Taiko!!!

December 5, Daniel, Keona and I went to the Southern Theatre in Minneapolis to see Taiko!
Mu Daiko performed with San Jose Taiko! How great!!

Keona's Birthday

We celebrated Keona's birthday on November 29, 2009.

Keona's (home-made) German Chocolate Cake:

Everyone at Keona's party when we went bowling:

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and making dinner for the family was quite the event. Cleaning all morning, preparing the turkey. The turkey that has been thawing in the fridge since Sunday was STILL frozen through. So, I went to the grocery store with Keona to get a fresh turkey to baste and bake. I made sweet potatoes and green beans, Mom made two pumpkin pies and potatoes, and Dad was in charge of the turkey. Daniel was home to enjoy this meal with us.
After dinner, we all scanned through the Black Friday advertisements to see if there was anything worth getting up at 4:00 a.m. for. Which, we didn't find anything worth getting up at that time for.
The picture with Keona was taken with my camera, which was a little cold from being outside, in combination with the bright flash, making the turkey look more white than normal. Nonetheless, the pictures are still cute.

Halloween 2009

Meeting new friends from Japan...

Apple Pie

Keona helped Grandma make an apple pie! And the cuts in the top look like a smiley-face!

First Snow in MN!

Even though the snow didn't stay too long, it still had snow on the ground! And Keona took some pictures through the car window to share. It was taken Sunday, October 11, 2009.

Farm Party, September 2009