laughing
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who pooped on the carpet?
who pooped on the carpet?
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There comes a time in every parent's life when your kid goes running around the apartment post-bath naked, has diarrhea, and tears down the hall into the bedroom leaving a stinky messy trail. At least she grabbed some tissues to help clean up afterwards.
choco from the choco scone
choco from the choco scone
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She only eats the chocolate chips out of the scone.
bonenkai
bonenkai girls
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Had the first of several Bonenkai (end of year) parties.
This one was with Hoho, one of our new graddies joining next year, and her college buddy.
Bonenkai literally means "forget the year" and there is plenty about 2008 I'd like to forget!
happy 2nd birthday tonchan!
R1011910
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Miri catered and Yuika and friends came over to celebrate Tonchan's 2nd birthday.
swing!
swing!
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Me and the Ton took a little walkabout; went up to the Robot SlidePark at The Hills and goofed off for a bit before heading home through the backstreets of Moto Azabu. Stopped at this little local park and for the first time she was into the swing...for about 30 seconds. Much preferred the slide, though on her second ride down she launched off the end and landed flat on her butt. Minor crying ensued but she's tough as nails so I brushed her off and carried her home.
subway
subway
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After the AIS X-Mas party we got on the subway and headed over to the ANA Hotel for a big buffet lunch.
the shrine
Her Royal Tonchaliscious is quite particular about going to bed. In order to properly enter the blissful state of sleep, the appropriate sacrificial offerings must be made to the Sandman and the Night Gods. Arrayed upon the shrine (otherwise known as the window sill above the futon) there must be: several pieces of gum in their dedicated Small Bowl, a plastic bottle of Calpis®, and a glass of water. Optionally, depending on the mood of the deities and the alignment of the heavenly bodies in the night sky, there may also be required any or all of the following: some cookies, chocolate bread, juice carton, a small apple.
Only when the Sandman and his Darkly Servants are appeased with such offerings will Her Majesty The Tonchanator enter into peaceful slumber (assuming that mom arranges the appropriate blankets just so whilst delivering the appropriate belly and/or back patting. Dad need not bother; any attempts at getting within 30 centimeters of the Gateway to Slumber will be forcefully repulsed and accompanied by a now-standard "No Papa! Mo iyada! No Touching! Bye-bye!")
nice dinner
Had the lawyers take us out for dinner. Nice place in Omotesando; stylish interior, excellent menu (seafood, imported and domestic beef), English-speaking staff, apparently excellent wine selection...and the place was absolutely dead empty on a Thursday night.
Bodes not well for economy in general and the expat community in particular.
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