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Bynn’s first golf outing in Japan

Monday, April 9th, 2012

A couple of weeks ago right after Bynn graduated (well, they don’t really hold anyone back here, so technically the term would be ‘moved on’) from elementary school we got the chance to hit the links.

I’ve been several times here, and we did play together some time ago while on a trip to Guam for his first time ever on a course, but this was the first time on a course in Japan.

The weather was great though we barely beat the rain home. While we were out, it held up pretty well although the wind was a little sharp at times.

We went to Mie prefecture to the Suzuka Country Club and played the Higashi (East) course. It’s not a really long course at 6,347 yards, and no water-locked greens, but still challenging enough. The fairways were pretty wide but you were in trouble if you got out of the fairway with all the trees, bunkers, and creeks and ponds along the sides.

Bynn managed a bogey on one hole,  and hit the ball fairly well, so we were able to enjoy the day. All in all, it was great. I can’t wait till Ahn can go too.

Here are a few photos –

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Dragons’ Season opener at Nagoya Dome

Monday, March 5th, 2012

I hope everyone is enjoying their break time. I have been trying too!

Yesterday I got to go with my whole family to Nagoya Dome to see the Nagoya Dragons season opener against the Hiroshima Carp.

This year Bynn is graduating from grade school, so he received tickets to the game for himself and us. That was a very nice thing, and there were lots of kids in attendance who were graduating.

It would have been nice to see the Dragons win. Heck, it would have been nice to see them play well 😉 but that wasn’t the case.

It seemed like they just couldn’t get anything going, or keep it going.

They lost 2-0 but really should have lost at least by 4-0 but didn’t because of some really bad base running by the Carp.

It was fun going with my family though!! 😉

Here are a few photos.

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2012 CISV Spring Dinner

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Last night we got the chance to meet up again with the CISV group from Tokai district.

We met at the same hotel restaurant we met last time when we all go together for the first time back when everyone just got back from their trips. It’s the hotel Rubura Ozan.

It was great to get to see everyone who was able to make it. Seems like a lot of folks couldn’t be there, but it was still a great turn out.

We also all got to meet the new leaders for this year’s groups. Of course Hideki was there. It was good to see him, too.

Here are a few photos I took.

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Here’s my New Look for 2012

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Bynn and Ahn made these masks at their art school this week. Of course, serious person that I am, I could not resist trying them on and taking pictures of them 😉

Since I know not everyone cares about or wants to see photos of me, I included more of the boys modeling their creations.

Maybe I mentioned this before, but they’ve been attending an art school for maybe 6 years, or more. They’re not learning to be Da Vinci, but they enjoy it and the teacher is really wonderful. He’s kept them interested and happy and eager to go each week since they were in daycare, so he must be doing something right.

Remember that when you start learning anything, it’s really more important how fun and interesting the teacher makes things than how much you’re learning.

Each week they do different things. Sometimes they do projects that take multiple classes to complete, and they usually do some seasonal, holiday related stuff, but it’s not the same every year or for the same holiday each year. He’s a very good teacher and very prepared as well.

Anyway, here are some fun pictures of the masks they painted:

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Bynn turns 12 – chocolate cake chocolate icing and Legos

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

January is a big birthday month at our house since 3 of our 4 members have birthdays then. We just celebrated Bynn’s 12th birthday.

It’s hard for me to believe he’s already 12, soon to be a teenager, already in many ways a very ‘big’ guy.

Not too big to enjoy a birthday cake, and Legos as a present though 😉

I’ve mentioned before that we celebrate birthdays a little differently at our house, at least for the boys, partly because my birthday and Sulseob’s are the same day, and partly because 1 remote control car is not fun when 2 really is, and partly because I love how much both of our sons enjoy and look forward to everyone’s birthdays at our house, there are presents for each of them, no matter who is celebrating the birthday.

It seems to be working still. Yesterday morning when I woke them to get ready for school went something like this:

Me: Hey, guys. Good morning. Let’s get going.

Ahn: Happy Birthday, Bynn.

🙂

Anyway, here are a few pictures. Chocolate cake with chocolate icing, the writing is just plain white whipped cream. You kind of have to hurry with that because it tends to melt fast.

They’re both big Lego fans, so that’s what they got for a birthday present this time.

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