Mable, Mable, Mable...................! For the past week we have had the privilege to have Mable the stuff animal join our family from Julia's school class. Mable had to go everywhere with us! Mable went to the Shukkeien gardens, the ocean, the grocery store, church, bike rides, etc...! By the end I cursed Mable because she kept getting lost (Julia is a bit forgetful to say the least) and dirty. We must have said a dozen prayers asking for help to find Mable and she ended up in the washing machine too. I also heard all week- Can we get a pet Mom? Oh Mable, the fun you brought this week!
Anyways... on Friday we went to the Shukkeien Garden in Hiroshima. It is directly across the river from us and a short bike ride for us. It is a beautiful traditional Japanese garden. The kids had a great time following the paths, walking the bridges, and feeding the carp fish. Despite the occasional high-rise peeping over the trees, it felt like an entirely different world, little paths crossing ponds on bridges and winding their way around graceful teahouses and waterfalls
One o the few moments of Zen Julia and Luke have ever taken in their life! Had to take a picture!
We met our friends the Stewart family, who are expats from Boise, Idaho, at the gardens. They have a daughter who is in the same class at school with Julia. After the gardens Becky and I took our kids to a Ramen restaurant and Mable had a great time slurping the noodles with Julia and Alissa!
What cool adventures you guys are having! The gardens look beautiful. So glad you are keeping a blog and sharing these experiences :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe the "zen" thing will rub off!! Love the Mabel experience!
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