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Last Updated:2003/4/12

5月19日

凜ちゃんがおにゅうのレインコートで近所を散歩
Lin takes a walk in her new raincoat.


母ちゃんはトロいから先行くね!
I can't wait for Mommy, I'm going on ahead!


やっぱり公園ガラガラだね!
Hey, howcome no one else is at the park today.

5月18日

ダブル国籍の友達、矢音(しおん)ちゃんと仲良く風船遊び
WIth Brennan and Etsuko's daughter Shion


マーシー宅にてウィリーと初対面
Lin meets Willy


二人で「ん?」
Huh?

5月14日

ママ友の集まりで5月産まれのリオナ、リオ、凜でプチ誕生会
Birthday party for the kids with May birthdays: Riona, Rio, and Lin


みんなでふーッ
Everybody make a wish!


誕プレのジャンパーで白装束になって電波と戦う
Everybody got matching jackets, but Riona and Rio weren't very happy about it.

5月3日

もしもし?電波悪いみたい。(逆だって!)
Hello? I can't hear you. The reception must be bad.
(Or maybe the phone is backwards.)


商談中で忙しい凜ちゃん
Businessman Lin is always busy.

5月2日

お母さんの実家岡谷に帰っていたから、お父さんと10日ぶりに再開
「この人誰だっけ?」
Lin and Mom went to Grandma and Grandpa Ohno's house in Okaya for 10 days.
Then Dad came to join them.
"Who is this guy?"

ダ…ディ…か…な?
Daddy? I guess.


凜が運転するぅ。
Lin drives the car home from Nagano.


うそ、やっぱDaddyやって!
On second thought, maybe Daddy should drive.

4月29日

岡谷にて、おばあちゃんとメークアップ中
Learning about cosmetics with Grandma in Okaya.


近所の子供嫌いの犬「華」に毎日会いに行った。
While in Okaya, Lin visited the neighborhood's kid-hating dog, Hana, every day.

諏訪湖と凜ちゃん
Lin at Lake Suwa

この花って食べれる?(そればっかりじゃん)
Can I eat these flowers?


やまびこ公園にて、Mommyと水遊び
At Yamabiko Park with Mommy


バイカー凜ちゃん「マミー隣に乗る?」
Biker Lin "Mommy, you wanna ride in the sidecar?"

やっぱり春のツーリングはいいよね
Spring touring is the best.

岡谷のゴールデンウィークは桜が満開だった
The cherry trees were in full bloom.

4月28日

岡谷の「こどもの国」にて初レゴに挑戦
Lin plays with her first legos at Kids’ Land

なんでハンドルが二つあるんだろう?
Why are there two steering wheels?


料理にも挑戦
Lin also tries her hand at cooking.


大きい滑り台もあるよ!!
There's even a big slide.


でもこのボールのプールが一番楽しい!
But the ball pool is the most fun of all!


遊びつかれて寝ちゃう凜ちゃん
All that playing tired her out.

4月26日

箱入り娘ならぬ籠入り娘
Girl in a basket


うわっ、びっくりしたぁ!
What!?!

おばあちゃんに買ってもらった手押し車で遊ぶ
The car toy that Grandma bought is lots of fun.


岡谷も楽しい!
Okaya's great!



うふ、ちょっとだけよん
Good Night.

4月19日

Mommyと元気いっぱいのツーショット
Big smile with Mommy

YOSがくれたデッドヘッズの服、かっちょいいでしょ?
So what do you think of my Deadhead shirt?

でもデッドヘッズって何だっけ?
What's a deadhead anyway?

分からなくても楽しい!
Who cares? It's fun!

ゲッツ!
Lin uses the Force.

ゾンビ歩きを練習中
Lin practices her Frankenstein impression

ヤクルト酔っ払い
Lin gets drunk on a yogurt drink

外の夕焼けを眺める凜ちゃん
Lin watches the sunset.

お外って広いね!
It's a big world out there!

風も気持ちいい!
and a nice breeze too!


4月18日

一個年上の深羽ちゃんと仲良く遊ぶ
Lin and Mihane(a year older) get along great

ばあ!
Boo!

深羽先生は凜ちゃんに猫について教える
Mihane teaches Lin about cats


4月14日

ラッパー凜ちゃん
Gangsta wrap

別にいいじゃん!
What are you so angry about?

4月12日

スイミングの前、みんなテンション低っ!
Everyone's a little confused about the warmup exercises before swimming class.


食われるぅ!
I'm gonna eat you up!

ゴロゴロする週末もいいね。
Sometimes it's good to just lay around and take it easy on the weekends.


18:02初歩き!
というか、これまで2歩は何回か歩いたけど、ムーア家はバスケルールで
3歩以上が歩きなので、これで達成!
18:02 Lin Walks!
She had walked two steps before this, but we're going with NBA rules,
so three steps is  walking, and she just took four steps!



またね!
See Ya!

4/9

Lin plays wooden Easy Rider while Riko and Kumi play beautician

4/8

Peekaboo!


You found me again!


So what are you trying to say, Mommy?


Lin can't find her dentures


I want more teeth!


4/6

Cherry blossom viewing at Nogawa Park


Lin picnics with Yu, daughter of fellow biker Waka


Lin with a weeping cherry tree
(This picture required trick photography↓)



Lin borrows Yu's car and practices reckless driving


With Yu


This creature is soft and interesting


but kinda scary!


Can I eat this?


Lin gets lost in the wide grasslands


It was a long hard day of playing


and she collapsed in the car on the way home


4/5

Vegetable burglar Lin ransacks the fridge


I got the cherry tomatoes!

4/4

Nothing like Perrier after a bath.

4/1

Lin's first cherry blossoms and park debut at Kajigaya Park

A little cold, but the flowers were almost full bloom

3/29

Shin, a biker from Kyushu, came to visit


♪Yeah yeah yeah!♪

3/27

How's it going?

♪If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.♪

3/24

Where's Mommy?


Oh there she is.

3/23



Dancing Machine!

3/19

I'm pretty sure it's bathtime, but where's Daddy?

There he is!

Hey Mommy, no peeking!


3/18

Standing around the toybox with Riko and Rio

then Riona joins them on the floor

Everybody loves this show.

3/17

full-power smile


pretty cool, huh?




3/16

Lin has an animated discussion with Aunt Nami


With Mika, who is pregnant with Lin's second cousin, and her husband Shin


It can be hard to get the timing right for pictures

3/12

Even with a high fever Lin still takes other peoples things

But without the usual vitality

Lin pretends to be a turtle

I want to get well fast so I can cause more trouble

3/9

Lin's first trip to Lake Yamanaka to see Mt. Fuji


What? There's something interesting behind me?






Sorry for the delay in uploading.
I was sick.

2/28

Lin's got dual passports

I'm stuck with this picture for 5 years?


Boo!

2/27

What are these dolls for?

I'll check for myself.
(These are dolls for the Girl's Festival, or Doll Festival, on March 3rd.
Families with daughters display dolls to wish for their daughters' happiness.
Our house only has the basic Princess and Prince but other places get really fancy.)

2/25

Mommy's not very good at finding my mouth.


2/21

Uncle Owen bought Lin these Harley baby clothes from Buffalo on a recent trip to the states

The Harley-Davidson jumped over the moon!


and then this cowgirl outfit from Texas

Howdy, partner.

I even got new boots. Yeah!


2/19

With the Girl's Festival dolls at a friend's house

Riona and Lin listen carefully to storytime.


See you again soon!


2/18

Attacking Daddy

2/16

I can't stand this hood!


Mizuki brought his cousin, who is about to start work as a day-care worker, to visit Lin


I'm going to the bath by myself!

What, I Have to take off the diapers first?

2/15

At Daddy's basketball game


Lin puts her hand in the Mouth of the Truth

Lin: See, I'm not lying!
Dad: *choke*

2/12

Our friend Sonshi brought a new basket woven by his wife out of paper bands, which are stronger than straw.
Lin tests the strength.


2/10

Lin is entranced by the Girl's Festival dolls


Lin trains to build up crawling speed.
With this and walking along walls noone can stop her.

2/8

Good Morning!

but I'm still a little groggy.


Lin prepares for her pro wrestling debut.
(The swimsuit we got from a friend turned out to be a little small.)

Lin easily wins her first match


See ya!

2/4

kissin' the green doggie

and biting his tongue

storytime with Daddy

2/2

which way is up?

Nose attack!
(Now that she has some teeth, this really hurts.)

TKO!

2/1

Hey, what's this?

Wow, all sorts of books I'd like to read!

They all look interesting...

Oops! They caught me!

sorry.

1/31

Hey, Riko, isn't it my turn yet?

But your swing is fun, Lin! Let me play a little more.

I'll forgive you 'cause you're so cute.

video time with Riona


1/28

the walking adventure begins

reaching out for the telephone we thought was safely out of reach

What? I'm not supposed to touch this?

leaving the telephone behind, Lin sets out to new frontiers

Peek-a-boo!

1/25

practicing standing

Now I can go almost anywhere!

Don't be angry!

I know I'll be forgiven for anything if I give 'em this smile.


The bungee swing is great, but it's even more fun when Daddy holds it.

Giant Swing!

Turban Lin


kneeling


Lin's true face



bonding with Mom

gonna eat you up!


at the SPLENDOR New Year Party



1/22

new pajamas

1/21

vegging out watching TV

wha?

1/12

Lin went to meet Misa, the daughter of our dragon boat teammates

Misa is still half Lin's size, and light as a feather.

but she just might be stronger


1/10

Mohawk Lin

even the attitude is punk

1/3

Lin's a little unsure about the bungee swing Mika (Carl's daughter) sent her

But it turned out to be a lot of fun.

1/2

Lin is a bit confused at her first snowman.
Brrr!

The nose comes off!


With Dad

with Mom

Grandma's the most fun

Fun time with the whole family

With Grandpa
(Yuri and Nami complained that he was never this nice when they were little.)

smooched by aunt Nami

2003/1/1
Happy New Year!

With the family at Suwa Shrine
(It's traditional to visit a shrine or temple on New Year's Day.)

They were setting up the Taiko drums behind us,
and Lin stared in rapt attention throughout the performance.

the first prayer of the year
(but why does Daddy look like the Terminator?)



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