A week in Japan . . . and a lot has happened.

Warning - this post is very long and has lots of pictures.  Do not read while driving as you might fall asleep!! Thank you!!

Our first full week in Japan has come and gone and we are half way thru our second week.  A lot has happened and we have had a few first. 

• our first trip to a park
•  the first time I let the kids walk to the park alone {I was a little nervous, I have to admit}
•  my first time cooking a full Japaneses meal
•  our first trip to the doctor
•  we had the first church service
•  the buying of refrigerator and washer
•  the adventures of trying to communicate with the sales staff. {All we could say was "wait a minute please" in Japanese.  We were waiting for the Winters to meet us at the store.} 

A lot has happened and God has made himself known to us.  We have been blessed beyond measure. 

 The kids playing Wii

 Fitting all the kids in the car to go to the BIG park

 Another picture - trying to fit everyone face in the picture

 Nerf + Jungle Gym = Happy Boys

 Girls on the See Saw

 Jonah climbing at the park

 Eli in the "Rope Loop"

Jonah on the Zip Line at the park

 Kayla and Rachal folding flyer's about the Christian School.

Our First Sunday should probably be its own post but for the sake of time I will add the pictures and tell you about our day.

 Sunday at church

 The boys are making friends

{just now saw Mike's face - don't know what that is all about}

 Rachal and her friends

The girls table

 We went out to eat after church {as good Baptist do}

 as a time of fellowship and getting to know the Wyatts

 The boys table

 Some of the ladies from church

 Dinner time!!

 Men's table

 Ladies table

 Cooking my first Japanese meal.  It's tamago-yaki.

{which means - egg fried.  This is different than an American fried egg.}

Here it is the finished!!  Becky said I did very good for my first try!!!

I didn't have pictures from our first doctor appointment.  Rachal has the flu and at the time of this post Becky also does and Mike is on his way.  So please pray for us as we try to keep everyone else from getting sick.