Powerwing

Jack got a Powerwing scooter for Christmas. He took Keiko for a ride on it in the driveway today. It was really cute.

More from Christmas

Here are the kids opening their presents. We went to church at 9pm Christmas Eve and the kids didn't go to sleep until midnight. We thought they might be able to sleep in a bit, but... we were wrong! They got up before 7am! Notice that they are all in pajamas and Keiko still has her hair up from the night before.

Snow/Dirt/Grass Man

The kids built a snow/dirt/grass man in the yard. What a wonderful present God sent to us this Christmas!

White Christmas Eve

It was so warm yesterday that we were outside playing without jackets on. Today we have snow.

Deerfield with Maya

Keiko's friend, Maya, came to visit us from Sweden
so we brought her to Deerfield.
This time I remembered the camera.

Christmas Lights

We went to Deerfield, a neighborhood in Plano, to see their marvelous Christmas decorations. I only had my phone to take pictures, so they aren't great, but we had a great time with our friends the Lanes.

Jack Skating at 3 Years Old

This is another old video. I am still in the process of converting all of my old tapes into digital. It is a VERY slow process, but I'm making some headway. Here is one that I came across today.

Bobcats win 3-2

It was a tough one this weekend. The Bobcats played a club team and won! Here are some of Keiko's big plays.

Bobcats Win 11-2

Keiko had her first indoor soccer game of the winter season. Her team is the Bobcats. She was so cute out there with her oversized shorts. She made some really nice passes. She is very good at picking her moments to pounce. This shot was taken through the glass at the indoor field with my cell phone. The quality isn't great, but you can see how seriously she takes her soccer.

Old Video, but so funny.

I was editing some old video and found this one. It is one of my very favorite. Jack had just turned 4 years old and Keiko is just hilarious. Watch what she does when we tell her to put her hand over her heart.

Thanksgiving Show at IB

Midori's Pre-K class put on a Thanksgiving show. They sang songs... well, Midori didn't, but her classmates sang around her.

Pirate Midori

I don't know why, but Midori insisted on being a pirate today. She is usually so girly so I wondered if she hit her head or was feeling ill. She said she just wanted to be a pirate. We found all of the pirate stuff laying around the house. We couldn't find an eye patch, but we'll consider making a paper one if she still wants to be a pirate tomorrow.

After Church

Our church is under construction so we went out the door that we usually exit to take our Christmas pictures. I didn't have our good camera, so I took this with my cell phone. It isn't too bad, but the quality isn't as good as it could be.

Purple Ponies Fall 2009

This is Keiko's outdoor soccer team, the Purple Ponies. They were playing a team wearing blue, so it is hard to tell the difference between the teams in the first part of the clip.

Midori Skating in Kitchen

Those are books wrapped in towels on Midori's feet. She is skating and dusting at the same time... She's a multi-tasker. Just like her mommy.

Costumed Kids

That's Jack behind the bloody Scream mask. He just got into the scary costume stuff this year.

As you can see, it didn't scare Midori one bit.
















Keiko poses with our ghost like this every year.


Here Keiko is pretending to be scared.











Not sure what they are going for here, but it looked cool.