TOKYO URBAN BABY CHERRY BLOSSOM PICNIC REPORT @ SHINJUKU GYOEN 3.29.2013 ♥

I haven't had a proper hanami since giving birth to zooey...so I JUST HAD TO GO TO THIS!!!

THANK YOU TOKYO URBAN BABY for hosting this picnic!

 it was my first time to Shinjuku Gyoen..sooooo beautiful!!!

I FINALLY FINALLY MET AMBER AND BABY LIYA!

and zooey FINALLY crawls properly..but I think she only does this on grounds that she feels might be dirty?!!!? lol she still mops the floor in our house with her tummy tho (when she is not cruising)

go for it!

so many flowers, moms, babies, strollers..

still need to figure out my camera and try to unblur the background..

had to put on the hat from baby gap that grandma bought her..

so cute. hehe 

Joolz was having a stroller demo..I felt like this stroller took all the great parts of the stokke, bugaboo, and airbuggy and put it into this stroller.

trying out the JOOLZ stroller

what I liked is how the bar came off..the bar on the stokke doesn't come off so it's hard to put baby in or take her out when she's sleeping without waking her..

some flower shots..

some stroller shots. hehe 

so pretty!

there was some wind so the cherry blossoms dropping from the trees...i couldn't catch it well tho..

Kate & her sister in law and of course their babies

walking out of the park..

We arrived a little late to the picnic..and I had to feed baby zooey straight away..and since that took a while since there was no hi chair to hold her in place, I didn't have much time to really socialize and take photos with any other moms (my bad!)..I need to get better at that..Anyhow, I've been following Tokyo Urban Baby for a while.  Of course I considered doing a website like this as well but I just don't have the energy to start another blog as well as maintain this one without a TEAM!  To be honest, I found this site when I was feeling really lost about being a mother in Tokyo and this site really helped me hang in there!!!  Zooey will finally start nursery school so I will have some time to myself to think of my next step!  My baby is growing up!!!! Of course, she will still attend a handful of events with me so you party people can still expect to see her sometimes. hehe Anyhow, if you are a new mother in Tokyo, Japanese or not..I really recommend this site for encouraging advice and entertaining videos!

more info:

Tokyo Urban Baby

Tokyo Urban Baby Facebook

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Orange County Beach Sunsets ♥

One of the things I always look forward to when I come back to Orange County are the beach sunsets.  This one is from Laguna Beach. So beautiful isnt it? いつもカリフォルニアに帰ったらマイの一番楽しみのことは海の日没。ここはラグナビーチ！すごいきれいでしょ！？あー幸せ。

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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE 12.10.2011

 We had a TRIP'S ANGELS meeting at MAHO'S house last night..

and we were able to watch the lunar eclipse from her balcony!

 I was surprised at how well my RICOH CX5 took photos..

 TRIP hehe

 it was kind of amazing to watch...

 and the sky was so clear!

But at the very end, the clouds blew thru...and I couldn't take any good final shots.  I remember watching the eclipse 2 years ago with KEYTH at saigoyama park.  It got too cold and I went home early..so I really didn't see the entire thing like I did last night.  It's kind of amazing isn't it.

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HIROSHIMA LIFE 8.2011

 駅弁

 my grandmother's house has so much nature. so beautiful!

 best restaurant in town!

 CHEEEESE! 美味しかった！

 ここはイタリアのお店おもったけどなんか、しゃぶしゃぶのお店になった。

でもすごい美味しかった！

CADORE

 隣は有名ジェラートのショップ。

隣の牧場のもーちゃんからミルクをとって作ってます。

in america, cows say MOOOOOO (むーーーー)

but in hiroshima, i guess they say MOOOOW (もーーーーー)?

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I went to HIROSHIMA to visit my mother in law and sister in law before we all go to LA for me and hubby's wedding next month.  It was such a nice trip, being surrounded by nature.  I think next time we will go by airplane because the ride up by shinkansen was TOUGH!  Anyhow I had a wonderful experience in the countryside.  Can't wait to visit mom in law again!


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