Happy Birthday Jonas! and We miss Uncle Michael and Aunt Lisa already...

Jonas turned 2 last week (June 5) and the next day my brother Michael and sister-in-law Lisa arrived in Akita City! We have been a whirlwind of activity since they arrived and they just left this morning. It was so great to have family here with us. Jonas was visibly excited to have them here too.



We went to a small festival, camping, visited samurai houses and celebrated Jonas' birthday in the park. It was fun. This visit reminded me just how much I miss all my family and friends at home. We will post more later, but here is a picture from the park. Michael and Lisa gave Jonas art supplies for his birthday. In this picture he is drawing with some markers that he loved. His favorite activity these days is drawing. He is a prolific artist and we have pages and pages of his work.