my little one year old man

my little boy is almost two! he'll be a little grown boy in no time! well he already is one, but he'll be speaking full blown conversations and all that big boy stuff!
I never thought and could imagine myself to be a mom to a kid older than 4. but now, when I talk with him and communicate and do all sorts of interactive things with him, it makes me just wanna speed up to 5-6! it's AmAzing how much fun you can have with your kid. and I love how he's such a little boy! when he plays with his cars (the favorite thing in the WHOLE world) all by himself on the floor in our room, making little "brrrrooom!!" sounds, it melts my heart to gazillion pieces! he's the biggest charmer in my life, and the cutest fat thing I'll ever squish! (for now eh??) and I know he's becoming a big boy, and one day he won't need or want mommy to cuddle him or smooch him all over, or hold him and read him stories and make funny sounds to make him laugh. but to me he'll always be that fat little chubby boy with the cutest little smile that's worth more than a million dollars!
so before he grows up too fast, I'm gunna enjoy those moments when he's just a little guy who loves to be squished and cuddled.
I have NO idea why I'm getting all emotional over the fact that he's turning two. maybe it's because all my mommy friends tell me that once they turn two, they never turn back. so I'm hoping to hold on to his little one year oldness until the very last second!!
..then of course, two is another exciting age to begin a new stage:)

ZOO

we took jason to the zoo for his first time ever!!

and even though it was a pretty small one and not too many animals to see, it was FREE (always a winner) and had a huuuge playground and splashpad for the kids to play in.

not the mention, the 2 dollar train ride. (the ONLY thing that cost but was nonetheless cheap and worth it!)

he loved it!

and the pictures pretty much speak for themselves.

the camel had thee most limp and soggy humps I have ever seen in my entire zoo life!! I joked around with joe and told him it was because he wasn't getting enough water. DUH. haha turns out, some camels are born with it..it's passed on by their relatives. poor darling.

this is Jason's signature smile. whenever you ask him to smile, he'll scrunch his face up just like this and stay still until the photo is taken. whata little star

there's that smile again. I HEART YOU

I had NO idea that polar bears were THAT huge! the lady said that it was an average height and there are taller ones out there! so much for cute and cuddly white bears...eeehhayy

close to the biggest highlight of his day! dadum!! the Backhoe! Jason absolutely LOVES those things above all other construction/farmyard machines! (and that's saying somethen) we finally managed to find one sitting alone at the top of the hill and decided it was now that Jas was going to have his first seat on one of them things!

a normal smile!?! is that possible???

NOPE! just the starter of what came next!

thank you to Aunty Meg who brought this over for him!! he loves the faces and colors and best of all, it holds FOOD (which is something he cannot live without for more than one hour)

it worked wonders!! we love it!

Jason at the splashpad. one of his favorite things to do: be in water.

already got the bikini babes!!

THEE END!!

hope this makes Aunty nina happy! the world has not come to an end and yes, the once-upon a time faithful Cha is still alive and won't ever die...
well..not anytime soon for that matter!!
thanks for your time!! oooh

and a BIIIIIIIIIIG long and huge excited congratulations to MAXIM and LILIA! on their new and I'm pretty sure darn cute (no photos yet!!!) baby newborn girl, Amelie!! from the sounds of it (thanks for the details Max) it was a rough and long ride for Mama Lils, but now it's over and eeek Jason has two cousins now!! woohoo!!
lots of love sent your way!
you'll be great parents!!
she'll be a wonder-kid!!

Elena

it was raining outside, and as much as you can't see the raindrops, you can see she's WET! nyahaha. anyways. cheers girl! tx for going out in the rain even tho you had a cold xox

Someone finally arrived!

congratulations Jess and Rumi on your beautiful, wonderful baby girl, Kanon!!

She's ever so perfect and you can already tell she's gunna be something by how she arrived right smack on her due date! haha

most of all, welcome to parenthood! 

the joy and honestly best thing that could happen between two people!

"catch all her smiles, all her tears, all the rainbows in her eyes. catch all her beauty, all her joy, and all the love and no goodbyes"

omedetou!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

ps. better take photos of her, and no more chin down of rumi please!!

HEE HEE HEE!!

her aunt and uncle over here oughta be in the know of thangs!

To Grandma Zippy

THANK YOU SOOOO SO MUCH Grandma Zippy!!

jason looks adorable in it and it fits perfectly! amazing! you're too sweet in sending it over and giving it as a gift, we are so happy and Jason loves it!
Arigato~~~!!!!!!!!!!!

puppy loooove

our friend's invited us for a BBQ at their place last week and they had the cutest little puppies! Jason absolutely adored them, and even more, the puppies doubled the love in return! photos are sooooo kaute! don't you just love the ones where his pants are being pulled down? hahahaha, so classic, reminds me of Lady and the tramp.

jason no tame-ni, jimbe hoshi!!

shout out to aunts, uncles, ooor grandparents on THAT side of the world!!:)

I reaaaaaaaally want Jason to have a jimbe this year for summer and it's already soo hot that we just might miss it if we don't hurry!
sooo do ya think you could send one over for muwa?? we can give you money for it..not sure how to do it tho..maybe joe knows!
but i beeeeeg thee!?:D
he's wearing clothes of a 2 year old over here, i'm not sure how that is in Japan...but maybe Mama Zippy can look on Yahoo auctions and find one for cheap?
please write to joe's mail if you think it's possible! hee hee
I LOVE YOU!!!!

I am finalllly back

I suppose I should actually update this here blog of mine!
ack it's been ages since I've touched this site, it's amazing since I used to be a huge blogging nerd and now I am, yes, I admit, a FB one. (runs and hides)
but it's so much easier to update and keep in touch! but I knoooow, ppl are scaring me now too about it and maybe I will be one of those quiters;)
until then!!
I've been good! busy, lots of sun, growing little boy, life going up and down and much much more! I'm pretty sure you're all pretty much updated on my little life, so I'm most likely boring you if I keep going on.
I'll sum you up with,
lots, LOTS of sun, Jason's talking so much now (not understandable full sentences, but gosh it's soooo darn close) I dyed my hair BLACK! because I gave up trying to make it a pretty brown! lol
Joe still roofs, I work in the restaurant three days out of the week. 2ice to cook, 1nc to waitress. Aaaaaand..Totti's hot, but Italy pretty much sucks. I was really disappointed in them this year and refuse to love them until they make it up;) Japan is shocking me and making me proud! and I dunno what all this fuss is about, but Honda is not the new stud in town MIKA! (ahem)
and I'm sure there's more to say but I'm falling asleep at this computer so I better sign off with bunches of kisses and one big hug!!
xoxox

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to every single mommy out there in the world. you are all so beautiful and wonderful and perfectly unique!
have a wonderful day full of love and precious moments!

Happy Mother's Day

littlest man

I was looking through my HD, at old photos of when Jason was a babe. found this one, I think it was 2 or 3 days after he was born. Grandpa giving him a bath.
couldn't help but laugh sooo hard.
whata monkey!!! he looks like those ofuro monkeys!!
aw, i miss how small  he was..

somebody's burthday!

Dearest lenlenbeh!!

happy happy birthday to youuuu~!!
so I finally got this photo thing to work, so the first photo will be compliments to you! *big glass of vodka* CHEERS!!
I really hope this year is a good one. and for some reason, *nudge nudge* something tells me it WILL be:) may each disappointment be a stepping stone to even greater things, and each downhill lead to a roller-coaster ride to the sky!
and may each surprise, blessing, happy moment and good thing be the most thrilling and beautiful experience you could ever ask for!
you're only going to get bigger and bigger from here on out, but I guess I can always say you'll still be the wild girl, timon, and sleeping pal! 4ever!

hair cut

my little man got a hair cut!! he looks JUST like Joe now it's really amazing! hahaha..
the internet is making me wait serious hours just to upload a photo, so I'm gunna promise you them later!
off to bed, tomorrow is Easter Sunday, and me and Joe will be heading in to the restaurant in the morning!!
I love you!

ONE YEAR

It's been one whole year since we've arrived here in Canada! it seems like so short and yet soooo long ago since we've left Japan!! one year ago, we were crying our eyeballs out, red noses, and freeezing our butts off in cold tatami rooms with the wonderful Luvhutians!
It's been a craaazy ride, but worth every minute and step of it! I only hope and pray that I can make the next year ahead of me, even better. will we be in Canada a whole year from now?? I have NO idea, but all I know is that it will be exciting:)
all to say..
one year in the boonies here in Canada, and we've met wonderful people, made beautiful new friends and experienced the amazing seasons Canada has to offer us!! God Is Good

ps. we miiiiiiiiisss all our friends in japan, especially my family in law, and all you gorgeous people at Luvhut! hopefully you'll make it over our way this summer!! (to mika: that's not an invite. that's sorta an order and threat!)

and something is SERIOUSLY wrong with this new blog weirdness, so photos can't be posted!! arrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..

hhe, I love you!

IVY

sooo..I swear I had photos of you and me together!!! but I couldn't find any! whaaaat?! anyways, this will have to suffice! since it WAS you three guys back in the day;) work-outs, wrestling, grip work, free running, etc,. etc,.
BUT
I'm sure you already know why I'm posting about YOU!! (no, sadly, it's not just because I was thinking about you and missed you. :p sorry!!)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you're having a great time and living it up! the last time we talked, you seemed pretty happy about everything, so I'm just gunna say, I hope life just keeps getting better and better and better!!
we miss living sooo close. it was always, me coming down the stairs after naps and finding you in our house eating our brown bread!!
so I guess we're saving on our bread now....but we do miss you too! hehehehehee

love you tons mister!

before I sleep I squeeze in a little word...

today was my day to go into the restaurant in the afternoon and cook/wait with Lixy and Chris. was a slow day, but good nonetheless. it's fun, and might I say, somewhat relaxing, to get away from the daily schedule and...I love him to one million pieces, but yes, my little man at times. sorta get some time away and try something new. no changing diapers, potties, clothes, flash cards, etc,. for a few hours. it's nice sometimes..
but I miss him, I do!
I called home to talk to Elena, and she put Jason on the phone. he was jabbering away and said "mama" a few times. AWW!! after I got off the phone I realized how much I missed my little guy, and couldn't wait to get home:)
whata cuddle bug. I love him!!

for lils

I was just going through my old stuff and happened to come across my pregnancy diary. And I read this one part that I had listed all the things I couldn't stand during my first three months of pregnancy.
Just thought it'd be fun to post it here for you. it's always interesting to know what other mom's went through right?
anyways..

"Daikan-everytime I go on walks, the neighborhood people just always seem to like cooking that stuff and it stinks!
Cup noodle- I have NO idea why but the smell and thoughts of eating it just makes me sick
Onigiris-maybe because I ate TONS during the first few weeks after finding out I was pg..? maybe got sick of them..
Toilet spray- rotten watermellon!!
Onions and garlic-it's not so much the smell of them being cooked, but the smell that comes out of people's mouths after it's eaten! (ok on this one, I hated the smell of onions throughout the WHOLE pregnancy. Poor joe couldn't eat any through the whole nine months. And finally when I was back to normal, he was verrry much in heaven!)
My own cologne or deodorant
The smell of dirty clothes, dirty hair, stuffy rooms-can't stand a second of any of them!
Smell of heaters
Smell of deep-fried oil. (on this one, once someone was frying french fries, and like always, you can smell it everywhere in the house. but to me it was soooooo bad. I wanted to go pee majorly, but couldn't even walk downstairs because the smell was too strong, so the boys, bless their hearts, had to go down and spray some sweet smelling freshner..like a ton! of it, and even then I had to hold my breath a bit. good lord..)

that's pretty much it! haha hope you've been entertained. I sure gave myself a laugh. fun to remember those odd days..
luv u xxx

yoohoo

party in Toronto coming up! themed "James Bond". so we'll see how this goes. though I'm preeeetty sure there will be plenty of hot tamales everywhere! so photos will definitely be coming!! stay tunedddddd ....

my googly-bear

my jubejube is growing so fast.
once upon a time he was one month, now he's 17 months. wow..
he's the biggest cuddle bug in the WORLD. he likes food, especially noodles. he's verrry foolish and goofy. he loves balls. any sort of ball, any round shaped thing. he looves hockey and dancing to "Be Our Guest". he's still a bit fumbly on the feeding himself, but he's getting there. he can say a few words like "ball" "kockey" (hockey), "cwock" (clock), "mama" "dada" "gama" gampa" "napal" (apple) "cook" (cookie) "up" "there" "nana" (we call elena, Nana, when talking with Jason) and a few other little mumbles.
lots of other things, but I guess we'll leave it with this for now.
I can't wait till I can have a full blown conversation with him!! that'll be the day! and I can't wait for his two aunts to have their babies so Jason can be fully equipped with cousins!! hurrah!!

some photos of the chubbiest mooch!