Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Nov 11th, 2008

Hi All,

Well we went back to the same campground again the next weekend. It was cooler and actually rained the last night. We had some friends come for one night, and had a great fire on the beach, but for only 30 an hour. Hanano and the kids were not that into not being able to walk around and all. It was a good idea, but maybe it will work better when the kids are a little older. 

Pics from both trips are here...

Pics from the trip to Beppu are here...

Let's see, what is going on now.... not much I guess. We are trying to decide what we will do for Thanksgiving and Christmas, since both will be here this year. Will report when we come up with what we will do, or more likely, after it happens.

Last weekend, we ...
Saturday, we went for a drive in the morning in the mountains. I brought the portable stove, and we cooked some noodles and heated some water for hot chocolate near a resevor. Then went to the video store and rented some movies. We went home and had popcorn and watched a movie before dinner.
Sunday, I had aikido practice in the morning from 9-12, then came home and we had lunch. We went to a friends house later in the afternoon and had dinner. They broke out their dutch oven and lite up the charcoal for a nice dinner in the yard. We had a little hot-pot with veggies, tofu, various meats and noodles. After dinner, we had went nside and made some fresh peanut butter cookies. Fun night for the kids, since our friends have 3 kids about the same age as our kids. 

The weather is getting cooler the last few weeks, and it really feels like fall is taking hold. When we went for the drive in the mountains last weeekend, the fall colors are coming in... before you know it, the snow will be falling.

Hope this finds you all well,
Steve, Shiho and the kiddies

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