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Christmas '08 and New Years' 09 |
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We had a quiet Christmas in Kumamoto then went to Hitachi to celebrate the new year with the Onukis. | |
 Mia used her present from Grandma to decorate this shirt. |
 Mariko likes her present from Mom. |
 Shinsuke bought the domino-like game (Spinner?) that he played with Aunt Cindy and everyone before he left the U.S. in 2008. The Masdens and Onukis enjoyed a game together on December 30th. |
 Before Mariko's brother Hitoshi and family left we took this group shot. Unfortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Onuki were busy at the time so we didn't get a shot with everyone together. |
 On January 2nd, we took a little daytrip to an area north of Hitachi called Kita Ibaragi. One of the highlights was a visit to an art museum that was showing works by outstanding artist named NABATAME Koichi. |
 After the art museum, we took some time to enjoy the natural surroundings. It was quite cold but the sun was shining brightly so we enjoyed a walk on the beach. |
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