This years Halloween party was a bit different. This year we invited all the neighborhood kids and friends over and had a kids Halloween party. There was kids foods, kids games, and plenty of candy. For Halloween night, we went trick or treating on the base again after missing out last year.

This year for Halloween, Melina decided she wanted to be a ninja. So to prepare, we took a trip up to Kinugawa to go visit Edomura Wonderland to get some real ninja training. Our first afternoon was spent taking the ropeway up the mountain to feed some monkeys and take a hike to a shrine, followed by a nice ride down the Kinu river on a wooden boat, and a nice stay at a hotel with a hot bath. The following day was spent at Edomura having lots of fun seeing the ninja show and going through the ninja stamp rally courses to learn to be a real ninja.

We went camping with Melina’s school friends again. This time the site was right on the river bank. There was also a nice waterfall that took a some hiking to get to.

Enjoying the afternoon swimming and fishing at the beach with friends.

I was digging a deep hole to catch a crab.

Camping again with Melina’s school friends. This time as well there was a lot of river exploring and catching river animals. There was also a bunch of Rainbow Trout fishing with a nice catch that made a good meal for dinner. The next morning on the way home, we all visited an Ostrich farm to see and pet a lot of different animals.