Saturday, May 21, 2005

Takita Family

We finally got to see the Takita family again! Shoko had her fourth baby in January, and it seems he was a bit of a handfull (not to mention 4.2kg at birth!) as they were 'too busy' for us to come since then.

Machiko is now in second grade and was busy reading a Japanese book when I arrived. Yuto is six, and has calmed down a bit, and grown taller. Rikako (one month older than Lena) is a real little girl now, not the least shy and happy to join in the games. And the baby is a rolly-polly four-month old. He started to cry just about as soon as we entered the living room, where he was taking a nap in the cot. Mother seemed busy running around so I picked him up and was pleasantly surprised to find he stopped immediately and settled in for a nap on my shoulder! I dared not talk in case he heard the wrong voice! I gave him back to his mother for a feed when she was ready, and settled down with the other three, while my two went into their bedroom and played with their toys. Remember how another kid's toys were like a fantasy land of treasures when you were a kid??

Of course they had forgotten most of their English, so we are pretty much starting again, - again. But they have a lot of fun.

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