Yuki!

Last year my mom and dad had an exchange student from Japan who was the daughter of an exchange student that they had nearly thirty years ago! We had a special year together with Yuki. Joe and I had just found out that we were expecting Elizabeth when Yuki first came and she went home on December 26...four days before Elizabeth was born! So Yuki had to come back to visit so she could meet Elizabeth (probably to see a few other family members as well ;)

Here is Yuki, Elizabeth and me. Lizzie is serenading us with the harmonica--through the corner of her mouth. :)


Everyone on the teeter-totter.


Swinging (everyone is gnawing on pineapple cores).


We all enjoy doing origami,but the directions tend to be a bit baffling to us. Yuki reads them with ease and is such a great teacher. We made jumping frogs, boats, trees...


Yuki's masterpiece! The cube used six origami papers and the holder used three! We had such a special time with Yuki and look forward to more visits in the future.