Thanks Nana!

 

Is that you Sock monkey?

Could it really be???? All the way from America???

I looooove you sock monkey and friends.

Thaaaaanks Nana for sending my friends to me!

shoes

Cora’s new shoes we got her this weekend.

And then she found mommy’s shoes. They are a little big but I think she is going to be a pro at wearing high heels!

I missed the memo

Apparently scrunchies are still cool. Get with the trend America. 

Or not. I’m good either way.

Wordless Wednesday

Cora and Sophia playtime!

pure sweetness.

Fashion Translations

This one isn’t wrong just odd for a Japanese person to be walking around wearing.

Exhausted Maggot hell, fire does not out. k.

Honest is the best policy. Close.

Cast Money. The Earth of Hell? Maybe they mean Hell on Earth…I like the question mark at the end. haha.

This one is just offensive. Pearl Harbor Survivor. umm…. riiiiiiight. Not cool people.

Gyoza

This Sunday at church we had a women’s fellowship and learned how to make yummy gyoza!

The ingredients

This is the lady that taught us how to make it. She is very sweet. This was her last week at the church so she wanted to give all the ladies her testimony, some words of wisdom and a little Japanese culture!

Stirring together the flour and water to make the glue mixture.

The dumplings.

Shitake mushrooms, leeks, and onions

Getting our dumpling shell ready.

The inside goodness!

Filling the dumpling.

The hardest part was folding it up. There is a certain way to do it…and this is not it…but it works!

Some of the ladies working on their gyoza!

The other side of the table.

Cooking the gyoza.

The finished product. Add some soy sauce and a splash of hot sauce. Throw it in your mouth and ENJOY! Mmmmm! Gyoza is one of the best Japanese foods.

Spring

All of us here in Japan are anxiously waiting for the cherry blossoms (sakuras) to bloom. That will mean warmer weather is just around the corner and they are just so gorgeous. This will be my first time experiencing them. The first time Peter was stationed in Japan I didn’t get to visit during the cherry blossom season.