The best part of Auntie having a Silhouette is the custom vinyl cutouts that she can make, and then press on to shirts and sweatshirts for the kids. Each of the boys got one this Christmas.  Tad got a new Batman hoodie, but the little boys got ones that you just can’t find in stores […]

We finally had our Oshogatsu feast last Saturday!  Our spread always looks good. Baby Cousin assumed the role of “quality control inspector” for the evening, and helped herself to some kamaboko during her inspection. She gave us the thumbs up, and dinner commenced.  Now it really DOES feel like a new year!

We haven’t had the New Year’s feast – the Oshogatsu meal – yet, so it really doesn’t feel quite like New Year’s yet.  We put it off until Saturday in order to accommodate some extenuating circumstances – and traffic. When I was reminding the boys of all the delicious foods that we will be having, […]

It was a very cousin Christmas at Grandma and Gichan’s house! This photo took some doing, even with our usual tricks.  All part and parcel of having this many kids together for Christmas, right?  I think the kids really did enjoy themselves, and it was a lot of fun to give presents to nieces and […]