Welcome to Kobe - and we're not even there yet!

The welcome from faculty in Canadian Academy has so far been exceptional. We've had emails from families with kids, colleagues and even the family whose house we will be taking over. Yoko, the Head of School's assistant, has been great. I'm imagining a Japanese version of Ibu Wina!

Today we received a copy of this book from the school, so that will make great reading for the weekend.

Happy Birthday to My Best Friend

Dear Hesty,

I'm starting this blog for you and to let you know how much I care about you. I'm starting it so that we can all be a third culture family on a new adventure together and so that we can keep track of our life together and our kids!

You're a wonderful wife and mother and I want the world to know that.

I love you. Happy Birthday.

XXXX

Here is our cupcake disaster. 




And here's Anya singing Happy Birthday in the powercut. The cupcakes were so bad and the powercut so poorly timed that we had to use a birthday apple instead!