Shiraito Falls and The Milk House

We went up to Fuji and went to Shiratio falls my Mom calls them "Fuji Falls" because it's easier to remember. We were very lucky to get such a great view of it because most of the time it is covered by clouds. We went so many places and I loved them all but I really loved Fuji.









This is a Tanuki statue they were everywhere. As you may notice he is very well endowed. There are many tales about this creature but we heard it symbolizes posterity and prosperity.

After the falls my Mom took us to The Milk House it was the funnest little creamery i've ever been to. The cow stalls are right next to the little store so you get the full effect of how fresh it really is. You may be thinking that the smell and dirty cow stalls would turn you off but it was the cleanest dairy farm I've ever seen, and trust me I've seen a few. It was the best ice cream i've ever tasted.

Walkin Girl

I'm so far behind in my blogging I have more pictures of Japan and pictures of our cruise but Addy started walking on Sunday it was a great gift to her Daddy on Fathers Day. She's taken a few steps here and there but she just up and decided she'd walk accross the room Sunday. She's had the ability to walk for a while but she's a princess and has been carried everywhere so it just hasn't happened yet. I know she's a late walker but I'm not complaining she already gets into enough trouble crawling.

Miyajima and Hiroshima

Jeff and I were planning from the beginning of our Japan trip to head down to Hiroshima and my Mom so kindly volunteered to watch Addyson for us so we ventured on down just the two of us and had a blast. This was our first night away from Addyson and so it was bitter sweet but we loved having the time for the two of us.
Rather than stopping in Hiroshima that first day we decided to ride the train a little longer and then took a ferry to the island of Miyajima and it has the famous Tori gate out in the water. It was beautiful. Jeff told me he was looking on the map and there was a peak that people hike to. On this map there were old people pictured so we thought hey a nice sceneic stroll right? WRONG it was a full on hike that kicked both our behinds but it was fun.

These buns were the tastiest little things I've ever had. They were filled with beef oh my goodness!!!! Beside the tasty part I thought they were so cool looking.









The tallest peak in the picture is the one we hiked to its called Misen Peak. HARD HIKE.

This is the Hiroshima peace park. This is the memorial for all the people who were killed. Hiroshima was an interesting place to visit. I feel that the Japanese don't fully understand what went on but it was a neat place to see. The building in the picture is an original building they have to tried to keep it looking the same as it did after the bomb went off.




Addyson and my Mom had fun while we were gone. Addy loved when my Mom played the piano.

Disneyland Tokyo

Addyson had her first trip to Disneyland in Tokyo (we know she will never remember but she will have bragging rights for the rest of her life). It was pretty much the same as Disneyland in California but longer lines and everyone spoke Japanese.





Jeff thought Addyson would love this jungle safari ride and so did I because she really loves animals. Boy were we wrong it started out bad and then got worse. The japanese guy who was narating first of all was really loud and crazy so Addy was not loving him and then the animals look really real and the part where the hippo comes to attack the boat and they shoot it with a gun just sent her over the edge. Not a good idea.

SHIBUYA

After the sumo match we got back on the train and headed toward downtown Tokyo called Shibuya. Jeff said it reminded him alot of time square in New York but with less cars. It was crazy but so much fun and we felt pretty safe there.




Chelsea has a friend who lives right by the temple and we were lucky enough to stay with them in their penthouse apartment. They had the most amazing view of all of Tokyo and their apartment was really nice.