Fun Day

Good morning America!

I hope you had a wonderful night's sleep, and have a fresh look on the day in front of you! We are all well here.... Um, most of us are. Coen is acting like it's the end of the world today... But other than that, we are all doing well. I don't know whether it's wheat in his system, or just that his first tooth is about to come through the skin.

I have had an interesting day. There was a Tokyo team staff meeting today that both Roger and Abi went to. Eastin didn't go to school today, so I had both he and Coen all day. Aidan got home about 3:30. Thankfully Alex was here all day from about 10:00 AM. Having him here made my day go a lot smoother. He went to the 7-11 to get lunch for us while I tried to feed screaming baby. Then he went to get us both a coke later in the afternoon. It was a comfort to know that I could wash dishes in the kitchen while the boys played in the living room without damaging themselves or anything else.

This morning I made muffins for breakfast. They were really good! Then I did school with Eastin for about 1.5-2 hours. He was the teacher today and I was the student... ;) We got lots of school done. I have found that if there's any way I can make a game out of it, we can get more done. After school, we did a craft. It was a little something I picked up at the preschool. I took three coffee filters, laid them out flat, and let him dye them with colored water. After they were dry I folded them up and attached them to the end of a straw. (We used pipe-cleaners in the States, but they don't have those here.) Anyway... It made an adorable flower. Then we made play-dough together. We made it his favorite color: yellow, or "hedd-o" as he says it. He played with that for some time. I am still trying to decide what to do on Friday with Hinako and Eastin..... She prefers to read, and he prefers to write.... I have also found that working with two 4 year olds is a lot different than working with twelve 4 year olds.

I feel like I need to explain the pictures I have included. The first one is tonight's sunset. It was incredible... The picture only captures a tiny particle of its beauty!!! The second picture requires a little more of an explanation. :) Eastin is much like one of my sisters. When the television is turned on, he is absolutely absorbed. :) This picture was taken right after I finished folding laundry on the other end of the couch. They were watching Cars and I was folding... I looked up, and Eastin had taken his mother's sweater and draped it over his head as seen. He was completely oblivious to my getting the camera and taking this picture. He is so funny! Tonight he said that he was thankful for his red power ranger in America, and his Mommy. :)

To completely change the subject... I just want you to know the difference a good set of ear-buds makes! While on the plane somewhere over Alaska I realized that mine were torn. My wonderful family sent me a new pair. I really love them! (My family and the ear-buds.) Besides the sound, my favorite thing about the ear-buds is that they're bright red. They match my laptop. :)

Oh. By the way... I am still interested in what is happening there too... Be sure to send me lots of emails to read! Send pictures too!

My love to you all!

Hannah