Playing in the Storm

 We get a bit of rain over here.  Japan does have a "Rainy Season", after all.  But rarely do we get storms.  Okay, fine, if you count typhoons, we do get occasional storms.  But thunder and lightening.... nope.  I could count on one hand the times we have had thunder or lightening.

But last Saturday..... ohhhh, it was insane weather.  It was sunny and raining at the same time.  Then it poured rain,  then the sun came out.  Then it hailed.  There was rolling thunder.

Callie felt the need to dance in the rain, so I snuck in some photos.  Trust me that the rain and hail were dumping down, even though it doesn't look like it.  You can see the hail in the grass.

Best Easter Treat!

 I needed to make something for the PTO bake sale last week.  Something that looked good and that people would want to buy.  I do make a lot of yummy things, but a lot of them need to be refrigerated, and not a lot of them have the visual "wow factor".  So I looked online and found these "Peeps S'mores".  Winner!

No, they don't look fabulous, but they look bright and fun and have Peeps in them, so folks buy them for their kids.  And they actually were tasty. Super easy to make, too!

You melt chocolate chips, dip the bottom of the Peep in it, stick it to the graham cracker, and put it in the fridge for 15 minutes or so to help the chocolate harden. Then drizzle the rest of the chocolate over them.

Graham cracker, chocolate chips, and Peeps!  Awesome!

Stuff you see at Daiso

I love Daiso!  So much great stuff to see and find.  I needed a few items so I went over there with the girls and saw some intriguing things. 

These were SO cute!  Perfect for Easter baskets. 

And I was perplexed by this.  What are "Men's" Pocky sticks?!  I almost bought them, but they were only half the size of regular ones, and I didn't want to waste money.  In hindsight, I should have gotten them, just to see if they were special.

And this little guy scuttled right pat me and made me jump. Not really what I was hoping to see that day!

Haname... or, Picnicking under the Cherry Blossoms

 All the First Grade classes had a picnic with their parents under the cherry blossoms.  I joined Rylee for it and she was delighted.  It was worth torturing my sinuses and letting my allergies try to destroy me to be there for her.  We enjoyed our lunches and watched the other kids run amok while we hung out in the shade and I debated napping right there.  It was a warm, sunny perfect day.

Me and my girl!

Snacking on her oranges. 

I love this kid! 

Check out her lost top tooth.  She's too cute! 

Lining up, ready to go.  She said she wanted me to come spend the rest of the day with her.  Such a sweetie-pie.

A Potpurri of Photos

Some pictures just need to be taken and may need to be shared, but do not rate their own blog post.  So I will lump all those together here.

Levi was lying with his head on the cans in the bag.  He immediately moved when I got ready to take a picture!

The kids were awesome for General Conference.  They had a blast coloring in coloring books while they listened. 

A photo of Joshua's teeth.  I sent this to Adam to enjoy and thought I might want to retain it for posterity.  

This cracked me up. It is a price tag at the commissary in front of the flour telling me it is on sale.  I'm so happy to see I'm saving money..... wait, no I'm not. 

 Levi was super excited to go for a car ride.  He loves the car.

This is how he rides in it.  Nose out, madly sniffing all the smells.