Taste tests: Ebi-kun Eats and taste tests - Long chips

I think this must have been one of the long lost videos that I forgot to upload! Bad mommy!

We went to do some shopping and then to see what was happening at the super arena, there was some kind of festival on which included beer and food stalls, which of course meant that Ebi-kun insisted on trying something new!

We have got him a clip mic for his birthday so that he can do more 'outside broadcasts' we have recorded a few in the past but the sound has been terrible so we haven't been able to use them.

This was actually from earlier in the year, better late than never or so they say... enjoy!

At a loose end...

My husband has to work one Saturday a month so usually Ebi-kun and I go off on an adventure. Well, we were both tired and couldn't be bothered going into Tokyo, I wanted to pop into Flying Tiger so we decided to have a poke around at Saitama Shintoshin instead.

It is one of those places that has a huge arena, so you never know what you might find...

And to be honest, I'm still not sure! There was a big cycling expo on, and all these folk walking around, not really sure why but they were very keen to get their photos taken!

So although it was a pretty unexciting day out, these people did liven it up a little. I totally failed with Flying Tiger, I had gone looking for watercolour paper but they had sold out!

We ended up getting lunch from one of the food stall, not that impressive and somewhat over-priced! We recorded a video for Ebi-kun eats but I'm not sure when it goes live. The boy is in charge of all that!

On our way home we ran into an Oni (devil) from Amori, he didn't look happy!

Then we spotted this little hedge creature when we walked home. It turned out to be one of those days where you leave the house not knowing what the day will bring and get home thinking, I'm not sure I should have bothered!

How do you grow trees on the second floor?

[December 19]

Aghh the post that got out of sync! Oh well, I should be back up to date soon, you know before spring arrives!

This was after the Christmas market, daddy had been at work so we met up at Saitama Shintoshin for dinner then has a wander down to the hiroba to see the lights, it finally started to feel Chrsitmassy, the lights were very pretty...

Another Christmas market, far from crowded but equally rubbish! I have come to the conclusion that someone who has never been to a Christmas market has set these up! Oh well, looked pretty!

Ebi-kun found a friend, I don't know why but he really likes the Pink Panther, I always though it was stupid - we're not so alike after all.

We used to meet up with the playgroup kids here back in the day, it's a strange place, there is an open area with trees planted but they are on the second floor, there are actually shops and the bus station underneath the trees, I'm still not sure how it works!

So although it started out as a disappointing day it turned out OK in the end. And if anyone knows how the trees work at the Hiroba, let me know!