Relaxing sunday; going to pick some vegetables in our garden:

Trying micro tomatoes:

More from Okayama Zoo.

Visited the Zoo on a hot day:

Mo's school walked to the Fire Department.

Dancing to Black Eyed Peas:

Sour cream & raisin scones:

Cheese bread with rosemary & fennel came out good:

Fireworks season has begun:

　Mama busy making Origami:

We made Ume(Japanese plum) Juice:

Mama made cheese bread and Papa made chocolate cookies!

Salad from our garden:

The first flight of the bamboo plane that Dan and Mo built.

Our garden after two months of growth.

Motoki hanging with Lin-chan in the neighbor's onion field.

This is a rice-planting tractor.

These are rice seedlings which will be planted soon.

Mo LOVES origami, here he is working with Great-Grandma.

Origami ring.

Mo enjoys saying 'goodbye' to his Beetle friend.

Quick visit to one of the many beautiful Shrines that are all over Japan.

The first of several long sets of steps...

Mo takes a peek at what's inside.

Communing with some Buddhas.

Posing with some special stones.

Hotaru - Fireflies !

There were thousands like stars blinking on and off.

Lunch at Obachan's:
Yoko's bread, our mixed salad greens, our onion with prosciutto from Okinawa and potato salad made with the neighbor's new potatoes.

Yummy!

Motoki can eat a box of strawberries, no problem.

Neighbors have a Ume (Japanese Plum) Tree.
It's popular to make an alcohol or a juice out of them.
This year we are making juice.

Prep phase:

Our first finished pottery pieces.

After school, went to catch tadpole:

Motoki at school:

Our garden:

Mo's Third day skating:

Boys got hair cut:

Our garden now:

Mixed flowers in our small garden:

Yoko's whole wheat bread:

Our onions: