Happy Easter

Trying out the bunny ears before we head to the Takanezawa for an Easter picnic.

It was a beautiful day at the park!

All the kids before the big egg hunt.

Checking out the goodies.

Annie and the girls.

Enjoying some delicious picnic food!

Avery loves the slide!

Hanami

Rylee and one of her best friends, Hana-chan. They had so much fun together at the Hanami picnic.

Sakura Matsuri

(Cherry Blossom Festival)

Iced bananas....yummy!





Hanami picnic at Hachimanyama park

(flower watching)

Rylee was so excited to see her friend, Hana, at the picnic. They attend the same Yochien and are nearly joined at the hip when they are together. Too Cute!

It was a beautiful day!

Kyoto - March 2009

Waiting for the shinkansen to Kyoto

Our first experience staying in a Japanese style hotel.
Beautiful old Kyoto cemetery


Kiyomisu Temple

The lower structure of Kiyomisu temple was built with no nails.

Japanese garden

Geisha walking the old rural streets of Kyoto

Experiencing an authentic Japanese style breakfast. Rylee loved the rice wrapped in seaweed.

I was a bit leery of the things with eyes. Brian was brave and tried a bite of everything.

Taking the train to Nara for the day.

Nara deer park

The girls loved the deer!

Chris was kind to share his yaki-imo (Japanese sweet potato).

Kyoto Tower

We shared a great pizza dinner at the top of Kyoto station and a great view!

Fushimi-Inari Shrine

Kyoto Zoo

Although we were a couple weeks too early to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, we did spot a few on the Philosopher's path. It was a lovely walk to end out fun filled trip.