Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Happy 2nd Birthday Noah!

I can't believe this little guy is only two. You would think from his brash and often times bullyish ways that he is so much older. He attempts to do everything his brother does to the point of detriment and is usually the life of any 'party' the two of them dream up.  Kai has quickly realized that Noah makes for  an always extremely easy and often obliging fall guy when their great ideas take a turn for the worse. 
 
 
Since we were hit with a snow storm days before that left nothing but slush and ice behind we opted to spend the day at an indoor play gym. Swimming in the ball pit was a bit hit. 
 
Kai's hamster impersonation.
I've come to realize as long as they can throw something at one another  repeatedly then the outing is considered a success. 
 
 
This boy is just the right amount of little rascal and melt your heart sweetness.
 
 
 
 
An always goofy Kai.
Climbing higher than I ever thought he actually would
 
Capturing a rare quiet moment while they wait for their lunch.
  
Proving that although they are mostly beating on each other all the time they do in fact love one another very much.
Keeping with the tradition of eating red snapper for the birthdays. I still love that every kitchen here comes with a built in fish griller. It allows me the illusion of thinking my cooking is somewhat fancy. This was my attempt at creating the 'fish on a plaque that sings while hanging on your wall'
Fantastic cake.  Naoto and I determined through a rather long stroll down cake memory lane that little beauty made it into the top three.
Getting a little help from his big brother who is about to devour his cake. 
Birthday Cheers!
The race for the fruit.
Face full of cake.
   

Monday, January 14, 2013

Happy New Year

Yummy Osechi- that I really only seem to enjoy.
Happy New Year from Takamatsu!
Luna and Kai at a New Year's festival.
Cutie Cousins taking in their New Year's fortunes.
Noah giving a look as though he'd like a little privacy as he 'reads' his fortune.
Bike riding at the factory.
 
 
Never one to be left behind, Noah takes on a big boy bike.
The always lovely Miss Luna
My messy little Bean.
Silly boys.
 

Friday, January 4, 2013

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays!
Cheers!
Kai told the lobsters "Thank you for letting me eat you."
Anxiously awaiting their Christmas cake.
Milk, cookie, polaroids, and letters left for Santa- who was super impressed.
Santa hard at work
Although I don't think the real Santa would have been cursing nearly as much as this one.
It took him three hours to put that little kitchen together.
Nice job Santa-san!
Captain America preparing for duty.
Christmas pageant oddly held on Christmas evening.
Noah's beautiful Christmas wreath.
Kai's magical Christmas masterpiece.
A very serious Bean guarding his presents.
Creative, slightly scary elves. Kai's is at the left.
Iron man suit courtesy of Santa.
One of the coolest things about having two boys is the super hero phase. I love that the classics never fade
Trusty sidekick awaiting orders for the duo's next mission.
And just like that the costume is ripped off and he's running around the apartment naked. This child is hilarious. The amount of joy he gets from having someone chase him while trying to get a diaper on his little tush I believe is his most favorite game of all.
Zoom! Zoom!
Yay! A Thor Captain America hybrid.
Unfortunately, the bang bang phase is still with us.
I wouldn't recommend taking on these pint sized heroes.
Helping out with the end of the year cleaning.
They're really quite good.
Although this one doesn't do windows yet.
A little one on one with a very cool kid.
Peace out.