
クリスマスはお姉ちゃん夫婦の家に遊びに行きましたわ。お姉ちゃん夫婦に今年4番目の女の子が産まれました。とにかく可愛い。3番目の子は2年前に会った時は、赤ちゃんだったのに、既に歩き、片言の英語をいい、子供の成長って早いものだわ。しかも、上2人の女の子は、当たり前だけど英語がペラペラ。んーーまたもや頑張らねばと思う日だったわ。デービスはというとジョシュのお父さんから離れない。いっつも膝の上に座っているのよ。かなりお父さんの事が気に入ったらしい。
クリスマスの翌日はミネソタにある全米第3位のモールでお買い物。毎回思うが、モールの中に歩く歩道を備えつけてほしいわ。歩くのが苦手な私にはかなり辛いわ。でもお買い物は楽しいわ。またお買い物に行きたいわ。
[continued] Christmas Day was spent at the Swenson's. Christmas 2005 was Soren's first Christmas while he was still a baby in a Santa Claus outfit. Now he is constantly running around, getting into 'trouble'. This year was Annika's first Christmas. The Swenson's are: Dean, Jen, Elizabeth, Heidi, Soren & Annika and of course the peaceful Maggie (golden retriever). Takako was surprised at the English-speaking level of Elizabeth & Heidi. She wants to become more fluent. Day-bis & Kuro accompanied us although Kuro tried to stand up to Maggie (barking), Day-bis was comfortable on Grandpa Wes's lap. The last couple of days we spent in Minnesota was primarily for shopping. We went to the Mall of America (the world's 20th largest mall), IKEA & Southdale (nation's oldest climate-controlled mall). We had a great time, wish we could've stayed longer, but we are close. It is only about 5-6 hours away!
















































