Halloween Night! What a fright!

Oh yeah! I'm a cheerleader! Oh Yeah!
No, I'm a soldier!

No, I'm a cheerleader! I'm mysterious!
ooooooooooooh! Midnight fairy and cheerleading chick! What a team!
Precious!
Scary!
Happy Halloween!

Ueno Park

The girls on the train to Ueno Park.
Overlooking the beautiful "pond." It was filled with lillies. We'll go back when they are in bloom. It is supposed to be spectacular.
The city in the distance.

Our own little monkey!

It took us about an hour and a half to get to Ueno Park by train. When we got there it was an amazing oasis of trees and people in Tokyo. We saw some pretty interesting characters performing in the park. They liked choosing Americans as their subjects, so we didn't stay too long! :) We saw a blimp flying high in the Tokyo sky. The girls found a shady park to play at. It was a great day!

Our trip to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo!

Queens of the Jungle!
Gracie? Madeline? Quit monkeying around!
I had to take this picture! This is a class of Japanese Kindergarteners. They were at the zoo on a field trip. The walked in precious pairs, holding hands and very well behaved! Wow!
Photo op #9,788!
Cool Gorillas. The Japanese have a T.V. show highlighting the fashion tastes of one of the Ueno Zoo Gorillas. We saw one that had a blanket. He wrapped it around his waist. Apparently, he liked to change his clothes for the newest fashion.

The girls loved all of the photo opportunities! And there were plenty...just keep scrolling down! hahahahaha!
An elephant! Our favorite!
The animals were very close at this zoo. It was amazing! This polar bear was a little too close!
More photo opportunities!
Again, more photo opportunities!

A last family photo op!

My kitchen in my classroom!

Off of my classroom is my very own kitchen! Well, actually, I share it with the other Kindergarten teacher! We have a dishwasher, a stove, a sink, a full microwave, a full size refrigerator and tons of cabinets!
Wow! Look at the storage for files! I'm in heaven!
How am I going to fill up those cabinets?
Another view!
My desk! Looking out into my classroom!

More of my new classroom...

Here are the sinks in my classroom! Wow! 3!

Here is the bathroom IN my classroom! Two sinks and two toilets! Wow!
The computers...

My new classroom!

Here are some pictures of my new classroom. It is fabulous. There is storage everywhere! I've started decorating...but still have some way to go. I wish I had all my stuff. Now I'll just have to make or get (amazon.com) more! HAHAHAHAH! I must say, this classroom has more furniture than I know what to do with!

Driving in Japan

These are some more pictures of outside the gate. The roads are very narrow. I still "white knuckle it" every time I drive. To the right is the gate I use when traveling to school. It is a straight shot, but there are some tight areas. I slow down and go about 5 miles per hour. I'm not sure the local Japanese drivers appreciate it but I really don't want to take out a bicyclist if I can help it! :) hahahaha