Christmas Tree !!

We always put up our Christmas Tree the day after Thanksgiving♥

Yay!  It's starting to feel a lot like the holidays!

Thanksgivingの次の日は決まってクリスマスツリーを出します。

After mommy did some solo Black Friday shopping, I came home to help decorate the tree.

I let Kai decorate it first.

ママは一人でブラック・フライデーショッピングに行きました。

帰ってきてから皆で飾り付け！

Here's what happens when you put a 4 year old in charge of decorating.

A clump of ornaments in the middle of the tree!

I like it!  Great job Kai! and Luka helped too!

最初はカイに全部やらせた。

ツリーの真ん中だけに飾りが....

まぁ個性的でいいんじゃない？

The Zzzzz series...

First he was sleeping on his tummy on the couch...

Then he flipped over...

Then he rolled off the couch and Kai decided to nap with Luka...

^_^

Spongebob + Pillow ♥

Kai's drawing of Spongebob Squarepants♥

I think it's pretty good..and it's cute!

It's the Kawaii version!

Also, this.

Luka is all about the neck pillow these days.

It's a monkey neck pillow I got for Kai but after Luka discovered it, he wears it all the time!

He just wraps it around his neck and walks around.

^_^

In the waiting room.

This is Luka's new winter hat!

I think it's a .....dog? Anyways, it's very fluffy and warm inside and he loves to wear it!

Kai's creation--Fall candle!

He made this at his preschool and I love it!  I might take it to my parents over Thanksgiving and show everyone.  It's so pretty...!

カイがプリスクールで作ったキャンドル。

秋・Thanksgivingにぴったり！

Aaaaand it may have been someone's birthday last week.... MINE!

Mommy turned 33 and I can't believe it.

Kai sang me the birthday song and they loved watching me blow out the candles.

And of course everyone loved the cake.

Thank you James!

「Achoo!!」♥♥

Aaaah! so cute♥

I love Luka's sneezing performace!  

This is Kai's current favorite book, "The Berenstein Bears".

The nightly book-reading session has moved from Kai's bedroom to Mommy & Daddy's bedroom to accommodate for Luka's participation.

Playing around

Just testing out my future Vespa ♥

Just messing with my brother ♥

Luka's overdue haircut (videos)

Awww I already miss his longer hair....

♥

Luka's overdue haircut (photos)

Haircut appointment for Luka on Sunday♥

He did pretty good!  He cried a little when she used the trimmer but overall he did well.

♥

This is where he cried a little bit.

Ta-da!  He looks so different!

We took them to the toy store since they were so good.

This is awesome--a mini scooter for kids!

nom nom nom

The tastiest apples are in season right now!! We've been eating an apple-a-day♥

Nom nom nom

The cutest raincoat(s) ♥

So I finally found raincoats for the kiddos that I'm happy with, price-wise and cuteness-wise♥

Rainy season starts in the fall here in Washington but they don't sell raincoats anywhere!

I've only been able to find heavy winter coats.

Apparently April (spring) is the time for raincoats...I'll have to remember that.

It was so hard to find that I even had my dad get me a raincoat for Kai from Japan. (That one turned out too big so we'll use it when he gets taller)

These raincoats are by Skip Hop, one of my favorite baby/kid brands.

They are a bit pricey but I found them online (Nordstrom) for 40% off plus Free shipping♥

And they had their sizes!!!  I jumped at it and I"m really glad I got them--the quality is really nice too. The inside is lined with fleece-material. 

Not all designs/patterns were on sale but I was happy with the Bee and Dog.

Upcoming haircut ♥

So James has been wanting to get Luka a haircut appointment...and I've been purposely slacking on it because I like his long hair and I think it's super cute.

But ok...I suppose it's about time for a haircut :(

I made an appointment for this weekend and I'm sad his luscious locks are going to be cut!

So here's the last hurrah...I gave him a cute top ponytail and took some pictures because it's so cute♥

I hope he behaves at the salon.  It's been a while!

blowing raspberries ♫

Because you know, why not? They're boys!

The Peanuts Movie ♥

The new 'Peanuts Movie' came out yesterday and I've been thinking of taking Kai to his first movie theater experience.  We caught the Saturday matinee showing.  It was a mommy and Kai date♥

カイが映画館デビュー！

昨日から公開になったスヌーピーの新作映画「ザ・ピーナッツ・ムービー」。

ママと2人で映画デートしました。

The theater was packed and we got a pretty good seat.

He was in awe of everything...the big screen was so cool to him!

I enjoyed the movie as well...but I haven't been to such an early matinee (11 am) I'll be honest, I felt like dozing off a few times.  But the movie was great and I loved the style of the animation and art.

でもさすがに朝の11時ははやい...と言っても満員でした。

面白かった！大人でも楽しめる映画。

I didn't buy any candy or snacks but we did sneak in some Pocky ♥

ポップコーンとはお菓子は買わなかったけど、ポッキーを持ち込んで二人で食べました。

Halloween 2015 ♥ (Videos)

Happy Halloween !!

Halloween 2015 ♥ (Photos)

Made a sign again♥

Luka liked my "punnkins".

"Let's get going guys!!" Luka was getting impatient!

「早く行こうよ！」

Well unfortunately this year, it was a rainy stormy day....

でも今年のハロウインはあいにくの雨。

A Dragon/Dinosaur and a Panda this year!

The panda is a repeat from last year--but honestly I couldn't find any good costumes this year!

Kai still loved the panda♥

('o ')!!

Look at all the candy we got!

This year the 'mall' gave out better candy than last year.

Mommy is pleased...since she will probably eat most of it.

I still don't allow any hard candy or chewy candy to Kai.

Only small pieces of chocolate here and there...and maybe I'll let him try a Gummy.

The nice thing about the mall is you also get non-candy goodies.

This year we got some coloring pages, comic books and a superhero trading card!

Now this is super cool--Kitaro is a classic Japanese comic.

(I grew up watching it as a kid)

I had NO IDEA they had an English version available.

The Comic Shop was giving out comic books so I snagged a couple of the Kitaro books.