Category Archives: Family
Family photos…
Several weeks back we had a mini session with Dee & Tracey from 37 Frames – I wanted to get some family photos and photos of the boys to give to my mum and also to put up in the … Continue reading
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A wiggly wiggly party…
As I mentioned we celebrated the boys birthday party last weekend- early for both of them! I went with a Wiggles theme because Noah is obsessed! Shion likes anything his brother does so that was easy! I was so busy … Continue reading
In-law living…
I mentioned in my last post that so far living close to the in-laws has only been a good thing. This is still the case. Ask me again in a month and I may have changed my tune but for … Continue reading
2 years ago today…
Two years ago today Shun & I got married and became a family of two. Fast forward two years and we are now a family of four! No Tot School post this week since last week was Golden Week here. … Continue reading
Shion`s Omiyamairi…
On the weekend we went to Shun`s families local shrine and did Shion`s Omiyamairi. Noah did his when he was just under a month old but because of the cold weather, then the earthquake we decided to hold off on … Continue reading
Rina`s Okuizome…
Over the weekend we celebrated Rina`s Okuizome celebration (100 days old)- we did one for Noah when he was 100 days old too. For those who don`t remember, Rina is Noah`s 1st cousin. I hadn`t gotten many photos of her … Continue reading
Noah tried out the sandpit…
We live next to a park (like right next door!) and I have taken Noah for a walk through there a couple of times or for a sit on the grass but last week on a really nice sunny day … Continue reading
Asa Geiko…
While my brother was here I organized for him and Gemma to go view some “Asa Geiko” or early morning sumo practice. I rang several stables before I found one that was comfortable having them view even though they did … Continue reading
100 days old…
On Sunday Noah turned 100 days old. In Australia this might not be seen as an important milestone but in Japan it certainly is. Several weeks ago my MIL bought over a set of plates for Noah to use for … Continue reading
mid week rambling…
Well, since it seems some of you don`t mind if I go on about Noah I thought I would post some more photos and a video of him smiling! Although you will have to sit through my singing voice to … Continue reading
I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
