Oct. 18th.

More visitors for Noah but Liam was getting plenty of attention. Went for a drive with Meg's Mum and Dad too. Pic 1: Playing around, looking like he is up to no good.

Oct. 17th.

Liam was over at the neighbors making his rounds and having fun. Playing with Noah a wee bit and helping Mummy. Liam has been awesome with Noah. Pics 1-3: 1. Breakfast, getting his toast the way he likes it. 2. Hanging out waiting for Noah and Mummy. 3. Bath time.

Oct. 16th.

Up to Biabi. Liam had a good time getting everything organized for the dinner once we got up there and running around. Pics 1-2: 1. Eating sushi. 2. Helping to blow out the candles on Meg's Dad's cake.

Oct. 15th.

We had a bit of a quiet day on the 15th. I had hockey at night and just took Liam out to Costco during the day. The weather was terrible so there wasn't much else going on. Pics 1-2: 1. Watching TV with me. 2. Liam, Noah and I.

Oct. 14th.

Liam was busy playing inside. Meg's Mum went home and then I took him out for a bit after work just to the shots. Not much else to report. Pic 1: Ready to go out in the rain.

Oct. 13th.

Liam had a relaxing day. Just hanging out at the house and playing with Meg's Mum. Pics 1-3: 1/2. Sunny g's inside. 3. Clowning.

Oct. 12th.

Liam was mostly just hanging out with Meg's Mum today and went to the park. They had a fun day. He wanted to stay in the bath for ages tonight, wee bugger. Pics 1-2: 1. No idea why he is standing on his stool in the living room. 2. Talking to Ai on the phone.

Oct. 11th.

Liam's five days of going all over the place with me came to an end and Meg's Mum came back. Liam was away shopping with them for his usual treats. He had a lot of fun playing around the house etc. Pics 1-2: 1. With Meg's Mum at dinnertime. 2. Just before dinner.

Oct. 10th.

Liam and I went to Kawashimo Park which is just about 10 minutes from the house. Meg and I had been there years ago bust didn't realized what was there for kids until Meg mentioned it again. We went and played with the kite for a while. After the rain came we went inside and played on the turf before going for a swim. Slowly finding all kids of places to take Liam. Pics 1-8: 1/2. Playing on the field while I try and fly the kite. 3. On the jungle gym inside. 4. Running on the turf. 5. Great pool that wasn't busy. 6. Ready to go in. 7. Had to play again after the swim, spent 4 and a half hours there at least, maybe 5. 8. Monkey Liam.

Oct. 9th.

Liam and I went to Takino Suzuran Park on Sunday for the day. It was pretty fun. The weather was great. They have so many things for kids to do there with different 'zones' for them to play in. He had a really good time on the dome trampolines and the slides. We were there for about 5 hours so it was really a good day out. Pics 1-14: 1. One of the man made waterfalls at the front of the park. 2. Liam with some pretty cool colours behind him. 3-5. On the white domed trampolines. 6. Liam and I. 7. Playing with the big 1.5 metre ball. 8. Running up the hill. 9. 9. Fastest slide in Sapporo? 10. Pumping water. 11. On the orange trampoline. 12. Jumping. 13. Helping me pizza for the dinner. 14. Finished product.

Oct. 8th.

Took Liam to the zoo again. It was fun. Just the 2 of us but he did well walking up and down the hill. He loves the Hippos and Giraffes. Had a good sleep then we went out for groceries. Pretty fun day. Pics 1-4: 1. With the Giraffes. 2. Eating some snacks. 3. Penguins. 4. In his new car seat on the way home.

Oct. 7th.

Liam and I didn't do too much since the weather was rubbish. We went to Costco and did a bunch of running around and gave Meg a break again. Liam was funny at Costco. Sat down for once in the cart. Just played at home after getting back. Pics 1-4: 1. With Noah. 2. Talking to Tommyk on the phone. 3. In the plastic container. 4. Me, trying to get Liam and Noah to sleep.

Oct. 6th.

I had a great day with Liam today. It was a day off from school but the Australian group that are here right now went to the Hokkaido Historical Village which is near the house so Liam and I went over to meet them. It was a fun day there. Liam was good, and enjoyed playing with the kids. Pics 1-8: 1. On he main road. 2. In the Sake Distillery. 3. With the policeman with a hat on. 4. Ice cream time. 5. In front of the old government building. 6. Running around with one of our school's students. 7. Up the Shinrinkoen Tower with the city on display. 8. Hamming it up for the camera.