

Coffee Elementary School in Kinshicho 私立珈琲小学校

 It was my first time visiting since they moved from Daikanyama to this new location. Today is the sweets day they have on the last Friday of the month. Had a kumquat KINKAN and Earl Grey tart and cafe latte. Kumquat compote was very fragrant and went awesome with Earl Grey cake on the bottom. Happy! Gave back an old postcard Teacher Yoshida made before the move, and got a free latte to go. Will be back!

代官山から錦糸町に移転してから初訪問。今日は月に一度のお菓子の日。金柑とアールグレイのタルトとラテを。金柑の香りが素晴らしく、アールグレイの生地とマッチして最高！移転前に吉田先生が配っていたポストカードをお返しして、帰りにラテを持ち帰り用にいただきました。また来ます。

Naoya lost his tooth while eating French toast for breakfast

baby tooth fell!

This month's flowers 今月の花

Ornithogalum saundersiae, decora mum, calla, sweet pea, ranunculus/Persian buttercup, alstroemeria/Peruvian lily, and raspberry.

オーニソガラム（サンデルシー）、デコラマム（オペラピンク）、カラー（ホワイトトーチ）、スイトピー（ファーストレディ）、ラナンキュラス （シャルロットサクラ）、アルストロメリア （ブライズメイド）、木苺

Twins egg!

 Mmmm, there must be twins magnet in our house…. My son had 2 of the double eggs one after another.

Double double!

Aoyama Cemetery

Walking the cemetery before cherry blossom falls completely.  

A bird in the middle with a long tale

Boys art & crafts from kindergarten

 The teacher made a bag full of the boys' art and crafts they made at kindergarten. Managed to take pictures of those to share here:

Naoya's art & crafts from kindergarten

Masaki's art & crafts from kindergarten

The boys goofing off

 Playing at park in a beautiful weather. 

The boys watching water that cherry blossom petals floating

A bird on a tree brunch at the garden

Cherry blossoms

 Pictures can't justify the beauty but can't help it...

An egg with twins yolk

  "Look! These eggs are hugging just like us!"

Another one!?

Hugging!

プラレールCAFE KOTETSU

Late lunch at this restaurant, a pra rail heaven for kids. The boys were too busy to eat but playing. 

Arakawa Amusement Park

 The park the boys had been once on their school trip. It's a small, old school, laid back place we didn't bother taking much rides but goofing off. The truth is, all the rides are designed to have one kid and one parent, which doesn't work with us; two boys and a mom. We tried one ride first with one boy and me by taking turns, but the one left was not so happy, so I gave up....

Photos here.

A video of Masaki & Naoya coming down a long slide.

LEGOLAND Day 2

 Started the day from the opening, the boys run around again and found a water park that you can build your own ship and float and run down water. No point of stopping them from getting wet. Lucky I had a change of clothes AND shoes. 

We had shinkansen to take from Nagoya station, so we left a little early and said good-bye to LEGOLAND. 

Photos here.

Videos:

Cargo Ace;

City Airport;

Driving School;

Marline's Challenge;

Marline's Flying Machines; and

Dragon's Apprentice.

LEGOLAND Japan Day 1

 Took shinkansen down to Nagoya in the morning, then we came to LEGOLAND after changing to a local train. This time we booked LEGOLAND Hotel right next to it, so we didn't have to worry about the time but go around as we liked. 

The hotel room was pirate theme with a bunk bed for kids, with a TV screen that plays LEGO programs 24. And they have a game that you can get a code to open a security by completing, and there they found a couple of LEGO blocks. 

We had dinner at a hotel restaurant, and the boys could make their own soft serving ice cream with sprinkles. Boys were so happy they could sleep on bunk bed, and mama could sleep all by herself on a big bed. 

Photos here.

Video:

The pikachu boys driving a car.

Eggslut!

 And salad changed Route 20 sandwich.

Shaun The Sheep Exhibition in Shinjuku

 

道の駅 しもつま

 帰りに寄った道の駅のレストランで晩ご飯。大きな納豆の半分は直矢が。

湖月庵

 下館に来たら湖月庵。懐かしの館最中はもちろん、下館、中館、上館の3種類のお菓子も。