Life In Japan. : Mom and Michelle's Visit!

Let the good times roll! Nothing but laughs when my mom and I get together!

I was lucky enough to have my mom and sister come out while Nick and I headed up north to have Baby Noah! They were here for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas! She thinks they were here too long but honestly, they weren't here long enough!

Of course the day they arrive it has to be raining! That didn't stop us, my mom walked Dezmarie to the bus stop every morning rain or shine!! Look at their big bright smiles!

At the bowling alley!

Nick and I missed out on all the fun, we were in Yokosuka waiting for Noah to make his grand appearance and Michelle and my mom got to go on a field trip to Miyajima Island with Dezmarie and her class!

Michelle is such a good aunt! Dezmarie looks so happy, I wish I was able to go with them.

Hmmm, I think my mom gets sea sick :-) I'm glad she was able to enjoy the little boat ride across the water to Miyajima Island.

Not only did I miss out on the trip to Miyajima Island but I missed out on Halloween! My mom dressed up with Dezmarie and took her out for trick or treating! I was still here for a Halloween Party at the Library here on base so it wasn't a total loss :-) wish I had seen my mom dressed up though!

Now the fun really begins because Nick and I came back from Yokosuka with baby Noah!

We ventured out on a cold day, to go see the famous Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle. My mother is a trooper, she was in pain and her muscle simulator thingy in her back kept shocking her so she looked like she was having a seizure sometimes lol but she kept going and made it all the way up to the top of the Castle!

Can you see her all itty-bitty down by that dead tree? This was her bracing herself for the rest of the climb up to the top of that Castle!

We fought our way through this dense green Jungle with machete in hand! Running from monkeys and wild cats just to get to that small white spec there on the top of the mountain!..JUST KIDDING, we took a cable car up there :-) the hike from the cable car to the castle wasn't that bad.

I think my mom deserves a nice relaxing dinner after the adventure we took her on. So we took Michelle and my mom to THE CHICKEN SHACK! YAY, that's our favorite place to eat.

CHEERS MOTHER!

We were lucky and it wasn't packed when we went this particular day, we were able to sit inside but even indoors it was FREEEZZZING!

I remember Nick being his grumpy old self this day, can you tell? I don't remember what was wrong with him but I am glad he came!

Mmm, my mom snapped a picture of the food! It was sooo good. You see that bowl of rice there in the lower left corner?.. you see how my mom has her chopsticks stuck in there.. well that is a big NO NO here in Japan, it is very disrespectful and only done in the event of a death. Leave it to my mom to do this multiple times AND take a picture :-) I found it so funny, I kept laughing because she was so paranoid and kept checking to make sure her chopsticks were on the table.

Aw, look at my mom being a good grandma and keeping her baby boy warm!

My mom and sister were here for two months, I know they missed being home and I'm sure time went by slowly for them but for me the time flew. I miss them and hope that we get to see them again soon! We ended their visit with some family pictures. It was absolutely freezing this day, but I bet you would have never guessed! I think we played it off pretty well and managed to get some good pictures.