初めて伶香の男の子のお友達がおうちに遊びに来てくれました。
Reika's boyfriend visited our house for the first time. 

実は２人ともハーフジャパニーズというアジアンミックス。
They have many things in common.
Both are Asian mix babies and English is mainly spoken at home.

家庭内は英語というバックグラウンドにも共通点があったり、
繊細なポイントや意思表現が色々と似ている２人。

気が合うらしい。
And they have similar social styles, play styles, preferences etc...

揃って”仕組み”好きだから遊び方も似てるんです。
For example, They both like to investigate things very carefully....

一緒に「もしもし」ごっこしたり。
They gugu gaga on phones together.

一緒にモグモグしたり。
They yum yum together.

(毛量も似てるね Their hairstyles look alike too.)

一緒にお転婆したり  Here, being naughty together.


The funny thing is they sound alike too.
Reika has been making "th" sounds like "thi-ko thi-ka thi-ki thi-ka" a lot lately.
And he makes those sounds too.
I didn't know that they could communicate with those thikothika words. ha ha.
At one point, they were saying it loudly to each other for a long time.
I wonder if they think that they are using English...


さらに本人達がしゃべってるつもりで時折発する
音や発音までがそっくりでちょっとびっくり！

「てぃかてぃか　てぃこてぃこ」

伶香のマイブームだと思っていた
舌を軽く噛みながら作るTH音。

これを順番に言い合う会話らしいやりとりも。
２人は英語を喋ってるつもりなのかな～。


たっぷり遊んだ後、揃っておネムになって解散しました。
１日のスケジュールまで一緒だね～
ベビー同士のやりとりにたっぷり癒された時間でした。


After lunch, they both got sleepy. Seems like they have the same sleep schedule too.
We had a good time watching those two play together. We should do this more often.

東京にしては大雪でした。でも朝こんな感じだったので、、、
We had a big snowy day in tokyo today.

雪見がてらロンハーマンへランチに行っていた私達。
クレヨンやブロックなど色々楽しい店内ご機嫌な伶香の後ろ、

While we were having lunch out, the snow got heavier and heavier.

While Reika was having a good time at Ron Herman cafe, the window showed the outside gradually being covered in snow !!!  We were lucky not only to be able to grab a cab soon but also to have reika fall asleep right before leaving the cafe. 

There were many cars that couldn't move and were stuck in the middle of the street.

帰りを急ぐと路上はあちこちにトラックや車が立ち往生で大混乱。

幸い巡り合えたタクシーは石川県出身の運転手さんで、ほっ！
こういうとき東北、北陸の方だと安心です。

なんとか帰宅。 Hmm, maybe we should stay home today.

じゃあ、おうちで雪遊びしよう！

福井のみたいに三頭身は無理だけど、、

スノウマン！  I made a snowman for her !!

雪玉も！  and brought a snowball home for her.

Coooooold !!!!!

なんか屋内でも十分楽しそうだね。　
Even though she had to spend the rest of the day indoors, she enjoyed the snow.

年末年始福井にいる間は雪が沢山積もる日が何日かあり、
久々雪だるまが作れました。

We had a couple of snowy days while we were in Fukui this time.

I realized I never made a snowman with Garland before.
So I didn't know his idea of a snowman is very different from those I've made before.
He wanted to make it with 3 body parts instead of 2.

考えたらハズバンと一緒に作るのは今回が初めてだったのですが、
三頭身がイメージだそうで、私には新鮮でした。

しかも顔がコケイジャン(白人)？ The face he made looks like Charlie Brown.

All these little things made me realize that he is an American.
こういうとき、やっぱり君はアメリカ人なんだね、
とつくづく。いや、忘れてるわけじゃないんですけど、、。


ちなみに雪だるま作りから雪遊びに火がついた大人。
Meantime, Reika was just standing and watching what the adults were doing.

雪玉を投げてお寺の屋根の雪を落とそうとしているダディーを、

クールに眺める伶香なのでした。

伶香が雪ではしゃぐのはまだ先かな～。

Maybe another couple of years before Reika gets more excited about snow than daddy...

zipper ....
近頃ジッパーが、、

zipper .........
ジッパーが、、、

can't stop thinking about them !!!! 気になる！！

i want to try doing it by myself but ....  自分でやりたいけど、

My tummy is in the way !!
ポンポンが邪魔で見えない！？

Daddy please !!!!  ダディやって！

kanakajoの今年初ブログですね。
今年はもう少し頑張って更新できたら、、と思っています。
またよろしくお願いいたします。

This is my first blog post @ kanakajo.com this year.
with Reika, there is alot of stuff going on everyday but little time to post them.
need to find out a better way to have my own time.

every year, we spend the year-end & new year at the temple in my hometown.
I got to help my family and the temple during the busiest time of year,
Garland got to have as much sake as he wants,
And Reika got to play with snow for the first time !!

年末年始は、恒例の”裏住職週間”でしたので
一家で伶香の生まれ故郷、福井で過ごしました。

着陸から寝始めた伶香は、、

起きたら雪景色だぞ～。 Sleeping through the car ride, Reika woke up to snow at the temple.

着くなりお庭にて初の雪面着地！  First time on snow !!!

こわごわ、踏み出して、、

おっと、いい感じ。 Yeah !! Feels great !!!

そして初の顔面着陸も！ Until the first snow faceplant !!! 

めげない！    Hop !!

可愛い小さな足跡　♪  I love seeing these small footprints.