Sayonara.....almost....Japan

We will have some final pictures to post from Japan yet, but this will be our official last blog FROM Japan as we leave in one week.  Eléa remains an extremely active two year old!  She has chosen to still shield us from the sure to be "future" terrible tantrums, and instead taken to running to pout in a corner when she is not happy with something.  Pretty cute still!

We have slowly been getting rid of furniture and other miscellaneous things we have amassed, and Eléa seems unphased for the most part (though she seemed pretty sad to see the dining room table go).  We move to a friends house for the last few days and then comes the flood of changes.  Luckily, she has proven pretty adaptable so we have somewhat high hopes.

I have a large herniated disc at the moment creating more "family" time than we had planned and resulting in lots more sightseeing.  Enjoy the photos!

Temple hopping with Anpanman!

Chilling at Heian Jingu

More fun with Anpanman

With a little bit of help from Papi!

The face does not adequately express her love of Anpanman!

At the Botanical Gardens...

With friends in Nara...

Another of Eléa's "important" friends

Sightseeing with Papi

Eléa's stellar attempt at posing for a photo

Pretty!

Anpanman taking a rest at the Botanical Gardens

Acting as tour guide

Playing in the stream

Do I have something on my face?

Saying goodbye to friends.

Yummy