and fun recreational things to do around us

so come along as we do Life in Japan.

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Goodness! It is windy out today.

We're gonna go check out a new park here. We've never been here.

Oh, did you bring your new, little dolls?

Yeah.

I bet we can see everything really well from up here.

That's cool, huh?

Alright!

It's so loud!

My goodness!

Ruth's Google Translating the signs here.

I wonder if it's going to be a cool playground, huh?

Maybe it's not.

Maybe it's not?

I think it's just that part over there that's closed.

The rest of this you can play on.

Sarah: We're the first ones.

The first ones!

Don't go on any of the red parts.

Whoa!

Those girls found the top really fast!

Joshua: Can I go on it?

Yea you can! OK let Becca try it first.

OK pick up your shoe!

OK Joshua. You can do it, Sarah Bear!

We can go check out the other one after this if we want to.

Alright Sarah, you did it! Good job.

Whoa, fun! Nice.

Here comes Becca-Boo very slowly.

Oh!

Whoa, Anna and Sarah go fast but Becca doesn't hardly move.

Why not, Becca? There she goes!

Yea Joshua!

(Girls screams)

No, don't scream like that.

But that scared me so bad!

Look at it! That's awesome!

In English we call it a "Praying Mantis."

Is he going to bite?

I don't like those kinds of bugs.

We're on top of this crazy bridge.

Oh! We found it!

Boy, this is cool right here.

There's Shinjuku.

Here it is.

This is cool!

Here comes Sarah! Whoa, Sarah!

Was it cool?

This one's a little better — do you like this one?

Yep.

Sarah, you went by so fast, I didn't even see!

Evelyn!!

Izzy!

Ah!! Sca-doosh!!

Here comes Sarah! Yea! High five.

Do you think Daddy can do it?

Yeah.

Here we go!

Have fun!

OK, Uncle Ben's gonna go too — alright!

Here we go!

Ben's gonna try to set the speed record on the slide here.

I think I clocked you at 31 Km/h.

That was crazy!

It's my turn, here we go.

It's so windy!

You scared your sister!

I bonked into her!

You bonked! Should we go?

Anna's kind of in a funny mood today, huh, Becca Boo?

Becca: I do not like that mood.

She found me!

What has gotten into her?

She found me!

What are we going to do here today?

We're going to take off my training wheels and practice on just two wheels.

Oh boy! It's a big day, Sarah!

Start turning. Pay attention to it.

What happened? You came to get Daddy! Why?

Because Joshua fell asleep.

Joshua fell asleep?!

Yes! So funny!

Oh! My goodness!

I think he's praying.

It looks like (it).

Or is he sleeping?

I think he's sleeping.

Oh my! Let's put him in a more comfortable position, OK?

So Sarah, what's going on right now?

We're having a special time with just you and me

while Joshua's sleeping.

We're playing the Memory Game.

Make the first move. Ready?

Yeah.

"Cornelius"

Oh! And "Bob the Braces Dog."

Steve.

Steve! Daddy got the first one!

I got a match! I got a match!

Bob the Braces Dog! Here?

Oh! Tyrone!

I know, I know, I know, I know!

Oh Sarah! You got your match!

Arthur

Oh my goodness, you found Tyrone so fast!

It's a tight game!

Hey, you got another match. Now you're ahead!

Dazzle!

Dazzle! Yes!

How many matches do you have?

One, two, three, four, five.

It was a tie because I also have five matches.

One, two, three, four and five!

We tied! Let's do it again!

I am definitely a morning person.

I love the morning. I love to get my coffee.

I love to sit down, even by the window and look out and it's just a great time

until the kids get up.

That's the real trick — is beating the kids up.

Here we go!

Hi! What a nice good-morning wave!

Anna, you're the caboose?

I'm the driver.

You're the driver?

And I'm the person!

You're the passenger.

It is coming up on one of my favorite seasons of all: and that's the Fall.

The Fall is awesome!

Anan: The Fall is dangerous, with all the scary leaves!

Not "fall" like you're gonna fall down.

The "fall" like season — "aki."

Aki! Aki.

It's cooler out. The leaves turn beautiful colors.

We're up at Ikuta today.

A beautiful park that's by us. We love this park.

A couple of you suggested it as well.

This is the main attraction for the kids: the playground.

My little monkeys are all over this.

All over the place!

(Sarah mimics a monkey)

Everybody with cousin Joey!

Put your hand up here now.

Up here.

There's an awesome view from the top of this tower — let's go check it out.

We're going up, huh?

Yeah! OK go go go go go!

(Anthony) See that little, like, tower?

You're right!

That's the Skytree.

It's way out there.

Shinjuku.

Whose way down there?

It's Becca-Boo.

Becca!

Daddy, look at these!

Look at those, huh?

Look at those buildings! There's so many.

They're just really... we're just surrounded by them.

(Samu) Asher, let's play Avengers!

I just love the variety of parks that there are in Japan!

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