What Goes Around, Comes Around

Shailey makes me a little crazy... well, sometimes a lot crazy.  At night, when I want to take off my make up I can't find my make up remover... and then find it in Shailey's bathroom with the lid off.  Sometimes I am missing my favorite brush, or even a shirt.  And, recently, I keep missing my tweezers.  I get so frustrated having to be "on the hunt" for my own things!   I have tried to make sure she has all of her own stuff just to avoid fussing at her when she does not return what she borrowed.

Recently.... well..... um.....I am ashamed to admit..... I found this among my things.....

Do you know what these are?  I am SURE my Mother knows what they are, or more importantly, "who's" they are.  At some point in my teenage years, my Mom got tired of missing her nail clippers, so she put her name on them with fingernail polish.  And with all that effort, they still managed to work their way into my things. 

It made me wonder... how long have I had these?  Did I take them as an adult?  Did I realize they were not mine?  Why didn't the HOT PINK MOM LABEL stop me from taking them? 

My poor, poor Mom.

Hopefully, she can laugh at this.  You don't know until you know.

Sorry Mom.  Should I mail them to you?

What goes around, comes around.

Its Sew Emma

Emma takes after me.... she is a project girl.  She is constantly gluing, pasting, coloring, cutting, and crafting something.  She recently decided she wanted to sew a stuffed animal... on my sewing machine.  At first I kind of grumped about this project, because I knew it would be a "joint" project, but when I saw her eager little face, how could I say no.

She designed a bunny and cut it out herself.  She was a good listener and followed directions very well. I only had to give hints how to piece it together.  My very first sewing project was also a bunny.  I love that my Mom taught me how to sew and am glad to pass this hobby onto my kids. 

                      

Craft + stuffed animal = Emma

A Moment in Time

In the morning, I found Jonas digging in the cupboard for his Nestle Quick powder.  I quickly grabbed my camera to capture this precious moment in time... my little 5 year old boy with his favorite stuffed monkey and blankie in tow, padding around the kitchen in his dinosaur jammies.  How precious is he?  These are the moments I will always cherish. 

(This photo is completely candid too because I suprised him with my camera and it made him laugh).

Fujitsu at Mt. Fuji

Jonas had a modeling job for Fujitsu, a electronics company.  The location was literally at the bottom of Mt. Fuji.  It was a gorgeous day.  I could not help but stare at Mt. Fuji in awe that I have been at its highest peak.  It is a wonder to behold.

Jonas had to look through the telescope and say, "Wow, I see the stars!  Wow, I see the moon!"

Jonas and another boy, Travis, were both filmed and later the director would decide which boy would be in the final cut.

Travis and his Mom were super nice.  She was Japanese, but her husband is American.

At the end of the day, they took the whole crew out for dinner at Bob's Big Boy.... who knew Bob was in Japan?  The food was pretty gross (combination of American/Japanese which does not work) but it was still fun.

Beach Birthday

Emma turned 9 years old!

We had a beach themed party in one of our favorite Tokyo locations, Odaiba Bay.  It is an easy 10 minute drive, which makes it priceless in Japan. 

I really enjoy putting together party details, especially the gift bags and the cake.  I found blue spray to make the frosting look like water, and then Emma suggested a lifesavor to look like a life preserver.... super idea!  I also crushed graham crackers to look like sand.

We found coconut drink holders over the summer, in the Target dollar bins.  And, as funny as it sounds, the drink holders inspired our party theme.  They were super cute, but completely non-functional... they kept popping open and spilling everywhere... luckily the mess was in the sand and not at my house :).

Emma chose this material for the "lava-lava"wrap skirts... super easy to make and it gave everyone something festive to wear.  Plus Emma helped make everyone a flower clip for their hair.  Emma is SUPER crafty.

Odaiba is pretty, but the water is pretty gross.  One of our party girls spoke Japanese and she told us there was an announcement over the loud speaker that the water is not meant for swimming.... the girls were having so much fun I just told them to make sure they bathed when they got home :). 

Super Monkey sneaked into the party.... uh hem Jonas.

The party was super easy because the girls just played in the sand and water.  I took photos of Jonas for fun and then let him take one of the party planner...ha ha. 

Happy Birthday Miss Emma!