everyone was going crazy to see you.. being so kind so warm!! I made sure to express to you.. this WILL BE THE LAST time you see these friends.. BE SURE TO GIVE THEM love.. in the best way you know how.. leave them with a grateful..kind spirit!!!!! they really tried their best..

so having seen tads book from his classmates.. you start to ask where is yours?? never mind you haven't been to school for the last 6 weeks.. THANK GOODNESS the nice moms( PTA) felt it was the thing to do.. as chiharu said that the kids asked where you were constantly.. wanting to say good bye.. ( having really never gotten one, since one day.. AT and I looked at each other to say enough was enough)
SOOOOOO with you wanting to say goodbye.. we head over tuesday.. the LAST DAY OF school.. i can NOT even begin to tell you.. how grateful I was that you expressed the desire WITH there still being time left to do so!!!!!!
on this is us on the way to school.. this little classmate of yours kills me every time I see him.. he is SOOOOO tall.. and is bigger than any child not only in his grade but the 2nd graders as well!!!! but the ONLY language he knows.. is japanese.. even though he looks very american.. its crazy he doesn't speak a lick of it.. plus he has his pet bottle caps to turn in at school.. just there swinging from his bag.. so he can be the good like recycler this here japan is:)

every piece we got rid of.. made me realize.. that it really had become our home.. it became less and less of one. made it a bit tricky to entertain you all.. PLUS.. eating was always easier when ozzy wasn't scaling the ONE piece of furniture left!!!!!

you are SACRED to move with out watchful eyes.. with ozzy in my arms needing food THEN!!! i tell jonah. help a bro out.. i finish up then walk back to see a calm happy tad pooing while.. a watchful older bro.. keeps his eyes on you.. and when I say .. keeps his eyes on you.. THAT IS WHAT I MEAN.. as SOOOOO many times.. while using the restroom.. you make eye contact.. then REMIND me.. MOM your NOT LOOKING AT ME..... ggggghhhhheeeeeeezzzzzz just GOOOOOO.. the door is dead bolted.. nobody is coming to get you.. darn power ranger show!!!

while I am trying to get us settled.. spencer once again to the rescue!!!! penser penser.. paint my toes..
truly you's a lucky!!!!!!! he luvs you.. he is so cute to you.. when the boys are looking he will softy tell you.. truly YOUR MY FAVORITE!!!!! YO spencer.. DO NOT be going ANYWHERE during the teenage years.. you be right there hunting down the boys:)

slap our pasmo card down.. slide spencer ticket thru.. we out mr and mrs train station.. THANK you for taking us ALL OVER our SWEET JAPAN!!!!!!
PS.. everyone should have an uncle spence!!!

it was HOT the second we stepped out.. the sun was SHINNING OH so bright..

i guess the show was a little scary at first!! just the unknown.. jonah, tad and myself has to sit on the stairs. as no more chairs.. I actually like that better.. rather then having to wait for the next showing... they just cram in who ever wants to see this time!!!
got to love the order in that!!!

this has to be some little kid in here.. cinnamon is TINY!!!!
spencer was trying to so truly.. don't be scared.. and i guess pounded to hard on the tiny cinnamon.. and some one was right there to tell spencer.. YO..no hitting.. we laughed as he is 25.. he should know better.. when really he should just
know his own strength!!

so after a show.. you all want some popcorn from this machine that makes it hot... jonah you start to practice your comedy routine to LOVE the response you get from this little family.. I telling you to lighten up.. but they are so egging you on.. then of course the tad gets it on it!!!!

ai chan needed some ears!!! we must have just been walking around in circles.. trying to figure out.. what little something something would entertain you all.. WELL more so what thing would could do that would make the boys feel like it was worth it.....
or maybe ME??? as several times.. I thought DUDE.. why did I think this was SOMETHING WE MUST DO?????
I do have to say.. truly was loving it!!!! of course this little free water machine thing was VERY entertaining to you all!!!
I just remember there being SOOOO much energy going on all around.. it was hard to focus in on what was what.. duh just like the disney land.. that I SWORE i would NEVER step foot in till ozzy was 5
but if I think back.. my thought was to do something very much for truly... geared towards you and your NEW found girlyness.. pure GIRL!!!!

so here we are just getting to the hello of kitty land.. now when they said its everything kitty and more.. I should have EXPECTED to find hello kitty thrown up everywhere..
boys felt ripped off.. i came here for this????? I was just still trying to wrap my brain around WHY... WHY the cab ride was SOOOOOOOOOO long???? very strange.... took a bit more time to jump into the kitty thing.....

whoa didn't see that coming I hopped on to write a few things.. and got winded.. as to see the boys going down to catch a train....
more than going back to do it all again.. it was SUCH A GIFT.. a TRUE gift to our little family.. tender.. NOW my thoughts turn to .. what are we going to do with this feeling inside.. how are we going to go and DO things..like my kristin.. ( swing set).. how will i? how will we.. I keep thinking back to what would I be doing if we were still in tokyo.. its FRESH.. its right there.. I KNOW what we would be doing.. life is OH so good.... struggles up the yin yang no matter the habitation.. but isn't it fun to just be in our own habitation we grew up on!!!!! YES...

with AT gone.. I call him to get directions to HELLO sanrio land!!!!!! just a heads UP.. we had TALKED ABOUT THIS.. I had told him.. I want to take the kids here.. as hello kitty started here.. how could we not.. take truly there???
so here we are. with the ekKI in hand!!!!
DUDE.. we had NOOOOOOO idea that allen WAS LISTENING completely.. and basically took us 40 minutes FURTHER to then catch a cab to HELLLLLL-O kitty... as what was suppose to be a 10 minute cab ride was a 50 minute cab ride on the FREEWAY.........
to make AT and I feel better as we figured it out later when I came home to say WHAT THE HELL...
its the only mistake of its kind we have made in 9 months.. I will try to forget the 240 dollar hit we took.. might as well have gone to the airport!!!!!! GGGGGHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZ AT

this was the last time.. I slapped that pasmo card!!!! last time to talk to tad of how i will keep him from falling into the train tracks.. NEVER.. NEVER.. you have got this thing going on right now.. of mom.. mom.. HOW WILL YOU PROTECT ME FROM EVERYTHING BAD IN THE WORLD.
falling into the train tracks
stranger danger..
stranger danger sneaking thru the window..
unlocking the door..
tricking us...
me dying..
the plane crashing
I DO WANT TO GO OVER THE WATER
the list goes on and on.... you make life the BEST!!!!

to make you feel more comfy.. I made you lock your legs in the chair.. I stood right in front of you. and told you.. NO FREAKING way you would be able to make it around me or spencer.. you had a big smile of.. ya my moms got my back.. I SO DO...

I keep finding myself with the thought of.. is this the last time.. we will see the park.. like this?? even if we came back to visit .. it wouldn't be the same.. as right now.. we are JUST getting comfy.. just getting to a routine.. as even getting a cab.. EASY.. saying our address.. EASY.. no paper needed.. we GET IT NOW.. rather then think.. DUDE.. I will think.. well at least it came..
AI chan.. you might be one of the LUCKIEST girls i know!!!!! he was SOOOOO patient with you. as you were HELL benT on riding this thing.. even though your feet could not reach.. even though it was taking forever.. even though we ALL HAD SWASS

so hard to REALLY say good bye.. as we go to get our taxi.. is this really IT?? how to you REALLY say thank you.. THANK YOU for making this not only doable but ENJOYABLE!!!!!