Bowling

Erik loves to bowl. Every day he wakes up and says, "bowling ball?" and "Jack's ball". When we drive by the bowling alley he yells, "Bowling!" from the backseat of the car. We thought you might enjoy the video of Erik bowling. :)

The Lights at Showa Park

At Christmas time Showa Park has a huge light celebration. We had a great time looking at all of the displays. Erik liked to look at all of the lights and especially liked to wear his "Pooh gloves". 

Erik is a Big Boy

Erik is getting so big. For real. We thought you might enjoy this video of him going down the slide all by himself. Maybe it is time to have a new baby, because apparently Erik is all grown up now. :)

9 years of Wedded Bliss!

Husband earned many points on our anniversary! He arranged for a Japanese friend to make reservations at a fancy Japanese restaurant called Kurouchaya. If anyone knows TJ, you know that it was a big effort for him to arrange things in advance and not leave it to the last minute. The restaurant was so cool! We took off our shoes in the lobby and in house slippers we were led through an old looking big house to our private room. Our room overlooked a water wheel and plenty of Japanese maple trees. Dinner was extravagant. It seemed like a 17 course meal- just take a look at the pictures. The best was the "river" fish that we cooked, whole, on a stick. After a lesson from the waitress on how to eat the fish, TJ and I dove in and tried it! Oishi! (Yummy for those who are lacking in Japanese.) We had a great night and are still amazed that we have been married for 9 years already.