My Minnie Hat

We bought this hat way back when I had a business trip to Port Canaveral, Florida and we hopped over to Disney World. Momoka never was interested in wearing it but now will put it on herself. In the second picture you can she is reading herself a little book about Anpanman, one of her favorite cartoons. Anpan is a type of roll filled with azuki, or red sweet bean paste. Anpanman's head is a piece of anpan. He flies around and does battle with his nemisis, Bikinman (by-keen-man). Bikin is the Japanese word for germ. Anpanman is very popular in Japan with children from toddlers through about 4 or 5. Of course I intend to corner the market on Anpanman toys next month during my WESTPAC swing. Momoka loves books and really enjoys being read to. Momma reads the Japanese books and Pappa reads the English ones. Her attention span is getting longer and she can sit through 15-20 pages before she's ready for the next book. Still not old enough to sit through a whole Dr. Suess book but she will be before we know it.

New Pictures

Sorry for the lack of posts. We're just busy with travel and raising a toddler. Momoka is doing great - had her 15 month check up and the Doc said she is doing fine. Momoka is talking more and is developing quite a personality. Right now walking backwards seems to be very important. She is saying ma ma and da da to identify us. Today on skype mamma asked "JiJi wa doko?" and Momoka pointed to my dad's face on the computer screen. Such a smarty pants.
We're traveling to Japan next month for a vacation and we're hoping Momoka does well on the plane and with the schedule (time) adjustment. Here's a couple of photos of our gal.


Eating out is fun . . . .





Yes, I am still having egg hunts . . . .





Nice bed head, huh . . . .