8.19.2011

A day in the country


went out to gunma to visit a friend and her kid.  she drove us out to nasu to a "farm" with animals and rides and games and stuff.  great for kids!  first stop, the swings:


sakura wanted to ride a pony by herself:




arts and crafts with mama:



a long walk through the woods:


soaking our tired feet in the foot onsen:




so nice to be out of the city for a change!  the air smelled different up there:



sakura was quite happy with the finished project:


afterwards, we went back to tatebayashi where her sister and her husband were helping out with a little local matsuri.  Sakura is a completely different kid when she's around her cousins.  Yuuki is so much fun!  such a country kid.


they played games:







there's dad manning the yakisoba stand:




carrying the mini mikoshi:




yum!  shaved ice:


and the little one.  i think his name was toshi:


some REALLY bad magic:



but the kids kinda enjoyed it  anyway.  i love hanging out with little peeps.  kids take their fun so seriously.  such a change from my regular life.  Thanks for a great day!

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