E English Oita's Blog

40!

eenglishoita — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:28:58 +0000

I reached the big 4-0 last Sunday. Had a lovely day with the family and got this lovely cake

It’s Christmas

eenglishoita — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:25:19 +0000

Finally got the tree up and started the decorations.
The festive season begins here!

Alnwick Castle – Harry Potter!!

eenglishoita — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:35:51 +0000

Hana went to Alnwick Castle – location for the broomstick scene in the first Harry Potter film! Here she is (with her cousin, Keri)

Click to view slideshow.

Can you see the same places in the original film??

Trip to England

eenglishoita — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:21:49 +0000

This year has been a whirlwind so far – new babies take up lots of time and energy, but Joe is still lots of fun!

At the beginning of August we went back to England for 2 weeks to let my family meet Joe for the first time. It was really nice to be back after 18 months and everyone enjoyed the break.

First up was Joe’s Christening – a comedy filled event where the priest forgot we were there and then got Joe’s name wrong every time he spoke! He reminded me of this:

The real photos look much nicer!

Vespa Scooter Model

eenglishoita — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:09:16 +0000

Last week I managed to (finally) wash the two Vespas and take the Vespa 100 out for a run around. When I got back Hana decided she wanted to sit on the scooter and pretend to be riding around. I think she looks quite at home on the Vespa!

久しぶりブログ！

eenglishoita — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:57:17 +0000

By heck! It’s been a long time since I had time to write anything. Being daddy to a baby is busier than I remember …….. or maybe it’s because I have two to look after now.

Last Sunday Hana took her Aikido 11th kyu test. She’s always busy with Aikido, dance at TiMES, school work and helping to look after Joe. I thought she did very well (of course!) and she’s all ready for the move to ‘red bely’ at the next grading test in December.

New Leaflet / New System

eenglishoita — Fri, 06 May 2011 06:34:41 +0000

From April 1st 2011 we made the E English School system simpler for everyone! All the information is on this leaflet.
2011年4月1日にE Englishのシステムをもっと分かりやすくバージョンに変更しました。このチラシを是非見て下さい:

Golden Week 2011

eenglishoita — Fri, 06 May 2011 05:21:59 +0000

Busy week’s holiday! Last Saturday I was able to watch Hana’s dance class at TiMES Dance Studio – Hana was really excited and I was very proud!

It’s also been a foody holiday! Yesterday was Joe’s first ‘Boys Day’ so we went for a family lunch at 寿司竜 in Mori Machi. It’s run by Tomomi’s aunt n uncle and we had great food and a great atmosphere.

In the evening we went to Park Place for the last Circus Show (excellent again) followed by an Indian!

Now back to work

Samurai Joe!

eenglishoita — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:55:59 +0000

Joe is now 2 months old and his first “Boy’s Day” is approaching. His grandparents came to Oita last week and took him shopping for a suit of armour!!

Dad was very happy as I’d always wanted one too!!

Click to view slideshow.

Hana went shopping too but had to make do with a new hat!

Being a dad again!

eenglishoita — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:43:05 +0000

Hello!
It’s been a while since I wrote on the blog – having a new baby plus an energetic 6 year old can be very busy!!

Joe is now 6 weeks old and enjoys drinking milk and crying at night. His favourite hobby is keeping mum and dad awake!

Hana is being the perfect big sister though – I am very lucky to have my family and friends here in Oita!