September whizzed by quick for Mommy and Shosei. We enjoyed a leisurely summer vacation in Seattle at Shosei's grandparents' house. Most of the days we spent there were sunny and warm. Shosei loved playing in the garden and picking fresh tomatoes, green beans, strawberries, and ground cherries. He enjoyed going on long walks with Grandpa and singing with Obachan who played on the ukulele. Mommy was able to 'get away' from Shosei for a while because his grandparents were always there to pick him up and give him lots of attention.
While in the U.S., Shosei met and played with his 2 cousins, and loved riding the tricycles. After returning to Japan, Mommy is definitely going to get a tricycle for him.
Shosei ate lots of new things, too, that he wouldn't normally eat in Japan. He had hamburgers, Mexican tortillas/tacos, baked potatoes, bread with butter, turkey, ham, roast lamb, and lots of avocado! Boy, does he love avocados!!! And he loved eating freshly picked plums from the yard. His face lit up every time he saw the plums sitting on the kitchen counter.
Another experience Shosei had was running and walking through a huge grass field in his bare feet!! That is definitely something you cannot get to 'feel' when you live in such an urban city like Tokyo. At first, he was just rooted to the spot and couldn't quite decipher what that cool feeling he had in the soles of his feet, but after a little encouragement from Grandpa and Mommy, he was able to take a few steps on the grassy field with a knowing smile.
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| Garden buffet |
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| Soft shell tacos! |
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| Tricycle time! |
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| Looking down from the top floor of his Grandparents' house in Canada. Wow, cars look so small! |
Mommy is hopeful that Shosei has grown more social. He talks a lot more and can say 'dakko' which is 'pick me up' in Japanese. He can say no, ok, no(nose), maa(mouth). He understands more than he speaks. Only a couple of months until he turns two years old. 2012 is going by so fast.
