Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

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First Year

     
I tried to put a slideshow of his pictures on his birthday but it never happened. So I at least finished it.  
He has grown up so fast and to see the changes is so weird.  

Koyo's Birthday!/Easter/Sakura

Can't believe koyo is 1!  He turned 1 just this past week on Wednesday.
We had a small celebration with just the family on his birthday and on Saturday, 24th, we had a party with some of our good friends.  We were suppose to go to the park but we canceled since the weather was SUPPOSE to be bad.  Of course the weather was GREAT after we had decided to do it at our house.
It was lots of fun though.

Koyo enjoyed being with everyone and loved having all the attention.  His cake turned out alright.  I made him two different cakes, one without sugar and eggs for him to eat and the other for everyone else to eat.

Thank you all for coming and helping out with the party!

So I also didn't post the Easter pictures so I'll post those too.









We had fun at the DeNae's, egg hunting and taking pics.

This was at Sydney's for egg coloring party/picnic.

Also we had a picnic with Natsuki, Tom, and Kaili with couple of other friends.  We went to go see Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) at Ritter Park.  It was so windy that it was raining blossoms!!!

HUGS!!!

Here are also some pics of him starting to use his spoon and eating by himself!!!

But of course in the end he was using his hands...

Here are couple of pics just recently taken.

Him wearing JINBEI, Reiko had bought it for him... its so cute on him!!

Koyo recently does not like his clothes or diapers...

March

Gordon had his Spring break at the beginning of March so we went to Cincinnati for two days. We got to do a little of sight seeing and shopping. We went to Ikea and this place called Jungle Jim's. It was really fun... a great break.

I also started baby sitting this cute little girl named Kaili. She is just one month older than Koyo. They look sometimes like twins. Koyo loves to follow her around. They even give hugs and kisses to each other.

Koyo started to take is first steps in the beginning of March. We were so excited for him.

taking his first steps in Cincinnati.

Crazy hair day!!!

Koyo wanted to fit into Huntington...

We also had a ward Prom that was held at our church to celebrate our Bishop and his wife's anniversary. It was fun to get out and dress up... haven't done that for a while. Couple of the Sisters in our ward and I were able to borrow some dresses to wear to the event. It was lots of fun trying on different dresses.

March

Gordon had his Spring break at the beginning of March so we went to Cincinnati for two days. We got to do a little of sight seeing and shopping. We went to Ikea and this place called Jungle Jim's. It was really fun... a great break.

I also started baby sitting this cute little girl named Kaili. She is just one month older than Koyo. They look sometimes like twins. Koyo loves to follow her around. They even give hugs and kisses to each other.

Koyo helping with the laundry...?

Long post...

It has been over a month since our last post...I guess a lot has happened.

First of all Koyo is now climbing stairs(as of February). When Chisa was at Andrea's house we looked and there he was climbing the stairs. Good thing we noticed him before he fell. You forget how fast they can learn to do things. One minute they are doing something and then the next they are doing something new. Koyo is putting his new climbing skills into use anywhere and everywhere we go. At home he was climbing up onto his toys to get onto the coffee table. There is no way we can baby proof everything...we just have to keep an eye on him every second.

It is fun being with Koyo. He is now 29inches and about 19lbs. He talks, laughs, and is now mimicking sounds and actions. He just started to raise his hands when we call his name in Japanese. He also is able to say his byes and gives me kisses on my lips (it rather looks like he is going to eat my lips). Everyday I am excited to see what new things he will do next.

Since I am behind on some post I decided to go back all the way to Halloween to post some pics and some updates with some funny stories.




HALLOWEEN!!!
Koyo got to go to his first trick or Treating (or Trunk or Treating) at our church. He was a cute little Snoopy (costume given to us by Auntie Reiko and Uncle Shion) and Gordon was a fish... unfortunately we didn't get any pictures of this...
We got other cute costumes from Auntie Shannen, Uncle Michael, and the kids. We got to dress him up all throughout the week of Halloween.





November
Thanksgiving was fun. We got to spend it with the Israelsens, the Traceys and some other fun families. We ate sooo much good food. The break was kind of ruined though because Gordon had a test right after that break on Monday. What are the professors thinking....

So November was kind of a month where we were really getting ready for a break and things were getting a little busy with the Christmas season coming. There was several incidents where Gordon had to ask me if I was really okay and awake. At one of the Sunday get together with the Traceys and Israelsons we went there like we had always... and on the way out Gordon was cracking up at the door and called me to come see. Well lets just say that I some how wore two totally different shoes, one turquoise and one tan, without having a clue that I did.
Couple of days after that incident I had gotten home from the Dollar Tree and realized in the car that I couldn't find one side of my shoes. So I hopped inside the house and told Gordon. He went back to Dollar Tree and found my shoe laying in the snow of the parking lot.
Don't ask me how or why... I must have been really tired that week... it definitely was not one of my smartest moments.


December

We got a good break from Med School and headed to Myrtle Beach to see my sister Sayuri and her family and Atlanta to visit Grandmamma, Granddaddy and the family. Before we headed out, there was a bad snow storm and we ended up taking 6hrs just to get to Beckley (which usually only takes 3hrs). We ended up stuck in WV for another night at a terrible motel since there was nothing else left in the area. How terrible was it... well there was no dead bolt lock on the door, shower that flooded the toilet (which made the room smell like urine), Gordon found a blond hair in the towel (which he found it stuck on his face after shower), and top it off it was freezing cold.

We made it to Myrtle Beach safely the next day to our nice two bedroom condo with the balcony view of the beach. The hotel had an inside pool with a lazy pool and kiddie pool that Koyo got to experience for the first time. Koyo enjoyed playing with his cousins. We also got to go to the Dixie Stampede and shop at the Outlets.

Atlanta was great. We got to spend a lot of one on one time with Grandmamma and Granddaddy. We also got to see Nana, she flew out from SLC on the 27th to be with us. We got to also spend time with many of Gordons aunts, uncles, and cousins. Christmas get together was great at Marshall and Becky's house.

Koyo got into his present before christmas.

Kenji and Hideki were so good to Koyo

Koyo enjoyed the nice breeze and the pretty ocean view

Christmas Eve Candle Ceremony at Grandmamma and Granddaddy's church

The Family in our Christmas PJ

Koyo on Christmas morning...

Grandmamma and Granddaddy

Uncle Keith and Aunt Terri

January

So in January Chisa and Koyo headed to UT for a little bit for a funeral for Patty Jones. She was like grandmother/mother to Chisa's family. The funeral service was beautiful and the Jones's did a wonderful job. Patty had fought cancer for several years with reruns of Chemotherapy and I'm sure she is in a better place now. We will all miss her dearly and can't wait to see her again.

While in UT Chisa and Koyo enjoyed visiting with the family. It was like a small Oikawa reunion with all of the Oikawa sisters there.

Reiko, Chisa, Mom (holding Koyo), Tom, Sayuri (holding Miriana)

The Oikawas and the Jones Family

Koyo at Ba-Ba-'s house

Nana, Papa, Koyo, and one of their chicken

Nana and Koyo dancing

Friends from my Japanese ward... Misty w/ her boy, Jeanette and her 2 kids

Rachel w/ her boy, Sharlie, and Me w/ Koyo

Reiko and I took Hideki and Kenji out for roller skating.

Saying our bye byes at the airpor

February

Valentines day was good. Since it was a Sunday we had Temaki Sushi (homemade sushi). It was yummy!!!

Candle light dinner with beautiful Orchids that Gordon got me

Koyo busy getting daddy's pants out of the drawer

Koyo being silly