Snow Festival Month

If you haven't heard from of us in awhile, don't worry. We are just spending our weekends enjoying the snow, so that the cold Akita winter is fun, not just cold. Last weekend we were lucky enough to be invited to spend a weekend at an icicle festival with a group of Japanese, Australians and Americans. We enjoyed eating meals together, the beautiful onsen, and the snow. Here is a picture of Jason and Jonas after playing in the snow.


I don't think Jason and I have had a couple pic taken in a long time...too bad I am wearing that ridiculous hat. You can see the frozen icicles in the background--they were lit up with huge lights.

Jonas having fun in the snow.


This is one of our friends, Mary Ellen, in this picture with us. I think Jonas looks much older here. I think the fact that he is creeping up on two years old is apparent in this picture.


February is the month of snow festivals in Japan. More to come later...