My 26 week BUMP ♥

おなかぽっこリで～す♥

26週目。

（目がよってる？？）

My 26 week baby bump.

Realized I haven't taken any photos of my pregnancy this time around...Oh no!

And is it just me or do I look....a bit cross-eyed?? Hahahaha!

Mommy's helper

Kai had his 4 year check up and he's doing great!

Height and weight is average too--which I was worried he was on the small side but he isn't.

Keep growing buddy!

Also, 3 shots in the arms...but he got over it fast.

I treated him to a Jamba Juice♥

Then he helped me with grocery shopping.

I love it when stores offer these kid-sized carts!

Panda Onigiri ♥

So Japanese moms are known for making super cute Bento (lunches) for their kids.

Well, turns out there are TONS of kits in Japan to help make cute food and my sister brought me back a fun Panda Onigiri maker.  I tried it out and it's super cute♥

日本からのお土産 from エリカ。

お弁当などに使えるパンダ型のおにぎり作りセット。

楽しい！さっそく作ってみました。

Luka didn't think much of the Panda apparently...

He just stabbed it in half and ate it!

ルカはあまり興味がなく、すぐに崩して食べました。（笑）

Kai turned 4 ! (videos)

Opening up some presents!

Blowing out the candles! 

Luka got to enjoy a piece of cake as well...and boy did he DIG IN!

Kai turned 4 ! (photos)

Kai turned 4 last Wednesday but I had a small family get together on Sunday ♥

先週の水曜日で4歳になりました！

I love my new chalkboard markers.  

I had fun making these signs.  Some fun facts about Kai ♥

Luka was having a blast too!

ルカもネクタイしてみた。

ばぁば！

Auntie was running late so the kids started their lunch.

Luka was already pretty tired and he eventually fell asleep on his high chair.

子供達は先にランチ。

でもルカはもう限界でした。イスでコックリ。

Lotsa prezzies♥ Including unique ones from Japan!

Auntie literally just returned from Japan the day before so he got some cool toys.

A cool Doodle-pad from the grandparents and I bought him more clothes and a mini skateboard.

Books and movies.  He seemed very happy ♥

プレゼントはいろいろ貰ったね！

得にスペシャルだったのが日本からのおもちゃ。

エリカおばちゃんと曾ばあちゃんが昨日日本から帰国したばっかり。

珍しいおもちゃ貰ってよかったね！

Bad lighting but I made the cake this year.

Japanese-style strawberry shortcake.

I went with the Lightning McQueen theme so I got a Cars cake topper..Balloons and everything!

今年は急いでケーキ作り。

毎年と変わらず、いちごショートケーキです。

♥

After a LONG nap Luka finally woke up and got to enjoy a piece of cake.

やっと長い昼寝から起きたルカちゃん。

ケーキ貰いました。美味しそうに食べてた！

Sharing a box ♥

So this happened!

Kai got a new Cars movie (Cars 2--Thank you Granpa!) so he wanted to watch it.

Then he decided to use this box as his 'car' and watch the movie.

Then Luka wanted to get in too and Kai was very  happy to share. Awww♥

Happy Friday ♥

Kai had his first field trip today at Preschool. 

They went to the Salmon Hatchery and got to see some fish.

And he rode his first bus ride!  He had fun ♥

We picked him up and we decided to walk around the plaza.

Luka was walking everywhere!

♥

progress!

Yay he's doing awesome!!

Walking faster and falling less.

Woohoo!

だいぶ良く歩けるようになりましたよ！

ママ安心♥

Mmmm it's season for Honey Crisp Apples and we love them!

We've been eating an apple a day♥ So delish!

りんご大好き♫

Luka & Mommy ♥

Pictures with mommy ♥

Luka has really light colored hair...lighter than Kai!

Napping everywhere

Luka will nap anywhere.  He plays hard and will fall asleep.

I've caught him 3 times now sleeping downstairs mid-play.

It's so cute!

ルカは何処でも寝ちゃいます！

またまた遊び途中で寝ちゃいました。

Snack time ♥

Having a small lunch/snack.

おやつタイム。

♥

Doodling in the Kitchen

So the kids like to hang out in the same room I'm in....

When I started cooking dinner, they wanted to draw on the kitchen floor!

Works for me!

Pumpkins and falling leaves ♥

We just dropped Kai off at his preschool and look at that!

Yesterday Kai painted a mini pumpkin at preschool.  How cute!

Luka loved it and wouldn't let it go.

カイがプリスクールで作ったパンプキン。

かわいい！ルカがずっと離さなかった。

"pumpkin", his new word.

新しい言葉。「パンプキン」

Collecting leaves.

He was so facinated!

葉っぱを集めてます。

A rainy fall day.  Kai and his favorite Dino umbrella.

Doodling at mommy's desk

y'know, just pretending to be mommy!

When I say "Cheese!", he makes this face.

Also, do you like this shirt?

It's new!  It totally reminded me of まっくろくろすけ (makkuro kurosuke) from トトロ (Totoro)。

We did a lot of playing yesterday...and Luka only had a short car nap.

So by the time I started making dinner, this happened!

I knew it was too suspiciously quiet so I checked to see what was going on.

Luka fell fast asleep on the floor! awww too cute ♥

Very busy days...!

At the follow-up for Luka's walking progress.

It went really good!  Learned a few more exercise tips to really get him going.

Over the weekend, Daddy caught up on some sleep which so happened to coincide with Kai's nap.

Luka and I walked everywhere through Toys R Us. 

Giant bubble bow! 

Nom nom.  He's a big eater still!!