I am Jared hear me ROAR!!

This one's for you Grandpa Mustache. Jared's ROAR is now internationally famous! He is so good at it he makes the boy next door cry (no kidding). It is so loud it can be heard down the hallway out side our apartment. Imagine being sound asleep and around 0330 you wake to a noise from you kid's bedroom. Any normal person would have wet their pants, but Heather and I know the sound all to well. The sound of Jared ROARING in his sleep. He didn't believe us the next morning.

The Popcorn Song

The boys sing songs every night before bed. Among their favorites is the Popcorn Song. We knew everybody missed the boys sweet voices.

The boys were very popular with the school girls. We even had people ask us if they could take their picture. Blonde hair and blue eyes are a novelty here. The school girls would wave and say "haro" (hello) to the boys and Jared would grin back and say "konnichiwa!"

Ethan was a little busy after a long walk and all he wanted was some "PRIVACY, PLEASE!"

This bridge crossed a lake to an island with a smaller shrine and prayer flags. Mostly the boys just enjoyed hanging over the edge of the bridge trying to look at the koi fish and the ducks.