Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Family Time!

On the plane to California to visit grandma, an aunt and uncle, some cousins, and a good friend and her son.

I love the sights from the airplane!

Playing a game with grandma!
Jelly Belly factory! 



Sunday best pictures! Even Teddy (grandma's dog) is getting in on the fun! 


Heading home.

The ocean!!! I miss it soooooo much! We lived three miles from the beach in California before moving to Texas!

Our connecting flight was delayed two hours. We didn't fly out until sunset which meant we got in at 1:00 in the morning in Texas.  

I had to finish my Japanese homework for my 9:30AM lesson! 
Love the city lights at night. 


After waiting for luggage, driving home, turning in Japanese homework, and settling down, I didn't get to sleep until about 3AM. 

C was so tired I found him the next morning sleeping in his glasses!



Sunday, July 3, 2022

Road Trip!

Stopping at Buc-ee's on a road trip is a Texas MUST DO! Meet Buc-ee the beaver!

Japanese Garden!
The Riverwalk was beautiful, but my children weren't impressed. 🤣😂

Old post office. 
Glad to check another Texas site off of our list before we move. 

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Family Picture

Our younger son, C, asked to take a family picture with the rats before we move to Japan. This was the best one; I am holding Princess Peach and Princess Daisy is on G's shoulder. We won't be taking them with us to Japan, so our son wanted to make a memory with them.😻 He has been so much better lately about spending time with them. Our current plan is to take them back to the rat rescue where we got them in 2020. 

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Meet the Family


Meet our Pokémon family! 

On the left in yellow is our 14 year old, G. He is a freshman in high school and has Turtwig on his head.  He loves Pokémon, writing, and playing video games, of course! He can grow a pretty CrAzy 'fro! 

To the right of G in red, is Papa P. It's his job that is taking us to Japan. He speaks fluent Japanese (he lived there two years shortly after high school). He loves red, Japan, role playing games, and playing video games with friends! His Pokémon is Dragonite; he made a cross stitched picture of Dragonite that is now hanging on his office door. It's pretty awesome! He can also grow a pretty good 'fro!  He once dressed as Napoleon Dynamite and he was a dead ringer!!!!

In the blue striped shirt and riding Solgaleo, is our 12 year old, C. He has long hair, but NO, HE IS NOT A GIRL! He is seriously tired of the gender stereotype that long hair automatically equals female. He loves mystery/ adventure/ fantasy novels, playing virtual reality (VR), and his favorite food is pizza. He could eat it for every meal.  

In pink is me, Jen.  My Pokémon is Sylveon, I love pink and girly things, even though I don't always dress girly.  I currently work in special education at an elementary school.  I love ladybugs running, crocheting, and playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons.  I'm pretty obsessed with Animal Crossing. I am managing three islands on different family members' switches...

The other two family members are Ralph, the dark tabby cat, and Diamond, the white one: he is a Flame Point Siamese.  Ralph is the dominant one and Diamond the literal scaredy cat!  Ralph is "standard issue cat" as Papa P says.  He really is. He can be a BIG JERK when he wants to be! He randomly picks on C. Diamond is sweet, but finicky.  He doesn't like it when other people come to our house and he hides under the bed. He loves drinking from the sink or shower and he shakes his tail at us when he wants attention.  

We are ATTEMPTING to bring our cats with us to Japan.  It's a lengthy six month process.  I will be adding more related to this. We have already started the process.

Simple Japanese Cooking

One of my friends asked me to share easy Japanese cooking, so here it is! I have bought all of these in Asian markets in the States. They wi...