Sequim Visit...

We headed up to Sequim for a quick visit to drop off the Rays Beds. We had fun playing in them for a while...

...and celebrating with our cousin Ashton who was turning 3...

...swinging in the hammock...

...goofing in the grass...

...laughing in the trees...

...and also meeting our new cousin Xyla Teal!

Cousin Ashton is very excited about her new sister!!!

We hung out a lot, and propped our feet up...

...and collected dandelions in the sun...

...and had so much fun spending time with our cousins...

...especially now that I can walk!

We made sure that little Xyla got lots of kisses!

Papa took us flying almost every day!

We even had fun hiding in the bathroom from Mama, and making art out of the toilet paper!

(We're really good at working as a team!!)

Sequim sure was fun!

SUMMER TIME!!

We are BACK and enjoying time with friends and family. We thoroughly enjoyed splashing around in the pool with our friends the Laing family, and the twinsies got to show off their fancy matching swim suits!

Goodbye for now...

Our final days in Japan were jam-packed with sweet goodbyes and some of our favorite things. We made a final trip up to Shigaraki and the Yamada Dairy Farm, this time bringing all the fixings to make homemade tortellinis! This was all Ray's idea, and he studied hard to make the day a blast!! We invited our friends the Yasudas, and Ken's family along too!

We even got to ride a cow (sort of)!

And feed them...

And try milking too!

Ray started all the kiddos out with their own volcano of flour. They then mixed in the egg... with their hands!!

Then we flattened out the beautiful dough and went to work stuffing it with Yamada cheese, basil and garlic- YUM!

Top it off with a fresh green salad from Ken's garden, garlic bread, and homemade sauce... gourmet! And so delicious and extra special to have all worked for our food!

We went and had a final lunch with Ray's point guard, Wara, and his kids....

Karin, flying in the air!

And Rintaro, just hangin' with Ray...

A LOT of bread was made in our final days in Japan. Ray kind of got on a kick, and spoiled us all with delicious whole wheat bread, tortillas and naan. And the little ones sure loved to help!

We'll miss you, Japan. But we expect to see you soon.... :)