Kamakura

Kamakura. Considered a great day trip from Tokyo. We'd been here a year and still hadn't made it. So we decided to go on a holiday weekend, even though we knew it would be insanely crowded. It was. However, we still had a great time. Here are a few pictures of the "big buddha" or Daibutsu and some other spots we visited in Kamakura.




On a different note, I can't believe how much my boys have grown and changed since we can to Tokyo a year ago. I estimate that it is now an extra 80 pounds on my bike when I bike with both of them on there. WOW.

Return Date!

Wow, it's been a long while since my last blog post. We survived the hot and humid and sticky summer on our bikes and have been busy here in Japan this September. For starters we now have an official date for our return to the USA, December. Christmas in Idaho and then off to Michigan again!

Also new in September, I was finally able to quit my job. I reached the goal needed for our plane tickets home (the ones we already used in June) and we decided that our sanity dictated that I quit my job. September has been a great month!

It started off with me taking a trip to NYC. I met my mom and dad and sister Charlene there. Did I mention that it was just me taking this trip? Husband stayed with both kids here in Japan. International flights are really not that bad when you don't have kids along. We had a great time visiting friends from my sisters mission and sightseeing. I hadn't been to NYC for a few years and it was great to go back, some things had changed and some were still the same.

A week after I came back First Son and I were able to go to Tokyo Disney Sea with some of his classmates. I think Tokyo Disney Sea is specific to Japan, but it is a lot like Disneyland only instead of a castle in the middle of the park there is a large volcano. The volcano was the highlight of J's time there. Especially during the night show when it exploded! Husband stayed home with S so that J and I could have a good time riding all of the rides that had a height restriction!

The second longest national holiday period took place last week in Japan. We visited Kamakura with the kids, a place that I had been wanting to visit for a while. I will post more on this trip later.