31 October, 2010: Trick or Treating in Negishi
Typhoon Chaba has moved through the area, turned back out to sea, and took (most of) the rain with it.
Sunday afternoon I messaged a friend living on the Negishi base to see if trick or treating would be canceled or not and received a reply back that it was still on for the evening.
Megu did Luna’s hair and while she got Kohaku and herself ready I did Luna’s makeup before we were out the door for some Trick or Treating on the base.
While we were a little late getting to the base, it was probably a good thing as the crowds had already moved through and there was still plenty of candy for Luna to collect. Without the crowds we were able to leisurely walk and talk between the houses.
Luna was curious as to why there were so many demons out. I explained to her that they all come on Halloween, but will soon be gone. She then queried where they live when they go home and I told her that they live in a different world that we can’t see and after tonight they will go back there until next year. Her final question threw me for a bit of a loop as she wondered why, if the demons where only here for one day, why would they spend their time handing out candy to her…. I really didn’t have a good answer for that one and, luckily, by that time were to another house and she soon forgot the thread of the conversation.
20 October, 2010: Kohaku’s First Halloween Costume
After a heated internal discussion with myself over whether to give Kohaku his first octopus costume or not, I gave in and purchased a non-cephalopodic costume for him – this year.
We received his costume the other day, but haven’t had a chance to get him to try it on until now….
I am a bit disappointed that I couldn’t find the perfect octopus for him, but the hippo is a pretty good substitute and has enough ridiculousness to make it work.
14 August, 2010: Otete & Anyo Stamps
Right before Kohaku was born, I saw a link to a company that makes Japanese style stamps from a scan of your baby’s hand or foot.
I decided to buy one hand stamp and one foot stamp, placed my order, and quickly received a response from the company (in English). They were great to work with and the stamps arrived earlier than expected (around 10 days). The stamps, when finished, are the exact size of your baby’s hand/foot, are beautifully crafted, engraved with your baby’s name/birth date, and come in a paulownia wood box.
They do deliver to other countries, can work with customers in English, and their site can be found is at:
www.oteteanyo.com/index_en.html
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14 August, 2010: Kohaku’s Birth on 25 June
Haven’t made any updates in quite a long time, but quite a bit has happened in the last few months. Most importantly, we have a new baby boy in our family. He came a bit earlier than expected, but on 25 June we were finally able to meet Kohaku for the first time. Both he and mom are in good health and, thankfully, it was a pretty smooth delivery at the Red Cross hospital here in Yokohama.
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