Saya's Wooden Teether

Everything goes in the mouth. She loves her new wood teethers- Had to get two just in case we lose one.

Saya's New ExerSaucer!

Thank you Craigslist!

More of Saya

Saya and Mommy

Thanks Alison!

New outfit for Saya.

Saya & the Pups

Saya & Mommy

Saya's New Papasan

A Rainforest Jumparoo Just for Saya

Just got the jumparoo today. We put her in it and she loved it. We can't wait to see her jumping in it soon.

Saya's New Baby Bjorn

Using our new Bjorn which I got for just $20 on Craigslist, Saya can now see everything we are doing and seeing.  She is loving it. She also likes to lick and drool on it.

Holding her Own!

Saya holding her own bottle.

Saya in her Pooh Blanket

Here she is with daddy!

She is too cute!

Baby Gap Outfit! So cute!

Thank you auntie Julie. Saya loves her new outfit. It's perfect to layer as it's still cold here in CO.

Long day and Tired

Saya had a long day today and decided to fall asleep during tummy time.

Off to the Japanese Playgroup

We went to our first playgroup in Boulder today. We read books and sang songs all in Japanese. Saya loved it!

Heading to the Gym!

Saya is heading to the gym, play gym that is;)

Thanks Barb!

Barb from work knitted the cutest beanie for Saya. It's still a bit big for her but it's adorable. We all love it!

More J-songs for Saya

Inu no Omawarisan



Omocha no Cha Cha Cha



Donguri Korokoro



Musunde Hiraiite



Ureshii Hinamatsuri- Girls Day Song

Saya's Pictures

We tried to get some professional looking photos of Saya but they didn't come out as we wanted them to.
But here are some of the better looking ones.

Saya on Her Tummy!

We are trying to increase Saya's tummy time.

Toshi Koshi Soba

A New Year's Eve wouldn't be a Japanese New Year's Eve without traditional Toshi Koshi Soba.

What we have here is soba, egg, and kamaboko (3 types!).

Time for bed. ;)

Okasane - Plastic and Real

Does the real okasane look a bit odd? Jeff ate one of the mochi for the okasane, so we used a smaller mochi instead.

Entire Fist in Mouth

Saya can put her entire fist in her mouth. I had to capture it as I don't think she'll be able to do this much longer.

Barefoot Saya

I finally got a shot of Saya's feet. She kept moving so I had to wait till she was busy with her toy. We counted all her toes and she has 10. Woo hoo! If you look quickly you may think there were 12.

Saya and Whoozit

We got Saya a new toy called the "Whoozit". It seems to keep her occupied for about 5 minutes.

Happy Birthday Auntie Shiho

Hope you have a wonderful birthday Shiho!

More Bumbo Action!

Saya enjoying her Bumbo for the first time.

Saya's Bumbo

we tried looking for a pink one but only found a few blue ones on Craigslist. I don't think she would care about the color. We won't be using it till she is better at holding her head up but still wanted one for later.

Ryder and Bella love it too!

Christmas Day Festivities

It was a great Christmas this year with our newest member of the family.... Saya! As you can see below, she is in quite the festivus mood.

The dogs even decided to get in on the opening of the presents. As you can see, they were really into it and couldn't wait to have more bows and ribbons stuck to their heads. Yes, that is a dead beaver toy in front of Bella... they are Jack Russells, they love rodents and small animals, especially the bunnies that run all over the neighborhood.

Shino received a cool set of new pajamas, a necessity in the cold winter months!

Saya even got in on the action with some clothes of her own. And blankets. And toys. And stuffed animals.

And yes, Jeff even got his share of presents with an official oven stone and bread board. This is much better than the "ghetto, many piece clay tile conversion into a pizza stone" that we currently have. As well as much better than the "90% chance of a burn" process it takes to get a pizza out of the oven now with a long wooden spoon in one hand and a normal 1/2" thick cutting board in the other.

And who could forget the most important thing, the food. Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, salad... and a spice cake for later. Mmmmm. Did I mention we missed Thanksgiving because we were in Japan? That's ok.

Bella loves all types of food except her own. They should be sleeping good later because we gave them some coma-inducing turkey. Ryder is all ready for his nap.

So long, that's all, farewell.

White Christmas

Yes, it snowed pretty good yesterday and last night and it gave us a white Christmas! Maybe anywhere from 4 - 8" fell. The temperatures are also going to be pretty chilly so the snow will stick around tonight and tomorrow for Christmas day.

Hopefully the dogs don't become dog-popsicles in the mornings when the temperatures are around 6.