Christmas 2004 In Canada!!

Erika and Mizuki got to go visit our family in Canada for Christmas this year.

Here are the girls, with Mama, getting ready to go to Narita to fly to Canada

Here they are with Papa, and Mizuki is hamming it up!

a normal Mizuki in this one!

After staying one night in Vancouver with their Aunty Linda
 they were off to Kelowna to see the grandparents
This is Grandpa's dog Brandy, I think they missed the dog the most!

Three happy stinkers!

My brother and his wife and kids came up for Christmas, this is Erika and her cousin Andrew.

Here is Mizuki and Andrew about to go down the hill

Andrew and his sister Zoe sliding away!

Erika makes a snowball!

Erika, Zoe and Mizuki in a winter wonderland!

Bill Davies, Uncle Frank and my sister Linda at Christmas dinner

The four grandkids at Christmas dinner

Mizuki crashed!!

Andrew and Zoe with Santa

The four kids with Santa

Erika and Mizuki with Santa

My brother Todd and his wife Stella (Andrew and Zoë's parents)

My cousin Jim, his wife Kristine, their son Jordan, Erika and Mizuki.

My cousin Jim, his wife Kristine, Jordan and Jim's mom, my aunt, Jean

Grampa, Aunty Linda, Mizuki and Erika!

Erika and Mizuki with the neighbour Lina, and the nice hats and scarves they got from her!

Meanwhile back in Tokyo it snowed today, Dec 29th!!

While Back in Canada they were building a Gingerbread house

Erika lighting the stove!!

Erika Decorating Cookies!

Mizuki decorating cookies

Erika making a snowman!!

The girls with Mrs. March from across the street

Erika getting ready to spit some wood!

Mizuki getting at it!

Grandpa making a mess!

Saving old Grandpa's back!