Today at 1:02 am Kelly gave birth to her second beautiful baby girl, Ari Jean!  She was 7 lbs and 9 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long.    Everyone is going great and Avery loves her new little sister!!! Beautiful Ari Jean!! The Happy Family! 

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I know it’s been a while and there has been a lot going on around here. So I will try to sum it up for everyone. I am going to back date everything so you can follow the time line… enjoy….

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This morning we got up at 6am to get ready to head back to the states.  We were in for a long day of traveling.   Our bus to the airport picked us up at 7:30 and the day started. We got to the airport and headed to the ANA Business Class Waiting Area.  OMG we [...]

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Today we were leaving Kyoto and heading back to Tokyo. But before we left, Ichiro and his dad went to the Enzyme Bath. This is the practice of immersing yourself in wooden tubs, generally filled with fragrant blend of finely ground cedar, rice bran and plant enzymes. These ingredients heat naturally, by fermentation, creating biologically [...]

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Today we packed our bags and headed to Kyoto, only a two our trip on the Bullet Train. Kyoto was formerly the capital of Japan and has more then 2000 temples and shrines. Mr Ashihara had an appointment for a Japanese Enzyme Bath, so he hired a cab to take us to the most popular [...]

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Today was another fun filled day!  We started at a shrine for healthy babies.  Women go there before and during their pregnancy asking the gods for a healthy baby.  Once the baby is born, the family returns to the shrine.  At that time, they thank the gods for their healthy child. In front of the [...]

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Today was a well needed relaxing day. We traveled by Shinkansen, or Japan’s Bullet Train, to Atami. A fishing village where the Ashihara’s have a small apartment. The Bullet Train was amazing. I’m jealous the US doesn’t have one. The trip to Atami, on a normal train would take over 2 hours, on the Bullet [...]

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Well today Ichiro and I ventured out into the streets of Japan by ourselves. I was a little nervous at first but we really did do well. We started at Akihabara, aka Akihabara Electric Town. Akihabara is best known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic and computer goods, including new [...]

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Today we took the train about an hour outside Tokyo to met Mr. Ashihara’s cousin in Kamakura. She lives one town over from Kamakura and as a gift to Ichiro and I, offered us an all inclusive tour! We started with lunch at this very nice restaurant. Ichiro was impressed with the fact that I [...]

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So I’ve decided to photo-blog, not sure if that’s a real thing but I am much better at sharing pictures then writing!!! Today was such a great day. We started the day by taking the train to Kodaino to visit the Ashihara family plot. It was an amazingly touching experience and I was honored to [...]

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