today i head back to reality..
it has been such a swell time...
the first couple of weeks it was just me and the boys, casey and chieko were still working..
we didn't do too much, it's been SO hot, the usual routine was..
me waking up at 5-5:30 and having my coffee on the front porch, rain or shine !!
it's a great porch..
ray almost always woke up in time for our radio taiso..
i did let him sleep a couple of times, but he was always a bit disappointed when i did.
leo is a night owl and we didn't even try to get him to go with us..
after our "work out", we'd come back and sit with the laptop and iPad, entertaining ourselves till the parents woke up and made us put them away ;-)
we tried to get to the playground a little bit each day, before it was too hot to touch the monkey bars or slide down the slide
or breathe the air..
we picked berries and vegetables from the garden,
the boys played with their water blasters
we made cookies...
once casey started his vacation we started getting out of the house,
lots of beach time..
the bug museum...
some shopping..
a visit to a farm, a light house
costco!
we made brownies and banana bread...
more beach time
we went to several different beaches, some with big waves, some with small waves.. it was fun, the water was wicked salty and cool, so refreshing on these hot, hot days..
poor ray got stung by jelly fish yesterday, on his face and leg.. apparently they make their appearance around the time of obon.. casey got stung on the leg as well, at a different beach, a couple of days before
chieko had some time off as well, for obon and she took a few extras days afterwards, so she was able to join us on several outings
we went out for a delicious dinner last night..
it was a buffet restaurant, farm to table, featuring japanese food (of course)
we ate until ray and i had "food babies" (thanks for that term, gina, if you're reading this), our bellies were so full..
thank you casey, chieko, ray and leo, for making me feel so welcome, as always, and letting me stay for so long, again...
i love you
xo
