San Francisco road trip : Part 1

We took a road trip up to San Francisco.  We took our time and really enjoyed the drive up.  First stop, San Louis Obispo.  I wish we spent more time here, it was beautiful.  Next stop, Monterey Bay Aquarium.  We loved it.  Hiroto was fascinated by the scuba diver we saw at closing time.     

no training wheels!

racing

That is Hiroto's new kick bike.  He has been letting Yukine practice on it so she can learn balance.  One of their favorite things to do is race up and down the driveway.  They have both been getting lots of exercise! 

Minato Gakuen undokai

Yukine started kindergarten at Minato Gakuen, Japanese Saturday school, in April.  The day after graduation from Apple Youchien, Yukine had the undokai or sports festival at Minato.  This school goes all the way up to highschool, so this was a pretty big event.  Yukine's grade got to participate in only 2 events.  At the start of the day when the entire school was lined up on the field, Yukine had to hold the orange flag.  She marked the center point on the field while everyone spread out for the stretching. 

Yukine's graduation from Apple Youchien

yukine sotsuenshiki apple 1 from Kristina Detwiller on Vimeo.

yukine sotsuenshiki 2 from Kristina Detwiller on Vimeo.

Yukine's graduation 3 from Kristina Detwiller on Vimeo.

After three years, Yukine has graduated from Apple Youchien.  It is hard to believe how much she has grown up and how fast! We are so proud of you Yukine!

scrapbook

As a keepsake for the teachers, we were asked to make 2 pages for the scrapbook at Yukine's school upon their graduation.  Here is how Yukine's turned out.

Waterfront Park

We finally made it to the Waterfront Park in downtain last Friday.  It was the perfect hot and sunny day for it. We met a few friends from school there and we really had a great time.  Literally, once the kids' feet touched water, they just started running and didn't really stop for like an hour.  I had a lot of fun just watching them.  After the water, it was snack time and off to the playground.  Another awesome playdate!