Rin-Rin World

Dump Truck

2011-09-13T22:35:00.000-07:00

At the park playing with his dump truck and sand toys.

BBQ

2011-09-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

We went to a great BBG at Stephanie's house this weekend, and Rin had a blast playing with the ice in the cooler!

Huh...What?

2011-09-13T22:26:00.000-07:00

I thought I was going to get a cute picture of Rin sleeping, but he woke up when he heard the click of the camera and I got an even cuter picture!

Out to Lunch

2011-09-12T07:14:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics of Rin at lunch this past Sunday. We went out for sushi, but he wanted to have udon, even at the sushi shop. Then he finished off with about half of Daddy's mango parfait.

Bad Skeeters

2011-09-06T03:37:00.000-07:00

Rin got one heck of a skeeter-bite on his head. The black and white Japanese mosquitos (called Yabu-ga) are absolutely brutal.

Puddle-jumpin'

2011-09-06T03:34:00.000-07:00

Rin is a born puddle-jumper. He splished and splashed and got TOTALLY soaked, and loved every minute of it. (Except for having to walk home in wet pants.)

Back to the Park

2011-09-06T03:28:00.000-07:00

We haven't been able to go out to the park for quite a while because of my fever 2 weeks ago and then the typhoon this past week, so Rin was totally pysched to get out again and play in the sandbox and on the slide.

After the typhoon

2011-09-06T03:27:00.001-07:00

Rin got on his poncho and his new rainboots to go puddle-jumpin'.

Shoop, shoop, mayonnaise!

2011-09-06T03:25:00.000-07:00

Rin's playing with his little squirt bottle of plastic mayonnaise.

Hey, Nice Chapeau!

2011-09-02T04:07:00.000-07:00

Rin is beginning to be able to get undressed by himself and he loves to make a "hat" out of his t-shirt when he takes it off.

Banzai!!!!

2011-09-02T04:05:00.000-07:00

Tanked

2011-09-02T04:03:00.000-07:00

Rin at one of his favorite play spots, the fire cistern outside the park.

Spider, man!

2011-09-02T04:00:00.000-07:00

Rin found a spider on the playscape and he was a little freaked out by it. He loves his pet beetles (a total of 5 now), but he's a little scared of spiders and terrified of cicadas.

Hat Man

2011-09-02T03:59:00.000-07:00

Rin used to hate wearing hats, but he loves this one and he even requests it sometimes.

Bam and Kero

2011-09-02T03:56:00.000-07:00

Rin's current favorite books are the Bam and Kero series about a dog and a frog who live together and have little adventures.

Kampai!

2011-09-02T03:54:00.000-07:00

Recently Rin loves to do Kampai! (Cheers) with his juice before he drinks it.

Best Buddies

2011-09-02T03:53:00.000-07:00

Here's Rin and his best buddy, Rosie!

Lego Maniac

2011-08-25T05:51:00.000-07:00

Recently Rin is really into legos and builds really elaborate houses and towers.

Daaaaaaaaa!

2011-08-25T05:49:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin sprawled out on the bed.

Long Time No Post

2011-08-25T05:46:00.001-07:00

Here is our first post in a long time, rainy day RIntarou! He loves umbrellas and always wants to carry one, even though he can't quite hold it up over his head yet!

Rin the Adventurer

2011-05-30T01:21:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin on top of the fire cistern. He loved climbing onto it and jumping off again. In fact climbing onto things and then jumping off of them is his absolute favorite thing to do lately.

Tears of Rage

2011-05-30T01:18:00.002-07:00

Rin was majorly PO'd that we wouldn't let him have his Jello right away and made him wait for us to actually pay for it and take it out of the shop.

Bucket Head

2011-05-30T01:18:00.001-07:00

Here is Rin running around with a bucket on his head. My little scooch!

I Love You Auntie Kate

2011-05-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin talking on the phone to his Auntie Kate.

Rainy Day Nap

2011-05-30T00:54:00.000-07:00

Rin was so tired after coming back from Furatto that he sacked out on the couch and didn't even notice when I changed him out of his wet clothes.

Froggy Boy

2011-05-30T00:52:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin in two of his froggy outfits.

Nap Time

2011-05-30T00:49:00.000-07:00

Taking a nap in the car.

Cap It!

2011-05-30T00:44:00.000-07:00

Sleepy Time at the Super Market

2011-05-30T00:42:00.000-07:00

Rin fell asleep in the shopping cart. That looks painful.

Spaghetti Hound

2011-05-22T00:42:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin slurping up the spaghetti at Mom's birthday lunch. (He also loved the garlic bread.)

Happy Birthday Mommy!

2011-05-22T00:40:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin in front of St. An, where we went to go pick up my birthday cake (chocolate with whip cream and ganache- yum!)

Ka-ching, Ka-ching

2011-05-22T00:36:00.001-07:00

Rin loves the sound these posts makes when you shake them and he shakes each and every one when we go by them.

Overalls and Boro

2011-05-22T00:34:00.000-07:00

Out at the park eating Boro (a kind of egg cracker).

Two Sleepy Guys

2011-05-22T00:32:00.001-07:00

Rin and Daddy snoozing while Mommy gets up to go to lessons.

Who's a Cutie-pie?

2011-05-22T00:31:00.001-07:00

Rin's getting better and better at smiling for the camera.

Snooze TIme

2011-05-22T00:22:00.000-07:00

After trying in vain for two hours to put Rin down for his nap, he collapsed on the floor in the living room and slept soundly.

Let Me Outta Here.

2011-05-22T00:21:00.000-07:00

Eligible Bachelor

2011-05-22T00:20:00.000-07:00

Here he is ladies! (Thanks for the T-shirt Mims)

An Outing

2011-05-15T22:11:00.000-07:00

This Sunday we took a nice long walk together, first to the park, then to the new Indian place in Kippy Mall and finally to the cell phone shop to pick up a new battery for Sho-chan. This is Rin getting ready to go.

And here he is on the swing with Daddy.

And by himself.

He was pretty tuckered out by the end of the walk.

And here's a close-up.

It's Shorts Weather Again, Yeah!

2011-05-15T22:07:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin in his Day-glo orange overall shorts. I was afraid they wouldn't fit him again this summer, but they're just a bit shorter. He's gotten quite a bit taller, but his waist size hasn't changed much.

Anpan Boy

2011-05-15T22:05:00.000-07:00

Here he is again at Furatto, wearing the Anpanman hat, getting ready to do the Anpanman dance.

Gah!

2011-05-15T22:04:00.001-07:00

Here's Rin making a funny face for the camera.

And a charming smile.

Children's Day

2011-05-11T02:15:00.001-07:00

This past Thursday was Children's Day and Rin had a great time!

Here he is getting ready to go out.

Here he is at our local supermarket (not) watching his Daddy make an origami helmet for him.

And here is the finished product, decorated by Mommy.

He loves his children's day carp streamers and wanted to take them with him on our walk.

They kept dragging on the ground and getting into the stroller wheels though, so Daddy eventually confiscated them.

Train Time

2011-05-11T02:12:00.001-07:00

Here is Rin with his Daddy on the train home from Uji

Shy Boy

2011-05-04T19:09:00.000-07:00

Here he is hiding behind Daddy's legs on the train home from Uji. Check out the whole Uji album on facebook.

A Big Help

2011-05-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin getting ready to help Daddy sweep up the grass clippings.

The Naked Gardener

2011-05-04T19:04:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin in his diapy, helping Mommy and Daddy in the garden.

Swing Kid!

2011-05-02T05:14:00.000-07:00

Rin went on the swings by himself for the first time today. He was loving it and didn't want to stop.

Park It!

2011-05-02T05:07:00.000-07:00

Some more park pics. He was up and down the slide at least 10 or 15 times. What a wild man! And don't forget to check out his new shoes!

Flower Power

2011-05-01T03:08:00.001-07:00

Rin in the yard with some of our flowers.

A Day in the Park

2011-05-01T02:56:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from today's jaunt to the park!

Furatto!!!

2011-05-01T02:52:00.001-07:00

Here is Rin at the park with some lovely flowers, I've finally gotten him to stand still and look at the camera, so there sohould be a lot of great smiling shots in the future!

We also went to Furatto today with Nishida and Gerilyn and Ate Puring and Rin had fun doing the Anpanman Taiso.

Angry and Sleepy

2011-05-01T02:49:00.000-07:00

Here is Rin after I tried to take away his Roll Panna because he was falling asleep. He woke right up and started to squawk!

And here he is after he really and truly fell asleep; his hand is still trying to grip Roll Panna, though.

Long Time No See

2011-05-01T02:44:00.000-07:00

It's been almost a month since I last posted on Rin's blog. Dad came and then the school was busy and then I just slacked off. So here are a few of Rin's more recent pics! These are from before and after our trip to the Kasai flower center. If you want to check out the flower center pics, they are all up on facebook.

Dozin'

2011-03-05T02:44:00.001-08:00

Back in the Doghouse

2011-03-05T02:39:00.001-08:00

He just loves to crawl into Rosie's crate with her.

Sruttin' His Stuff

2011-03-05T02:37:00.000-08:00

Rin has a very purposeful stride these days.

Chef Rintarou is Back!

2011-03-05T02:35:00.000-08:00

Rin is chopping veggies and serving up dinner.

A Serious Boy

2011-03-05T02:32:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin with me at Nishida's house.

Monkey Boy

2011-03-04T19:53:00.000-08:00

Rin LOVES carrying the basket when we go shopping. Here he is with an AEON shopping basket and his new monkey backpack.

Yakisoba Maniac

2011-03-04T17:25:00.000-08:00

Here's Rin digging into some yakisoba last weekend. He's really getting good with a fork!

Steppin' Out

2011-03-04T17:23:00.000-08:00

Here is our little guy enjoying the (slightly) warmer weather!

Anpan Car

2011-02-24T04:03:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin riding the Anpan Car at Kippy Mall.

Slider

2011-02-24T04:01:00.000-08:00

Here are some more pics of my brave guy on the slide.

Playing with Rosie

2011-02-15T19:16:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from a recent walk to the park with Rosie.

Little Rascal

2011-02-15T19:13:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin in his raccoon hat.

Story Time at AEON

2011-02-15T19:10:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin reading an Anpanman book at the bookshop in AEON.

I ♥ Nori!

2011-02-15T19:07:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin chowing down on some yummy nori.

Dr. Rintarou

2011-02-15T19:03:00.001-08:00

Here is Rin in his doctor T-shirt, a present from Auntie Kate.

Watching TV with Daddy

2011-02-15T19:00:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin sitting on his Daddy's lap and watching the lunchtime show together.

Thank you Dora!

2011-02-15T18:58:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin wearing a new hat, a present from Geralyn's sister Dora.

These Fries are for Me?

2011-02-06T03:58:00.000-08:00

Rin very rarely gets to eat fries, but when he does he is over the moon! Here he is stuffing his face.

My Two Guys

2011-02-06T03:56:00.000-08:00

Here they are taking a walk in the park

Go for G

2011-02-06T03:55:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin listening to his favorite song "Go for G". Just look at that smile!

New Friends

2011-02-06T03:52:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin with Geralyn's sister Dora's boys Hoseong and Chanseong and her other sister Puring.

Wild Monkey Goes to the Park

2011-02-06T03:48:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from our latest jaunt to the park

MMMmmm, smoothie.

2011-02-06T03:46:00.000-08:00

Sleeping Like a Baby

2011-01-31T16:37:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin with just the top of his head and his little hand poking out. I think he must have been drowsy from his cold medicine, 'cause he took a 4 hour nap, when he usually only sleeps for 2 hours. He's being held by his babysitter Mrs. Fujiwara.

Roll-Panna

2011-01-31T16:34:00.000-08:00

Recently Rin's favorite Anpanman character is Roll-Panna, and he wants to take her everywhere, even on his walks to the park.

Cookie Monster

2011-01-31T16:33:00.001-08:00

Here is Rin demolishing an out-of-season Christmas cookie

With Masako

2011-01-31T16:31:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we went to visit Masako, as her daughter and my one-time student, Airi is going away to New Zealand for the next six months! Good luck Airi!

Ride Like the Wind

2011-01-31T16:29:00.000-08:00

or not... Rin looks kind of like a zombie looking for brains in the second pic.

BRAAAAIIINNSSS!

Deep Sleeper

2011-01-31T16:27:00.000-08:00

Mouthful of Pineapple

2011-01-22T20:06:00.000-08:00

Title says it all.

Love Daddy

2011-01-22T20:03:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin clinging to Daddy after Mommy was mean to him by.... gasp... trying to make him eat yogurt!

Walking with Mrs. Mandai

2011-01-22T19:57:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin taking a stroll with his Wednesday/Friday babysitter, Mrs. Mandai. They are best buddies!

Mommy, Rin and Cheese

2011-01-22T19:55:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics of Rin with his Mom! (Cheese is the name of the toy do he's holding.)

Har har har!

2011-01-22T19:52:00.000-08:00

We visited the Nishidas last week and Rin had an absolute blast with Nishida-san palying on the computer. He kept reducing and enlarging a picture of himself on the computer, laughing like a maniac the whole time. It was hi-larious!

It's Cold!

2011-01-22T19:51:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin with his hands in his pockets. It's been really freezing lately.

TV tot

2011-01-22T19:49:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin watching his favorite DVD: They Might be Giants Here Come the ABCs.

Banzai!

2011-01-22T19:47:00.000-08:00

With Nurse Ibaragi

2011-01-22T19:44:00.000-08:00

We went to the hospital on the 30th to visit the Nishida's new baby and we also chatted with the nurses and midwives who were there for Rin's birth. This is Nurse Ibaragi was a great support to me and a very funny lady. Unfortunately Rin looks less then thrilled to be held.

I ♥ Lassi

2011-01-22T19:41:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin chugging his lassi and waving to his buddy Rawat, the owner of the Indian restaurant.

It's Nostril Time

2011-01-12T18:03:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin in all his nostril-y glory. He fell asleep while my friend Kana and I were waiting to watch Watanbe Yoichi's speech at Kita AEON.

Blue Steel

2011-01-12T18:01:00.000-08:00

Here's Rin doing his version of "Blue Steel".

Bouncin'

2011-01-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

Here's Rin bouncing on his ball.

Rin in Training

2011-01-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

On the 3rd we took the train way out to Kumatori to visit Erica and Kenji in their lovely new home. We had a blast and Rin had fun fooling around on the train, as always.

Two Swingin' Dudes

2011-01-12T17:45:00.000-08:00

Gone to the Dogs

2011-01-12T17:32:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin putting coins in the charity box at the supermarket. He LOVES this dog!

Brooming Again

2011-01-12T17:30:00.000-08:00

Here is Rin with his broom and pan sweeping the deck.