Anya's Sound Waves Experiment

Here's a little video from Nagoya Science Museum.

Spring Break 2012 Photos

We have a week off - finally - since Christmas. After this we run through to Summer. We've been out and about a bit, and will be in Nagoya and offline for a few days. We should be able to get some photos uploaded to the album below by mobile.


One highlight of the week so far has been the Nippombashi Street Festival in Osaka - where thousands of cosplay (costume-play) enthusiasts gather and have a parade. Anya has her hair sprayed green and wore her flamenco dress.

And Sam has been his usual funny self:

Daddy's second puberty has kicked in with a new longboard skateboard, too:

Happy Mother's Day, Nana!

Here's a little video from Anya and Sam:

Sunday Sam Snap Week 52 - Happy Birthday Samudra!

Where did that year go?

A fun but low-key birthday weekend for Sam. He saw a doggy competition on the island, watched about 15minutes of the elementary drama and an hour of high school football, went to Harbourland to see the International Fair and watch the choir perform (and mess about on the rides). If only he could remember it all!

Our hooligan is growing up - more words, more giggles, more teeth and more dribble.

Week 52. One year old, at Kobe Harbourland.

I'm not sure if we can keep this Sunday Sam Snap up for more than a year, but we'll see... Here is the album of the full first year:


Here's Happy Birthday yesterday morning:


Some more photos from the weekend:

It's OK Anya, we won't let him touch it!

Anya's present eating a birthday bun.

Watching the CA boys B-team play football

This toy is a hit - thanks Maximo and Lola!

Birthday lunch at the Fisherman's Market

This never gets old!

And some more...

Spring morning on the waterfront

Plum blossoms!

Plum blossoms. Apparently you are not allowed to play golf on the ten square metres of grass there.

Anya getting her face painted by one of Daddy's high schoolers.

"Take a picture of me with the giraffe!"

A 'sort of selection' of hot food at the Fisherman's Market

Anya's first candy floss

Spring Has Sprung

First sunburn of the year! Today's cold and miserable and wet again, but yesterday was a teaser for the Spring - lovely and sunny - so we got out all day. Katy recommended 'Dragon Park' at Shinkobe (really Ikutagawa Park), and we spent a few hours there. A bus takes you all the way up to Shinkobe (the Shinkansen station), and you can walk all the way back down to the sea on a route through playparks which will be great for viewing the cherry blossoms later on in the Spring.

Here are some photos, and there is a full album below.

First time on a swing!

Ikutagawa Parks - walking route from Shinkobe to sea.

Sunday Sam Snaps Weeks 50 & 51 - First Steps!

The words are coming thick and fast, as are two new top teeth and so much cheekiness. We can't believe he'll be one next week! Here are photos from this weekend and last weekend:

Week 50 - two top teeth

Week 51 - playing on the Koala at the park at Shinkobe

This week he had his first steps - and we got them on the phone! Here are a couple of clips - I will need to find some time to edit all this into something worth watching.

Sam at School!