Easter Sunday

A cold snap brought snow - the landscape was white in the morning.
In afternoon the Archer family came to visit...Victoria and Oliver have grown.

Skiing at Megahira

Nina did very well - she managed to ski from the top of the mountain!

Saint Valentine's Day

Miho looks happy!

On one wheel and two

Amy is learning to ride her unicycle, and Nina likes to ride her bike.

Nina and Chika

Party dress!

Sunday Fun

Amy is good at flying her "taketombo", which means "bamboo dragon fly" in English.
Nina showed her creative side when she drew pictures in her workbook. For example, according to Nina the "s" is a snake, the "n" is a part of Nina's body (needs imagination) and the "b" is a black sheep!

Pictures from Nina and Amy

Nina drew a big picture of Daddy and Amy a smaller one of a rainbow!

Skiing at Mizuho

Partly as a birthday (Jan 2nd) present for Chris, we had a trip to Mizuho.

Family and Friends

Miho's family came to stay over New Year and Roger, Haruko and Kaina dropped in.

New Year Hike

The snow added to the atmosphere!

Hiroshima trip

We went to Hiroshima for skiing and to visit the Capper family.

Christmas Party

We had a party with friends.

Family gathering

We remembered Miho's grandmother in a service at the house and then went for a meal afterwards. Miho was at a teacher training course over the weekend.

Satoko and Yoichi

We stayed at Yoko and Shinya's place.

Hibikino Festival 2007

The festival is held every year is mostly run by students.

Oba chan's 80th birthday

See is looking fine for her age!

The beach...Iwaya

Amy and Yuki took to the waves while Nina enjoyed the sand.

Green Park

We enjoyed Green Park with the Stott family.

Amy's 7th birthday party

Amy had some friends over for a party.