It’s Ichiro and my second anniversary!! It’s hard to believe that two years ago we were in Mexico! Actually two AND three years ago we were in Mexico! Awwww to be back there!!

It has been a wonderful year. With the addition of Noby, I feel that my life is pretty much perfect! I have an incredible child and an amazing husband! What more can I ask for?

So what do you get each other for your second anniversary? It’s the anniversary of cotton. Well for months now Ichiro and I have been talking about how we need a new mattress. So this past weekend we went to Jordan’s to look for a new coffee table and Ichiro surprised me by saying “let’s pick out a mattress AND bed!”

I was so excited and we agreed on this bed…

It’s a platform bed with six drawers on this side and the other side has 3 double deep drawers. Ichiro grew up with a bed like this and therefore wanted one again. I am more excited about the mattress we got. It’s the same one I helped Brenda pick out months ago, but KING sized! We even got the awesome matching pillows!!!  We are going to sleep so good when it comes in! I guess the “cotton” will come in when we get all the new bedding for the new king size bed!

LU Ichiro!!!

So this year Jordan’s Furniture is running another Red Sox promotion that our bed and mattress falls into.  This time, the Sox need to sweep the World Series, rather than simply win it.  GO SOX!!!!!

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This is Noby’s first Kodomo No HI, Children’s Day! It is also called Tango no Sekku, BOY’S DAY!

Boy’s Day is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month and during this day families celebrate the healthy growth and happiness of their children. Traditionally families raise huge carp-shaped flags (koinobori), one for each boy, outside the house. Inside they display dolls of famous warriors (Kintaro)and traditional Japanese military helmets (kabuto.) “The carp has become the symbol of the Boy’s Day Festival because the Japanese consider it the most spirited of fish, so full of energy and power that it can fight its way up swift-running streams and cascades. Because of its strength and determination to overcome all obstacles, it stands for courage and the ability to attain high goals. Since these are traits desired in boys, families traditionally flew koinobori from their homes to honor their sons.”

Here is Noby’s Kintaro (famous warrior) and Kabuto (military helmet). The warrior was sent to Noby from Ichiro great Aunt in Japan and the helmet was Ichiro’s when he was a boy.

Noby checking out his Kintaro, he was very interested in it. To bad we wouldn’t actually let him touch it! haha

In this picture you can see the Boy’s Day decorations that Yo-yo and Gigi sent Noby from Japan.  They are on each side of the helmet.

We purchased this koinobori flag while we were in Japan. I guess we were anticipating our first Boy’s Day!

I took these pictures at night but I think they still look cool. I like how the fish kind of glows!

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