Mid January Blessings

Well guys, looking back its just short of a month, so here's whats been going on with the Spearmans.

(get ready for lots of pictures)

We're back in full swing at the Preschool in Fuchu. We thought you might like to take a peek at some of the faces.

I guess 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' is an exhausting song.

Runa and Kana, what a pair!

Also, the morning class is much different than these older kids (not older by much) so i would like to introduce you to just a few of our morning crew. We see most of these kids 2-3 times a week (some every weekday) from 9am untill 2:30. We have a blast!

Masafumi!! Our manliest man.

Karina, sporting the newest Burton outerwear.

Yuichi, our little thinker.

Anghous. This little guy has a language all to his own.

Haruki. One of our most fluent kids. And not to mention, one of our biggest Pink supporters.

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Shortly after the New Year one of the families from the church invited some people over for lunch. Their house is beautiful and was designed by the father. Wow!!
We had Sukiyaki. My first time eating raw eggs!

(the cooking process)

Checking in on the foods. And yep, a whole egg gets cracked into your bowl. (but, i suppose its optional xD)

After Lunch Rusty and Travis gave us some live entertainment. It looks like Travis is a little grown out of his Violin. lol (it's belongs to the families two youngest)
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After church on sundays, all the kids run over to the small park by the church and play soccer, and a bunch of other outdoor games. Even in the bitter coldness, they still go faithfully.
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Saturday Koinonia club is going pretty good. We're still goin' strong on Monopoly, even if we did loose all the game pieces. The clue figures seem to be working well.
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God blessed us with a couch!!! One of the ladies from our church moved back to her parents home town and she asked us if we could take her couch! Well, we have been waiting on getting a couch and the Lord decided to pick one out for us, for free!! What a blessing it is, really to be taken care of by the Lord. We had looked at a lot of shops for a sofa, but nothing seemed to fit right with money or size. But this one is perfect. Its a sofabed also, which is exactly what we wanted.

Looks like its already getting put to use!!
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This picture is a bit harder to explain. Japan is kind of like disney land...just kidding. At the Local park, a club visits about once a month on sunday afternoons. They are mostly university students all enrolled in clubs (a BIG deal in japan). These guys are cosplayers. They all make costumes of their favorite fictional characters and meet up and take pictures (sometimes with professional photographers)
This group is from the video game Final Fantasy 10.
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This may look like cosplay, but believe it or not; this one isnt!! Last monday was a national holiday, so me and rusty went down to Ikebukuro (part of the more city side of tokyo) and popped into Sunshine City. Before that we went to Patisserie Swallowtail. (click the link if your interested in more info) and got a sweet. The clerk is wearing their standard company uniform. Japan is a country filled with all kinds of attractions and specialties. This is just one of them. Click here to see the guys uniforms. (as seen pictures on dolls)

We also stopped by NamjaTown, but we didnt go in. This an amusement park developed by Namco, the video game company. We just didnt have enough time to do an amusement park today.