NKOTB - OMG!

For Laura, Vanessa, and... Rebecca:

Love,

Patty

Tsu

Here are all of the photos of our amazing trip to Tsu on May 16, 2008. If you follow the Picasa link, you can read the story of our day through the captions.

The Scene In Japan

We decided to break down the photos from our trip into segments so that you can enjoy them without being overwhelmed. Here are photos of the Japan Scene: things we saw while wandering, from fashion in Himeji to a wedding in Kyoto. Please to enjoy.

To view the photos larger and see the captions, please click on the little Picasa symbol on the bottom right of the little viewer and a link will appear. The captions are helpful.

Had To Share!

We are going through our Japan photos so that we can get albums printed, and this one really stood out. G is reading his brand new book of Japanese folk stories (this one is called "Issun Boshi", or the Inch High Samurai) at a vegetarian/vegan restaurant below the bookstore, which is called The Crayon House.

 

p.s. This t-shirt, "I Want To Rock," was a huge hit in Japan! All of the young adults thought it was super cool.

Reading!

G started reading yesterday. He saw a sign that said "C&M" for a bank, and he couldn't figure out the ampersand, so he tried again with the "Best Buy" sign. He sounded out "b..e..s..t...best!" We were so proud of him! It wasn't sign recognition, we don't think, because we've only been there once since he was born, I think, and he wasn't there with us. Now Starbucks, Target, and Sam's - those he knows! He's read a couple words since then, but that was the first.

Also, on the way home tonight, I said I was a lot tired, and he said he was "short tired," which he explained was the opposite of "big tired" - he was finding a new way to say "a little", so he chose "short." We think it's really neat that he is using synonyms to be clever.