2 months is better than 4!

Hello everybody
Decided to do some procrastinating from my preparing for Grade 3. In the middle of 3 wonderful weeks of spring holidays: waiting to start teaching a new grade, waiting for our first visitors in a long time (Adam and the lovely MAy), waiting for Spring to burst forth onto the scene, but no waiting for happy moments with my lovely wife and daughter. They are two great big bundles of joy, and I love them lots. HEre are some videos from the past little while.

this video is from last fall, notice the open balcony door, letting in the cool fall breeze. we decided to invite Steven Gerrard over to play some footie with us. Anna is a natural and has more skills at one and a half, than her old man at 32.Notice Anna's short hair (only having been cut in the summer of 2008) Yuko is lovely as ever and looks really cute in her nice top.


The next video is a real treat. This past Christmas somebody was super super nice and with great assistance from his youngest brother Daniel and super mother, had a fantastic present sent over to Yuko for her BIG present (amongst the 15 or so other presents). The recipient of this gift was almost as happy as little Anna (and of course the gift-giver who really just wanted an excuse to buy a new video game).
Anyways, Anna's full video debut at Rock Band. She is fantastic and has been begging us to get the PS 3 version so we can edit our creators and dominate the world tour scene. She does some drumming, some vocals, and some general rocking. Check it out!


The 3rd video is a two part story. the first bit is Anna eating Christmas cake (we've run out, so please Fed Ex over right away!) for the first time. For those that don't know, my mom makes an amazing Christmas cake (like wedding cake) as well as my Uncle Derek who I believe taught my mom...anyways, the cake that Anna was eating was made by my dad Richard. He's pretty good at it, getting close to equalling the quality of his two teachers. Anna loved it, and so do we!
The 2nd part is Anna enjoying her other grandpa's 60th birthday. Yuko's dad HIdeaki turned 60 in February, and it was a very entertaining little evening. I'll let you see for yourself. The part in the middle where we keep talking to Anna and she keeps ignoring us is us asking her to give her grandpa a birthday kiss, but she has her interests elsewhere.


The last video shows Anna at her most recent, yesterday (MArch 25th, 2009). She has grown up lots, is quite chatty (mostly in JApanese but the odd English word sprinkled in). She loves, and I mean LOVES, to sing and dance. Here is after shower time, getting ready for bed, where she decided to start singing and dancing. She gives her great mom a big hug and kiss, then tries to balance. the 2nd clip is her doing some more dancing, and hanging out with mom again. Yuko is pretty tired because her report cards are due and she is like me, she leaves it to the last minute! BUt soon enough she will have spring holiday, then maternity leave, then another wonderful baby coming. We pray and hope she/he is as much fun as the 1st one!
Hope you are healthy and happy wherever you are viewing this from.
So long for now