kiddies

my little model...loving the wrist bands!! lol
sweet holly paige riding to the mall
walking in the mall
riding the choo choo around the ball park

going to Tokyo!!!!!

Tokyo Dome

aquarium

HELLO EVERYONE!! WE ARE LEAVING FOR TOKYO TOMORROW. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING. THERE IS JUST SO MUCH MORE TO DO AND EAT THERE. THERE IS AN AWESOME AQUARIUM RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOTEL THAT WE ALL LOVE GOING TO. WE ALSO ARE GOING TO THE TOKYO DOME AMUSEMENT ON TUESDAY. RICK HAS THE WHOLE DAY OFF SO HE WILL BE WITH US THE WHOLE DAY!!!! WE WILL DEFINITELY BE EATING AT TGI FRIDAYS AND THE OUTBACK. YUMMY STEAK AND REAL AMERICAN HAMBURGERS. LOL WE WILL COME BACK TO SENDAI ON FRIDAY. THERE JUST REALLY ISNT A WHOLE LOT TO DO HERE. WE RIDE OUR BIKES A LOT AND WE ON A LOT OF JOURNEYS....ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING. OK...THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. I HOPE YOU ALL ARE GREAT!! MISS YOU ALL!!

beautiful yellow roses!!!!

These are the roses grandpa gave us before he left. I wanted to show you all how beautiful they were. It made me very sad because i had to throw them away today. I am going to get some more bright and cheery flowers to put in the lovely vase he gave us. flowers just make me feel happy!!!

She's officially walking EVERYWHERE!!!!!

This girl has a mind of her own ...She KNOWS where she wants to go!!!

enjoying LOTS of family time!!!

pics pics pics!!!!!

random pics!!!!

bye grandpa!

Sooo sad....grandpa Allmetz left today. The kids really were sad. they both got up at 6 am to hug him goodbye. we love having him here. i walked him to the sendai train station and saw him off. i always hate the day he leaves...feels like something is missing!!! We are just hanging out today. It looks like a beautiful day. Looks like we will be bike rinding today. I really am enjoying having a bike this year...it makes my life a lot easier!!! i will post pics of everyone soon. Miss you all!!

bubble baby

my little bubble baby. all i can say is ...when in rome!!!!!! LOL

we tried to go to Ricks game tonight. It was raining so hard...it was ridiculous!!!! Holly thought it was a blast. she was giggling while grandpa held her while holding the umbrella. she cracks us up. Anyway...i got a great pic of the kids with rick.

here are some pics of the kids riding at the park today. Its been kind of cold here...YUCK!!!! Rick has a night game away tonight...so we are ordering pizza. Yummmmm.

THE WHOLE FAMILY GOT BIKES TODAY. IT IS HYSTERICAL TO SEE US RIDING AROUND LIKE JAPANESE PEOPLE. THE KIDS LOVE RIDING AS A FAMILY. HOLLY HAS A LITTLE SEAT CONNECTED TO MY BIKE. SHE LOVES RIDING IN IT. I WILL POST PICS OF US SOON ON THE BIKES. YOU ARE GONNA CRACK UP.

Konechiwa!

Just a little japananese scenery. The bottom one is actually in Sendai.

we made it....thank goodness

well...the trip for the most part was good. The kids were good on the plane. Holly threw up twice...that was fun!! it is now 5 in the morning ...holly has been awake since 2:30 am. This is the hardest part of the whole trip. Getting everyone adjusted to the time change is always a challenge. I think i am the last one to get adjusted....yuck. Dad is doing good. He has been a huge help with Holly....especially in the middle of the night. Thank goodness for him!!! well..i am going to try to get HP back to sleep. I will post pics soon. As soon as i take some...lol. Miss you all!!! Karyn