Motoki the Artist

Motoki made some fantastic paintings...

He joined them together to make a mural.

 

He also recently designed and built a motorcycle which can support his own weight!

Family New Year Visit

Miriam, Alisa and Sydney arrive for the New Year!

Everyone is excited to meet Keito.

We had a second Christmas together.

Lots of great Safta time.

Playing UNO.

Kids liked doing journal entries during the vacation.

Keito is surprised by some cold chilly air.

We had fun making mochi rice.

Motoki and Sydney had a difficult time playing nicely. But there were some good moments. Usually accompanied by Ice Cream and watching videos.

Going for a walk.

New Years morning traditional meal.

Visit to a shrine on New Years Day.

We went to Okayama Castle on the last day of everyone's visit.

Christmas

Mo woke up super early. He was very excited that Santa came!

Last Dance Performance

Mo has been going to nxgnstudios for almost a year. He really loves to dance!
We are sad that his awesome teacher, Cebo will be returning to New York City, but Motoki wants to continue to attend class.

The school had an amazing farewell dance event. Mo danced all day!

Motoki Christmas Piano

Motoki's english school had a holiday party.

Motoki performed on the pianica. We were very happy that he practiced hard and wasn't afraid to perform. Even though he made some mistake he kept going.

Of course Santa came and gave presents to all the children.

The Cutest Brothers

Hannukah

We enjoyed doing Hannukah. Thanks to Safta for making this celebration a special time for us.

Motoki loved all of his presents, especially his Crayons and Batman gloves.