Our school group took a trip to Little Tokyo by TRAIN! I was at hospital with my dad that day, so I missed out. But, my mom took the boys and they had a great and tiring day!
On the Metro headed to LA...
At the Japanese American Museum...
Shirt origami!
They were divided into an older kids group and a younger kids group-my mom and Hunter went with the younger kids. The tour guide was excellent!
Outside near a monument...
I had to throw in a picture of my littlest niece, Adeline. She was born the same day the kids were in Little Tokyo, so it kind of fits in this post! A 9 pound 12 ounce beauty!
At the end of our Japanese study, we met with Kimie, a lady from Japan. It was fun to see how much she loved her country and had so much to share with us!
Trying on a Kimono...
After talking with Kimie, we did our presentations. Presentation day happened to be on Tanner's birthday, so we decided to teach the kids about celebrating birthdays in Japan. Shichi-go-san is a fun festival for 7, 5, and 3 year olds birthday kids!
Fun Friends relaxing after a tough day of presentations!
On Monday, I took my favorite three little ones to the Huntington Library to see the Japanese Gardens. Tanner is done with his Williamsburg classes for the year, so it is nice having a little more freedom in our schedule to go explore at will!
We spent a long time at the Koi pond looking at fish and wishing we had food to feed them!
I love the Japanese style architecture and decor. Simple, clean, and elegant.
Charity really liked the Mountain Stone art.
This was the boys favorite Bonsai tree...
It was a lovely day with my three cuties!
2 comments:
Melissa! What a fun section. Of course I love Japan. I've never been to the Japanese museum downtown. I'll have to make it down there. Also, I love your Huntington pictures. Another place I need to visit. :)
More great experiences for my very lucky grandchildren. They have a wonderful teacher! Love, Grandma
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