Scrapbook Day December 2013

On 12/13/13 we headed to Fuji Q Highland Theme park near Mt. Fuji. When we pulled up we felt like we were the Griswold's pulling into Wally World. My husband asked if I wanted him to park at the back of the lot so we could be the first people out, but I declined. We went with another family from our church and Miss M and I were fighting some bad colds. We had an early night to bed on Friday and after a large buffet breakfast we were ready to hit the park. It was not crowded at all and we barely had to wait in line for rides. We rode the tea cups without doors, the large Ferris Wheel and had a great view of Fuji-san, the merry-go-round, and enjoyed the Thomasland area of the park for little kids. Miss M also enjoyed some ice skating with her daddy. It was a great day. The kids slept most of the way back (we rented a car for the weekend which was so nice) and after meeting our friends at Denny's for dinner we all headed home. I love having the freedom the car brings. It is so nice to not have to think about how we are going to cart all of our stuff plus our kids through Tokyo station and get on a shinkansen. We can just get in the car from our building and go straight to our destination. No extra modes of transportation is so nice. My two favorite parts of the weekend were watching the K Man play with the boys from the other family. He had so much fun, especially with their middle son, and they were so so cute together. I also enjoyed watching Miss M ice skate. She really enjoys it and is definitely her father's child when it comes to winter sports and being outside in the cold. Enjoy the pictures. There are a lot of them.