there and here

The little man is learning to ride a bike with training wheels:







There are plenty of breaks:

teeth

The little man was invited to the Shibuya Ward Good Tooth Gathering. It was quite an honor. In the three year old division, only those children without cavities received certificates and bags of toys.

A chorus sang to warm up the children for the main event:



Crowned and certified:





Gifts:

Birthday

Another year, another party.

Not quite sure about what's about to happen:



Cheese and cousins:



On to the pond:



New friends:



Soccer:

bluegrass

(I forgot to post this before we moved.) The little man has a bit of his mother's joy of performing. Bluegrass is a new favorite:

words

In our last apartment, the little man practiced reading while I packed:
d

a break

Moving is finally done and now to more important matters.

Usual play:




For a school project, O'mi's cousin Marley sent a flat version of herself to tour Tokyo. Here she is under cherry blossoms:

peanuts

Bobbing for peanuts: