Lanai Cafe at YouMe Town Hatsukaichi

YouMe Town is a chain of malls, much like Westfield. They have many of them but the newest and largest one near us is in Hatsukaichi. They have tons of stores and restaurants. This time instead of dining at the golden M, we decided to try a Hawaiian pancake cafe called Lanai Cafe. They had pancakes galore as well as hamburgers. We chose to sit outside, which was nice to be able to let the kids run around while we waited for our food. Restaurants are not the most fun when trying to keep three little kids in line. The kids shared a large pancake plate with fruit and a tower of whipped cream (so heavy it fell over before I could get a picture) and Chris got a bacon cheeseburger and french fries. As pictured below, he got enough ketchup for one fry for his entire plate and when he asked for more after one fry was consumed, he got the same amount again! Ketchup is definitely not a staple condiment in Japan. I'll have to start carrying ketchup with us when we go out just in case. The pancakes were delicious and it was a nice change from our safe bet, McDonalds.

Kuga Park with Rylan

I went with Rylan on his school field trip to Kuga Park and we had a great time! His class did some songs for the parents and we got to introduce ourselves to each other circle-style. We had no clue what the Japanese moms were saying but smiled all the same! We went on the big roller slide, had a picnic, he zip-lined, sledded down the hill, and hula-hooped. After the field trip we met up with Chris and Finley for some ice cream to conclude a nice warm day.

Hamada Beach for Memorial Day

Last Monday, we drove about 2 hours West to Hamada Beach with some friends for Memorial Day. Because it's an American holiday, we basically had the beach to ourselves and were graced with beautiful weather after days of rain. 

Move In Day!

Last Tuesday, we finally received our household goods...on one of the days it rained, naturally. Here is a glimpse into the chaos of move in day. I spent the first two days after delivery washing dishes and laundry...days people! That should excuse me from laundry and dishes for a month, right? Our sweet friend made us dinner for that night so we didn't have to at least, you sure can't beat the military community!