LDS Temple Quiz

I just found this site. How many of you can get all 10 correct?? (We only got half correct...)
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz15483411bb778.html

Italian dinner at Chanti

We went to one of our favorite restaurants in our neighborhood, Chanti. There are several choices even in our neighborhood, but we like the one with the parking space :-) The restaurant is nice and small, and they serve really tasty Italian!
Here's Ellie eating one of her favorite, fried capellini (angel hair pasta). Goota look close to see her holding a capellini.
久しぶりに、ご近所でお気に入りのイタリアンレストラン、Chantiにみんなで行きました。
http://www.chianti.co.jp/index.htm
近所でもいくつか店舗があるのですが、やっぱりうちがよく行くのは駐車場付きのお店。ホホホ。とってもおいしいお料理で、いつもおいしくいただいております。ただ、子供用のイスは置いてないので、えりとじゅりあにはチェアベルト必須です。
えりの大好物、揚げカッペリーニをむさぼっております。（よく見ないとカッペリーニが見えないけど。）

Here's Julia in front of the pizza, "hey, is this food? For me??"
ジュリアはピザを目の前に、「なにこれ～？たべていーの？」

Indian Food for lunch

We tried the Indian place for the first time right by Machida CostCo. It was pretty good. This was Ellie's first time Indian and she really liked Nan.

コストこの帰りにインディアンレストランに行きました。エリにとっては初めて。でも、いっぱい食べたので、おそらくお気に召したのでしょう。

Ellie is a Doggie?

Ellie found a fun mask at the store the other day. We found it at IKEA.
愛理が見つけたちょっとおちゃめなマスク。IKEAで見つけました♪

Nanakusa-Gayu

It is our Japanese tradition to eat Nanakusa-Gayu (seven-herb rice soup) on the 7th of January. This is a rice soup cooked with Haru no Nanakusa (seven herbs of spring). Since Shogatsu is the biggest holiday in Japanese culture, traditional cuisine are served daily bases on Shogatsu. Therefore, Nanakusa-Gayu is to let the overworked stomach rest.

毎年恒例、1月7日の七草粥です。ちゃーんと７草、つかいました！

Ellie's 2nd Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Ellie!!Ellie's 2nd Birthday today. Mommy baked a cake and we have friends over to have Ellie's Birthday dinner party. She has her "I am 2" Birthday hat and had a lot of fun.

愛理ちゃんの、2歳のバースデーです。マミーがケーキを焼いて、お友達を呼んでバースデーディナーパーティーです。愛理ちゃん、2本のろうそくをちゃんと消せました！

Ellie got bunch of presents too. She got a great baking kit and she is so happy! (Thanks to the Richs!!)
プレゼントで、お菓子作りセットをいただきました。

Lunch at Cafe La Boheme

After our shrine visit, we had lunch at Cafe La Boheme. We had great Italian lunch there. The restaurant was somehow kids ok, but had to deal with a little bit of stairs.
The food was great and we all enjoyed our meal. As you can see, Ellie certainly enjoyed her pizza and pasta.
初詣の後、Cafe La Bohemeにランチに。場所も駐車場の近くで、とっても便利でした。ベビーカーであがったので、段差がちょっと気になりましたが、店内は広々としており、子供用イスも借りて、ランチを楽しみました。エリは、ピザとパスタをしーっかり食べておりました。ついでにデザートも・・・。

Cafe La Boheme 渋谷店
http://www.boheme.jp/jp/shibuya/home/location

Visiting Meiji Jingu Shrine for Shogatsu

We visited Meiji Jingu Shrine.
明治神宮へ初詣です。

Ellie was just a grumpy girl and didn't coorporate. Mommy bought her a banana chocolate to cheer her up, but not quite working...

この日のエリちゃん、どうもご機嫌がすぐれず…。マミーがバナナチョコを買ってあげてもこの有様。

When we entered in the shrine, Ellie started really grumpy.
途中本格的にエリちゃんのご機嫌が崩れたため、ささっと切り上げてきました。

Annual Shogatsu Visit to Baba

As usual, we visited our relative's house on the 2nd. Hiroko-chan couple were there and we certainly enjoyed.
毎年恒例、2日はばーばの家へ。ひろこちゃんカップルもいて、みんなでご飯をたべて楽しく過ごしました。

Happy New Year 2008

Happy New Year 2008
あけましておめでとうございます。

2008 Oshogatsu is a little sicky but great. We enjoyed our traditional Japanese Shogatsu food, such as Zoni, Crab, Osechi, Nabe, etc.
今年のお正月も、ちょっと風邪っぴきはいたものの、家族で楽しく過ごしました。今年はおいしい伊達巻を築地でゲット！きれいなおせちが出来上がりました。

For those of you who are not familiar with Japanese traditional Osechi, here's the Wiki link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi