tsukuba express


tsukuba express
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On the way home from a few days at Jiji and Baba's.

first haircut!


first haircut!
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After the bath, watching TV and suddenly Ton exclaimed "I wanna haircut!" Just as I was thinking "Damn! If only we brought the-" P appeared with the haircutting gear and in 2 minutes, 3 years of hair was down to a more manageable bob. Now washing and drying is much simpler, and no more complicated morning hair preparations!

goofin in the kotatsu


goofin in the kotatsu
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With Jiji and Baba.Not terribly cold up in the boonies, but certainly not warm. The heated kotatsu is Invention of the Gods, and we spent most of our time crammed under it, eating and watching bad new-year's tv.

riku and baba


riku and baba
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"Whatchyu lookin' at?"

pink cake by baba!


pink cake by baba!
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Baba's famous pink puffy cakes, or as Ton says "Baba pinku manju!"

koala pancakes @ dennys


koala pancakes @ dennys
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Family lunch at the fami-resu. Mediocre koala pancakes, but with a side of syrup into which anything dips comes out syrupy-delicious!

easy rider


easy rider
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Shopping at the local super, at which the have the most awesome shopping carts evar.

highway bus 2


highway bus 2
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Heading to Jiji and Baba's, asleep within 10 minutes.

highway bus


highway bus
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He was too hot on the bus and got all kindsa grumpy. Luckily this is Japan, where even if absolutely everyone on the bus just wishes that baby would shut-the-hell-up, no one will say anything, and will completely ignore him as if he didn't exist.
Love. It.
Much to be said for maintaining social group harmony by ignoring that which displeases.

headlock of love


headlock of love
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girl and dump truck


girl and dump truck
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Dolls? Marginally interesting. Kitchen? Fun for a bit. But what really gets a girl excited?
Big. Trucks.

big spoon


big spoon
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Her latest thing is eating with the rice paddle.
This is a phase she needs to get over. Soon.

medicine after sushi


medicine after sushi
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After we picked up the Tonchabeast from daycare it was time for sushi. His Holy Drooliness finished off an entire jar of babyfood (130 grams -- he loves him some pumpkin!) and didn't even blink when P squirted him him medicine. This kid is balls, seriously.

this is actually lots of fun


this is actually lots of fun
Originally uploaded by renfield

Part two of the nasal assault. Drug-filled gas is forced up my nostrils. "Breathe normally" says the nurse, like I have any choice but to inhale in any manner other than a paint-thinner huffing junkie.
Felt real good, though.

ear nose throat doctor


ear nose throat doctor
Originally uploaded by renfield

First official day off of work, which means I only check my crackberry several times.
Dropped Ton off at daycare, looked around vainly for a stationary store open before 10am, then headed home to meet P and take His Mighty Snottiness to the Doc.
Whilst there, I endeavored to partake and was immediately lanced nasally by a couple of LONG, drug-tipped stainless steel probes. After sitting there for two minutes, I proceeded to be nasally gassed...

sukiyaki


sukiyaki
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goofin


goofin
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two teeth


two teeth
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All the better to bite you with!

big apple


big apple
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mud princess


mud princess
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chocomint icecream @ national azabu


chocomint icecream @ national azabu
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street art @ old french embassy


street art @ old french embassy
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squish


squish
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loungin


loungin
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