On Sunday afternoon a group of us foreign wives of Japanese husbands met at a BBQ park in Yachimata for lunch and fun. Many various countries were represented and quite a few of us came without our husbands for various reasons but mainly because they had to work.
Of course the husbands that came were roped into doing the BBQ while we sat around eating and chatting with old friends and making new ones.
At the church we went to with our son in Yokohama, my son is holding his classmates son. This little boy was so cute. One of the few Japanese babies that doesn't scream when they look at this foreign face. But he was so good, he even laughed and enjoyed my hugs & kisses!
Here are a few more friends getting in the photo. The two girls behind Andy are Erika and Jun, classmates of our younger son Koji. The taller lady is calling in more friends. She is Julie and a good friend of Waka. She will have her 3rd baby in December.
Waka and a few more friends join.
Above the babies mother joins too. She, her husband, Andy and Waka were all 4 classmates. Below we even got the fathers to join. The guy in brown is Julie's husband and the 4 sitting down are the 4 classmates.
Behind the kids house is a mountain of brush/trees/rocks. There is a little cave that comes out on the side (photo below). The people living higher up on the hill came down as I was taking this photo and he said not to go into the cave as it might cave in. But when I questioned him about the chance of the mountain sliding down and knocking down the kids house he assured us that this hill is very strong and for years has never moved. He said his family owned the whole mountain behind their house.
Would you believe this house is in Kamakura, Japan? It is on the way to my son's house and I think it is cool!
Just got back last night from Kamakura again and today went to the Sodegaura Club Tennis tournament finals. Jack was playing last weekend when they stopped the matches because of lightening. Well, today they continued and he and his partner won their doubles, but couldn't win the 3 of 5 games necessary as a team. Our A womens team was to play after the men got their best 8 down to best 4. Well, the women were just on their first game when it started to pour again! So now they will hopefully play on the 23rd which is a holiday here in Japan. The weather report which is hard to believe said it would be okay until 3, but have had slight showers all morning and then this pouring at 1:30! The courts are all weather and as soon as the rain settles down to a drizzle they could play--but not when there is a lake on the court! No. 13 typhoon just passed on Sat. early morning and this must be the beginning of number 14.
Just can't stop looking at these precious faces of our little Nami.
My father couldn't remember her name so I mentioned that he could remember the international word for tidal wave is tsunami. Then just leave off the tsu. He laughed and said he would call her Sue Nami! Actually her name is Nami Suzanna so fairly close.
Wondering what she will call her grandma and grandpa? Bet she will be a free thinker and chose her own words for us.
