Taka`s 3rd B-day

This was a little before his B-day party with the children of friends from my university days.

LIfe

Taka loves Paula from Mexico and has started to have an interest in learning to speak spanish.

Taka also wants to go to Pakistan and visit Asim.

A Bye bye party for some friends returning to their countries.

I got a bike for my birthday! (Mom was waiting for a friend, so we stopped by the bikes and I just got on this one and started to ride....so mom new which one to buy for me.)

I started swimming lessons today (april 9th)!

Helping, friend, and T is for Taka

Daddy was polishing his shoes, so of course I had to test them out for him.

My friend and I have 3 eyes!

A!

A!

T! Taka has been fascinated with learning how to write his name and turns almost any common object into T and A these days!

Preparing for the day

I can brush my own hair.

Yes, mommy gave me pizza for breakfast.

Working.

Playing the piano with the river dolphin puppet.

Role-playing Diego and the river dolphin scene....he is swimming down the river avoiding the various rocks on the left and right.

Taka gets dressed all by himself!

All dressed and ready to go!

Up with the bibs!

Down with the shirt!

On with the socks!

Up with the underwear!

Taka is 3 years old now!

Backwards: All wrapped up in his towel after his bath.

Getting into the bathtub!

Undressing all by himself!

He is very proud when he stays dry through the night, but insists on a long bath after he wakes up all "sticky".

Ahh, I slept well!

Flat Stanley

Flat Stanley enjoyed an assembly at a small international kindergarten in Japan. I could not take pictures of students, but will explain. Feb. 3rd is Setsubun (equinox). Out with the demon and in with the happiness. (oni wa soto, uchi wa fuku).

Flat Stanley helped make a setsubun mask.

On the slow train this time!