WHITE Christmas 2008

A typical Seattle Christmas is wet and cold. At times I remember wishing that it would snow if it is this cold and wet. Well, we got our wish this Christmas. Maybe a little more than we bargained for. This was actually the first time that I had to put chains on the tires since living in Seattle for over 20 years. Of course, it would of helped if I had a 4x4 this year.
We had a mellow Christmas this year compared to last year when we had the whole Sakuma clan celebrate in Hawaii. Grandma & Grandpa came for dinner. Due to the weather, we hanged out in pj's all day.

Thanks Kurihara family for the art set. The girls are always drawing and we go through coloring books pretty quickly, so it was a great gift. Thanks Uncle Atau and Aunt Kiyomi for the webkinz as well. Dad is sporting his new remote control car from Karen which she bought from the school bazaar.

Ho Ho Sno!

Our first snow of 2008 and it was a doozy. No school for a whole week, which was fun for the kids. It was good timing for our cousins from Hawaii to enjoy the snow as well.

Maya started ballet this year and had her first open house for parents to see all their hard work. Our little ballerina did a very well arabesqe with her friend Sasha.

Our cousins from Hawaii came to join us for a little pre-Christmas get together. Luckily, they came just in time to enjoy the snow storm. 7 little girls (and Kashus) were running around in our little house. Girls at this age tend to play a little nicer than boys, which is a good thing.

Happy Turkey Day!

We had a partial Sakuma family Thanksgiving. We stayed away from our usual staple rice, and enjoyed potatoes and stuffing. Dad did the turkey, but since he forgot to remove the foil cover, the turkey did not have the nice brown crunchy color. The turkey looked raw so Kaori censored it.

After Thanksgiving, it is a family tradition to put up the Christmas tree the following Monday. Yes, it's fake but the kids had fun putting it together. This year, the kids put all the ornaments.