Valentine's Day

Kayleigh had a Valentine's lunch with her friends Ben and Andrew this morning she was very excited about going. Below she is running to go with the bags of stuff she had picked out for them. Kayleigh with the things Ben got her.

With the things Andrew got her.

Kayleigh and her friend Ben

Kujukushima Aquarium

Yesterday I took Kayleigh to the Aquarium it is close by and only 990 yen to get in about $12.00, she had great time it is pretty small and we got through it in an hour that includes stopping to watch the dolphin show which was her favorite part. Kayleigh is like her Mommy loves the turtles.

Kayleigh loved the big fish and it swam very slowly she said. Feeding the fish.

We paid 100 yen to feed the fish.

This was Kayleigh's hot spot she loved sitting here and so did I.

Kayleigh would of stayed here all day she loved watching the dolphins swim around and hear them talking was just as cute for her.

It is Valentine's, yes they celebrate here too but the woman only give to friends and boys they like. The guys then return the favor in March or May can't remember which month for sure.

She picked up a star fish, when we first got here she wouldn't even try it but she has really grown into her own these past 2 years.

Hosting Students from Tokyo

today we got to host 4 Japanese girls from Tokyo they were 17 years old and were very excited about meeting us. Kayleigh was a hit from the start. I took them to the Commissary and they picked out Root Beer and pizza with twix for lunch. They were very excited about making their own pizza, Kayleigh had to join in on the fun as well. Here they are picking their toppings.

All ready to be put in the oven.

Roken Wakasugi,Shizuyka Ebina,Yukina Arisawa,Sayaka Miyamae and us getting ready to enjoy our meal.


Making red velvet cupcakes.

playing outside while we waited for the cupcakes to bake.
everyone together for one last photo.

I will truly miss hosting when we leave it is a great experience and I love meeting new people from Japan.

Year of the Rabbit

Year 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit by the Chinese calendar.
The girls and I headed out to Nagasaki yesterday to look at all the lanterns for the Chinese New Year, we had gone last year at night and were not able to see everything with the crowds. Enjoy the pictures.

Judo

Kayleigh has been doing Judo since the beginning of the year and she really enjoys it.

Judo is a martial art which originated in Japan. Judo was developed from Ju-jitsu, and was founded by Jigoro Kano in 1882. The sport became the model of the modern Japanese martial arts, gendai budo, developed from old koryu schools.


Kayleigh and Ben

This is her Sensei means Teacher in Japanese, he has his own Judo training faculty in the States, he is very patient with the kids.
Sensei showing Kayleigh how to get on the floor and kick

Bear crawl time

Kayleigh waiting for Sensei to say go

At the end of each class they must bow.