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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Adventures In Japan - three (san)

It feels like we are on a routine in Japan now with work, school, and activities.  The last piece of the puzzle has just been receiving our household goods...the good news is it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, November 7th!  It's been about four months since we moved out of our townhouse in MD so we are all excited to finally have our furniture (especially beds), clothes, toys, etc.  Here is what we have been up to since my last post!
We visited Showa Park which is a huge park with lots of different area's of outdoor fun for the kids.
The boys loved these huge bouncy pillows.
And the conveyor belt slides were pretty awesome too
Hayden participated in an after school event for Hispanic Heritage Month.  He broke it down in a Chilean dance.
We took a day trip to Shiraito Falls.  Eric took this Panoramic photo.  Beautiful!
Family Photo!
Brothers.  Check out the rainbow at the bottom of the falls!
After the falls we had brunch at the Fuji View hotel.  After eating we walked around the grounds and took some photos by the water. 
Our next stop was the 5th station on Mt. Fuji.  This is a good spot to see Mt. Fuji up close and see many beautiful views.
Vaillant Fam with Mt. Fuji
The boys have been doing swim lessons twice a week for the last 5 weeks.  Lincoln is in pre-school level 1.  The Japanese instructors are awesome.
Hayden started in school age Level 2 but has already moved up to level 3.
We are starting to see Mt. Fuji on base more often with the season change.  Eric snapped this photo on the flight line.
The boys have been attending Awana on Wednesday nights with our church.  Eric and I do a bible study while the boys go to their own classrooms.  After 7 weeks of attending class they both earned their Awana vests this week.  They were super excited!
Lincoln was off school 3 days this week so we met up with a friend who showed us a play place off base.  There was tons of fun stuff but his favorite thing was riding the monster 4-wheeler.
Hayden was off school Friday so we went with a friend to a place called Round 1.  They had indoor sports, slides, and games.  Here he is trying to roller skate.  The best part is there is a relaxation room for the parents.  I enjoyed a chair massage while he played. 
Hayden is playing flag football this season and he had his first game on Saturday.