Merry Christmas! 

Japan

I was invited to go to Japan for work. Shimano's headquarters are located in Sakai. I was away from the family from 12/4 to 12/14. 10 solid days of meetings! It was a good experience, and I get to return in June for more! I hope during that trip I will be able to visit some temples.

This was the view from my hotel room. 

Here we were making a Korean dessert. 

The food at this restaurant wasn't just delicious, it was DERICIOUS! 

Crazy customed cycles. 

Here is Nobu, holding the live shrimp. 

Cooking the shrimp! 

Gingerbread House!

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!

Pleased to put a penny in the old man's hat!

One for the house... 

...and, one for me! 

Succes, and only half of the candy was eaten. No wonder they wouldn't fall to sleep. 

Tragedy at the house of candy!

Connor's Birthday isn't for a few days, December 3rd. But we celebrated it early since my mother and sister will be out of town next week. Connor turns 3 as you can tell, and Jenny decorated the cake! 

Say Cheese! 

Why is it, that every kid has to help open the present? 

Photo opp! 

This is the best representation of what I actually look like. I asked Megan why my mouth was open so wide. Well much to my surprise, my mouth is open in this drawing, not because I always yell, but because "you're just crazy Daddy!" 

Everyone who plays gets a trophy. The coach came up with clever awards for each team member. Their team name is the Stingrays, and so the coach gave each girl a certificate matching their skills to an actual name of a stingray. Megan was the "Eagle Ray", since she was the only one on the team to actually pass the ball to another team mate (for a under 6 year old team, that's awesome!) Plus she had her eye on the other players, and would run the length of the field to get around them. 

Saturday Morning SLEEPIES! 

Hello Pilgrim! 

Megan in here Native American outfit from School. 

Connor just after climbing off Plymoth rock. 

Megan is at school, and Connor didn't have anyone to swing with... So he just sat on the swing all by himself. 

At Megan's school they held a parade for everyone who dressed up. Megan didn't stop talking about it all day long. 

Megans Friend Sabrina is the perfect Snow White. 

Amidst tears, the kids reluctantly held still long enough for us to take this photo.