burrito @ frioles in azabujyuban
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funny pose @ school
funny pose @ school
Originally uploaded by renfield
The Tonchanator gettin' her pink on. She is utterly mad for her princess dress and socks. Also note the excellent hair: I am getting better!
waffle: get!
waffle: get!
Originally uploaded by renfield
We have waffle! Inhaled in about 30 seconds. Mookun asleep, missed the whole thing.
Sadly the Ginza shopping was slim pickings. Got a few decent items at the Gap, but everything is either too big or way, way too expensive. Will just have to surive a few more days until the states.
manneken waffle
manneken waffle
Originally uploaded by renfield
In Ginza shopping. Need snack. See Manneken Waffle. Get in line. Wait...wait...wait...
silly break
silly break
Originally uploaded by renfield
On our way to Shinjuku in an attempt to buy some fall clothes for Ton. Before we got to the station Ton inhaled an onigiri and some apple juice, and Mookun enjoyed P making slurpy noises with her mango juice straw.
At Shinjuku we hit Uniqlo and discovered they only do baby and kids stuff, no toddler sizes. Couldn't find the big Gap so hit Isetan to take a break in their awesome baby rest area. Also checked out the ridiculous prices on kids stuff there -- Bape, Burberry's, Hysteric Glamour, etc.
I love you Ton, but not enough to spend 5900 yen on a dress you will outgrow in 6 months.
kicho saikyozuke chicken
kicho saikyozuke chicken
Originally uploaded by renfield
Thank you Jeremy & Naho! P cooked up the killer saikyozuke chicken for Kicho. So. Good.
cracker snack
cracker snack
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After brunch we hit the robot park for some serious sliding.
playing with tai
playing with tai
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Cheapie wanted dimsum, so we met Tai and family at Roppongi Hills and had a proper feast. Tai was asleep, as was Mookun. Then Tai woke up in time to eat and play with Ton, whereas Mookun basically slept through brunch!
playing with jiji
playing with jiji
Originally uploaded by renfield
Jiji and Anna went home, so Jiji and Baba were on point with the grand kids.
fell and scraped her elbow so she gets icecream
fell and scraped her elbow so she gets icecream
Originally uploaded by renfield
Went to Arisugawa Park, aka ice cream park, and had a wonderful time, except for the bastard blonde kids whose nannies are unable to exercise any amount of control or discipline.
Ton slipped and scraped her elbow, so somehow that meant she got mint chip ice cream at the Baskin Robbins down the street.
racing queen amanda
racing queen amanda
Originally uploaded by renfield
Heavily jet-lagged, Dancing Queen Amanda demonstrates her NYC driving skills -- she was really good at parallel parking but had issues getting around the track at speed...at least until she finished her beer.
Having a Kyosho Circuit Party is The New Hawsome.
a little grumpy
a little grumpy
Originally uploaded by renfield
Little Man Mo was in a generally good mood this morning. He walked his big sis to school and then took his parents to the Starbucks before he sent dad off to the train to get to work. Took a little nap and then got a bit grumpy; probably needed some food I don't think he wanted tea.
senjuan weekend
Took the family to Senjuan in Gunma over the weekend. Got to Tokyo station Saturday morning before 10am so had to wander a bit until everything opened, then loaded up on bento and pre-train snacks.
Ton was all excited and hardly napped. She finally passed out on the bus and slept for all of ten minutes before we got to Minakami Station to get picked up by the onsen van. At the station some genius thought it would be a great idea to install a REALLY LOUD steam train whistle that anyone can ignite simply by pulling the rope. So EVERY goddamn tourist at the station let out a hugely annoyingly loud steam train whistle every five seconds. Needless to say, Ton and Mookun did not sleep much.
Got to the onsen, settled into our rooms, then changed into the stylish lounge wear before proceeding to the esthe room for well-deserved massage-ness.
Hit the baths before dinner but Riku was super grumpy, lacking sleep, and wasn't having much of it, so the three guys headed back to the room and got him to chill after about 30 minutes of crying. He mellowed out literally ten seconds before the ladies came back, and as soon as he saw P he screamed again, until she picked him up and he was immediately quiet, then fed.
Ton had some excellent Anpanman slippers and for running around outside in the yard they provided squeaky Hello Kitty sandals.
Have wanted to go to this place ever since I saw a picture of the glass-walled hallway the opens on the yard. As expected, it did not suck. Many photoage here.
Also it is super kid friendly -- they provided a kid's meal for Ton as well as baby and kiddie seats at dinner, plus a little baby futon in the room and another one in the dining room. We saw several other families with kids, including a 2-year old girl Ton followed around out in the yard a little bit (mainly because there was only one pair of squeaky Hello Kitty sandals and Ton wanted them.)
Ton was all excited and hardly napped. She finally passed out on the bus and slept for all of ten minutes before we got to Minakami Station to get picked up by the onsen van. At the station some genius thought it would be a great idea to install a REALLY LOUD steam train whistle that anyone can ignite simply by pulling the rope. So EVERY goddamn tourist at the station let out a hugely annoyingly loud steam train whistle every five seconds. Needless to say, Ton and Mookun did not sleep much.
Got to the onsen, settled into our rooms, then changed into the stylish lounge wear before proceeding to the esthe room for well-deserved massage-ness.
Hit the baths before dinner but Riku was super grumpy, lacking sleep, and wasn't having much of it, so the three guys headed back to the room and got him to chill after about 30 minutes of crying. He mellowed out literally ten seconds before the ladies came back, and as soon as he saw P he screamed again, until she picked him up and he was immediately quiet, then fed.
Ton had some excellent Anpanman slippers and for running around outside in the yard they provided squeaky Hello Kitty sandals.
Have wanted to go to this place ever since I saw a picture of the glass-walled hallway the opens on the yard. As expected, it did not suck. Many photoage here.
Also it is super kid friendly -- they provided a kid's meal for Ton as well as baby and kiddie seats at dinner, plus a little baby futon in the room and another one in the dining room. We saw several other families with kids, including a 2-year old girl Ton followed around out in the yard a little bit (mainly because there was only one pair of squeaky Hello Kitty sandals and Ton wanted them.)
apron from baba
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Originally uploaded by piroko_kuroda
My mom made this apron. The red pockets on the bottom of the apron come from a pair of my old boxer shorts. Not entirely sure if that information needs to be shared with my daughter or not...
mud princess
mud princess
Originally uploaded by renfield
After shopping and ice cream, P and Mo went home and Ton decided she'd rather play at the park than nap. So we did the swings and slides and ran around and then made lots and lots and lots and lots of mud. Lots of mud.
Water + sand = hours of fun.
mint chip, of course
mint chip, of course
Originally uploaded by renfield
Taking a break from shopping at National Azabu with some mint chip ice cream.
big can of calpis
big can of calpis
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Washing all the sheets at the laundromat, having a huge can of Calpis.
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