Year 1978

My sister showed me this website that you could put your picture in it from the years 1950-2000. I always wondered how I would look like with an afro. Try it.

Tokyo Disneyland!

Well, we made our first real trip somewhere since we arrived in the Land of the Rising Sun. The 100 Yen store doesn't count. We had a lot of fun.



Ate a bunch of random stuff you wouldn't believe.



And we went on some great rides.



We also had some good family time.



I'll send a disk with more pictures, as soon as I remember or March of 2011. Whichever comes first.

Super Heroes in Training

These boys are already into some Super Hero worship. Zachary loves to have us read a Spiderman book almost every night. I don't know when Michael, Jr. picked up on Batman, although I think I have let him watch parts of Batman Begins he hasn't seen it in a while, but he knew who he wanted to be for Halloween. Here they are, the new 'Dynamic Duo' (Robin always was a piker, Chris O'Donnell notwithstanding).



Zachary looks sad, but he really fought for the costume!

Fire Balls

Michael, Jr. must have seen DragonBallZ once or twice because he taught his brother Zach a new skill. Let the Fire Balls fly!

Junior the Giver

Well Michael Jr. has been a real sweetheart this week. Last week was hard because of preschool starting. This week he is finally figuring it out. Sunday he had to share with me a treat he got at Primary class. It was so funny seeing his little hands filled with fuzzy, sticky, gummy candy. He was so proud of saving some for me. Of course I took it and popped it in my mouth and said Thank you. Tuesday in school, he made me a necklace. He was so happy. I was too. He was very protective of it. He wanted it on me, and he didn't want Zachary touching it. Of course I granted his desires. Today he made a bear crown. Later in the day he let Zachary wear it for a little bit. My boys are great.

The Stitches are Out.

Well I went to the doctor yesterday and they are out. Zachary handled it very well. At first he did not want to lay down. The memory is still pretty fresh. It is nice to know that Zachary isn't alone in this world. He has two people he can count on in the future to compare his chin with. Naomi and Rachel. Wow.

Okinawan Recipes from Relief Society

Miso Soup (5 Servings)

Ingredients:
4 cups water
1/2 cup pork meat, thinly sliced
1/2 cup daikon (white radish), thinly sliced
1/4 cup carrot, thinly sliced
1 bag (8g) dashinomoto (soup stock granules)
1 tablespoon wakame (seaweed), soak in water and cut to small pieces
2 tablespoons miso paste
4 green onions, thinly sliced

Directions:
In a medium saucepan: add 4 cups of water, pork meat, daikon, and carrots. Boil until carrots are tender. Reduce heat to medium, and add dashinomoto and wakame. 30 seconds later, simmer gently. In small bowl, take 4 oz of liquid from saucepan and dissolve 2 tablespoons miso paste then add to saucepan. Remove soup from heat and put green onion. Serve immediately.

Yakisoba (5 servings)

Ingredients:
2 cups pork or beef meat, thinly sliced
1 each carrot, cut into long thin strips
1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1/3 medium head cabbage, coursely chopped
1/2 bag (1/2 kg) yakisoba noodles
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
*Add salt and black pepper to taste
1/4~1/2 cup yakisoba sauce (recommend thicker one)

Directions:
In a large skillet put olive oil, stir fry pork meat 30 seconds and add salt and black pepper to your taste. Add carrot and stir fry 30 seconds. Add yellow onion and stir fry 30 seconds. Add cabbage and stir fry 30 seconds and reduce heat medium, and add 1/8 cups sauce. Add noodles and the rest of sauce and mix well; remove from heat.

I liked it all.