8 Years 1 Month --- Mar 2011

Our old friend the Vancouver airport aquarium Getting acquainted with the seagulls The pilot waved for the kids The long wait before boarding Finally, on the plane! Victory! Obaachan We went out for udon Papa is a bit tired Delicious Japanese bread The pudding is quite nice as well The customary Kurumaya Ramen Running down the base of the beach-tower Gotcha! Looking for seashells Sure is nice at the beach! Makes a good doodle-board Is he drawing the beach-tower? Three brothers on the beach A warm evening and a calm sea On March 11th, we were caught in the great eastern Japan quake We spent a night on Ojiichan's microbus Ojiichan was the hero, arriving with all the emergency equipment Papa did what he could Mama, too Here's what the paved road out front looked like post-tsunami Conveyer belt sushi! Ojiichan's special ramen! The kids playroom at Narita airport We played with lots of other kids! Sean played a rice-ball in a play for the graduating class Sean with friends from Grade 2, class 2 Classmates Name in clay So many peace signs... Time of the seashells Serving up lunch It's mighty tasty!