This year’s sushi roll and bean throwing party was great. The lucky direction this year is east-north-east. Melina ate one and a half sushi rolls, and I was so impressed, and proud, at how hard she threw beans at the oni this year.

Suzuna’s birthday dinner tradition.
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I have been to Hakone many times, but had never made to the famous Yunessun hot springs. They are famous for having lots of different baths including a wine bath, coffee bath, green tea bath, sake bath, cave bath, and kids play area baths. So with nothing else to do on a Sunday, we took the train over to Hakone to check it out.

https://www.yunessun.com

Although I wasnt sure if she would like it or not, we took my daughter to the ice skate rink in Yokohama. To my surprise, she loved ice skating! She couldnt stand up by herself very well but still really really enjoyed it and is asking to go again.

My daughter has recently been asking for a cat. Since owning a pet cat is not currently feasible, going to a cat cafe to play with and pet cats is the next best thing.

On New Years day we decided to go check out the temples and crowds at Kamakura. There was too many people to make it to the main temple, but we still enjoyed the weather, foods, and just walking around on the beautiful day.

This years Osechi spread:

This year for Christmas we had a big dinner at the house with our friends. I made a large ham, and had a small gift exchange game afterwards.