My Japanese Military Students

On Saturday, we had a party for our Japanese Army Officier students from Kodaira. This is 5 of my 6 students that will be graduating in 2 weeks. They come to school for 6 months to learn English so they can act as translators for their home units. This has been a really fun group for me. For those of you that aren't familiar, the Japanese have a tendency to flash the victory sign (or peace sign as we know it) for picture taking moments.

Crazy Baby

I just discovered a whole set of pictures and this was included. Quinn looks like a crazy baby...scary!

Poor Ramses

Quinn has a love-hate relationship with the dogs. Quinn loves to torture them and they hate to see Quinn coming.

Pool-Time

Play-Time

Quinn and his friend Myla playing....

It's no Corvette but....

Quinn loves to pretend to drive my Honda Capa. I love my Japanese box car.

Early Bird

This is the face that I was awakened by at 5:30am. Quinn was cracking himself up while shouting "Mommy, get up!" He has started waking up earlier and earlier. Ughhh!

"The Boys: Ramses & Nemo"

For those who are fans of the dogs...

Japanese Potty

No we haven't officially started potty training but I did buy a Japanese potty seat. It really is more like a ride on toy. The Japanese start training very early compared to us so they make the seats more interesting to say the least. It's pretty good though. It transitions to sitting on the regular toilet and then you finally take the toy part off. I made the mistake of putting him on it before going in the tub. So now he thinks you have to be naked to sit on it. Not good. Quinn enjoys sitting on it in the buff and making driving noises and saying "pee-pee, poo-poo" (it's all the same thing to him.)

Water Baby

Quinn is crazy for water. Rumor has it that I was the same way when I was a child (so my Mom says.) We have spent a lot of time at the base pool or playing in his water table.

New favorite food

The Many Hats of Quinn

Why we have so many hats I don't know. But I try to use them all.

Tanabata Festival

Last week-end we headed down to Fussa City to celebrate the Tanabata Festival ( Star Festival). It's a street festival that includes lots of decorations hanging in the streets, lots of dancers and drummers and food vendors everywhere. Quinn loves festival food including yakisoba (noodles), yakitori(meat on a stick), and washes it down with a sip of CC Lemon. Most of the Japanese adults wear a yukata (summer kimono) and the kids wear a jimbe. So keeping with the locals, Quinn wore his jimbe. Neal carried him in the backpack carrier and somehow from one end of the street to the other Quinn acquired a fan which he wouldn't let go of all day.

Quinn's 2nd Birthday

It was a quiet birthday party with just us and our neighbors Myla, Steven, & Angelina. Quinn loved the cake with Donald Duck & Goofy (who is his new favorite character). He sang along with us to the Happy Birthday song and even tried to blow out the candle (mostly spit!).

A Quiet Moment

Quinn spending time with Daddy before bedtime. He is going to miss his Daddy time.

First One

We are starting this blog so that our family & friends can look at pictures of Quinn growing up in Japan. And maybe a few pictures of us every once in a while.