Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sakura is 2!

We just celebrated Sakura's 2nd Birthday. The time flies by as it seems like only yesterday we were in the hospital welcoming her to our family! Takako made her a banana cake with strawberries & whipped yogurt for the frosting. She didn't want it to be too sweet for her. We did get her a cake from the commissary though. Josh will end up eating all of it.

Just yesterday we went to the Nebraska Medical Center for Takako's '20-week' ultrasound. She is actually closer to 21-weeks. We still don't know whether a boy or girl. We will know by the due date, 7 September!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Our Family's Walt Disney World Vacation

Just in case you missed it, on Friday the 8th of April we drove up to Minnesota to visit with family and then head down to Walt Disney World in Florida. We also broke the news to my family that Takako is pregnant with our second little one. She is due 7 September.

Last Sunday we flew from Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport to Orlando, Florida. From there, we headed towards the Disney Magical Express to bring us to the Animal Kingdom Lodge - Jambo House. We were there for a pre-Birthday vacation for Sakura. We also wanted to just get-away for a while...

We arrived at the Animal Kingdom Lodge last Sunday night about 7ish. Looking out from our window we could see giraffes and a couple of other animals... Amazing view. The 3 of us headed down to the swimming pool as it was about 80°F (~27°C).

We didn't stay too long as we needed to get some sleep as the next day we visited to Epcot. Then on Tuesday, Magic Kingdom and on Wednesday, Animal Kingdom. We even went to Downtown Disney. We won't go into many details per day as we took over 900 photos. Enjoy!

Disney Magical Express

Meeting Mickey for the 1st time

Meeting Minnie for the 1st time

At the Coral Reef Restaurant

Near Pirates of the Caribbean

Cinderella's Castle at night

Outside at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

Sakura driving

On the Merry-Go-Round

Meeting Pooh

5th floor bridge at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

Drinking at the Raglan Road Irish Pub (Orange Juice)


All in all, it was a great family vacation to Walt Disney World. Lots of memories created!