Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Strawberry mustache

Momo-chan liked the smoothie a lot. He got strawberry mustache.

Camera face

Momo-chan did this photo smile these days. Here he is smiling at a camera phone. Pinga found this smile a bit over the top though ;-)

Smoothie in the making

Momo-chan helped Pinga squeezing oranges. He was very serious and he removed seeds when they came out. Good job Momo-chan!

Matching Easter nails

Pinga fixed her nails and Momo-chan wanted his painted too. So they have matching green nails.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Ice-cream!

Instead of cake,  Pingu had made some pie but one child said she didn't like it and then all dais the same. So it became ice cream for the kids while the parents ate the apple pie.

Put the Totoro nose

After ice-cream they played together. Once game was to put Totoro's nose while blindfolded.

Fishing for candy

Another well known game is the fishing game where they get candy.

Candy stillness

After fishing for candy they all where calm and enjoyed their catch.

Birthday party!

Yesterday afternoon was Momo-chan's 5 year birthday party! They had invited many children but due to Easter break,  many were away and could not make it. Still there were 7 kids altogether.

Kickbike!

Momo-chan got to open the rest of his gifts this evening. One of the gifts was this black and yellow kickbike.

Hip hip hooray!

So after singing for him at daycare they actually put him on a carpet and raised him up in the air five tines as well. You can barely make out his leg in the photo.

Birthday kite

It wad quite windy today but also sunny. Pingu and Momo-chan decided to try the kite Momo-chan got as birthday present. Momo-chan did pretty good and had fun.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Kickbike!

Momo-chan got to open the rest of his gifts this evening. One of the gifts was this black and yellow kickbike.

Overall for next year

Another present was this overall for next winter. It's a gift from Pinga's parents. A bit too big for him now but I'm sure he will grow into it in a year.

McQueen kite

Momo-chan was very happy opening his first present. It's a McQueen kite. He wanted to try it right away but it was too windy and dark outside.

Birthday celebration

His teachers and friends celebrated Momo-chan's birthday after the song event. He was a bit overwhelmed by all the people present. http://youtu.be/AsHlV-0YI8I

Song event at daycare

There was a song event at Momo-chan's daycare. Here's the video. Pingu and Pinga noticed Momo-chan was having a tough time during still. http://youtu.be/jram7Abn_X0

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

海苔ももちゃん Seaweed cutting

Momo-chan was having cold and stayed home with Pinga yesterday. He had tarako seaweed rice for breakfast. Here he is cutting seaweed very seriously.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Momo-chan and Baymax

Momo-chan posed with the Baymax cookies.

Baymax shaped cookie

Momo-chan really likes the movie Big Hero 6. So Pinga made a cookie shaped in Baymax. Momo-chan was pleasantly surprised. Momo-chan helped making cookies and Pinga noticed he is getting better and better.

プレイコーン🌽 Play corn again

Momo-chan in into this corn building toy. Here he made a guy riding on a vehicle.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Play corn

Momo-chan got these colorful play corn from the hotel they stayed. Pingu made a dog and Momo-chan made swords. It's easy to create and fun.

Mini pretzel

While waiting at a gate, they had lunch. Part of it is this mini pretzel. It was a perfect size for Momo-chan face.

Arriving at Salzburg

After almost three hours of train ride, they arrived at Salzburg station. Pinga initially wanted to stay one night in this town but they couldn't find good flight tickets. So they took a taxi to the airport directly.

Along the river

The train went along the river Sahlbach from Mittersill to Zell am See.

Going home

They left the hotel at 8 am to catch this local train to Zell am See.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Steam sauna for the first time

Momo-chan tried steam sauna for the first time with Pinga. To her surprise, Momo-chan liked it. But all of a sudden, it was turned off so they decided to go back to the room.

Kaiserschmarm

Pingu was excited to finally eat this dish. It was a lot and tasty. Momo-chan liked it too.

Konditorei moment

They decided to stop by at a konditorei on the way back. The main reason was for Pingu to taste kaiserschmarm. Momo-chan found this mouse face cake.

Kinderkarte 子供乗車券

車掌さんがももちゃんに子供乗車券をくれました。
Momo-chan became happy when he got this kids ticket from a train personnel. Very nice!

Taking a train at 14:59

After returning their rental equipment, they went to a train station to get back to Mittersill.

牛だ! Cows down there

On the way back to the base station, Momo-chan was happy and talkative. He dais he wants to ski again. Pinga pointed out to him that there are cows down there.

Momo-chan's lift

This is how the lift Momo-chan and Pinga used almost all day. In the afternoon they tried to ski another route abs took a chair lift. Momo-chan did well but he did he wants to go back to this slope.

Going down

Here's Momo-chan going down his favorite mini slope. They borrowed those orange markers from ski school for his practice.

On the belt

Att hos mini slope, there is this belt lift. Momo-chan likes to ride with Pinga. Pinga asked him to look up while they were on the belt.

Happy together in the slope

Here's Momo-chan and Pingu happy together on the slope. Very sunny day.

Getting ready

Momo-chan went skiing at a big ski slope today. Here's Momo-chan putting on his skis.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Torch walk

The hotel they are staying is very good at organizing events. Today's last event was this torch walk. Momo-chan was excited at the beginning but later he asked "why are we walking?" and said "It's not fun just walking."

Horse carriage ride

When Pingu came back to the hotel he met Momo-chan riding on the horse carriage. Momo-chan got the best seat and waved happily to Pingu.

Pinga at the top

Today was another sunny and warm ski day. Pingu and Pinga stayed by the best slope for almost the whole time.

Photo of the class

Here is the happy photo moment of ski instructors and students. Momo-chan is ready to go to real ski slow tomorrow.

Medal of achievement

Momo-chan and his friends got achievement medal from Clara the cow. They were very proud.

Last ran

Mascot cow Clara came to the slope and it was time for them to show what they got. Here's Momo-chan coming down the slope making turns.

Ski lesson

Momo-chan has been at a skiing lesson for four days. Today was the last day so Pingu and Pinga went to see how he was doing. At the beginning, they put on just one ski and went to say hello to Smiley, mascot of Kinder hotel. Pinga was thinking about the days she taught skiing in Japan.

Video スキーももちゃん Skiing Momo-chan: Day 4

Here comes the link to a video of Momo-chan skiing on a slope at their hotel. As he is good at skiing, skiing instructor asked Pingu if he had been to a close before. Good job Momo-chan! http://youtu.be/iEl2Jt0BlZw

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Blizzard factory

On their way to gondola station via bus, they pass by this Blizzard factory. Pinga's very first ski was Blizzard and Pinga dad likes The brand. She knew Blizzard applied for insolvency in 1996 and hasn't seen much of Blizzard skis in Japan but it seems like they have been doing just fine. It is now part of Tecnica group.

毎日プール fun at the pool

Momo-chan likes to swim and they have been at the pool everyday except for one day since arriving at the hotel. There are nice saunas too.

Easter eggs

They took a lunch break and went into one of the restaurants on the slope. There they got these easter eggs. They had egg fight avd Pingu won. Pinga thought it's unusual to receive Easter eggs on a ski park.

Yellow pants Pingu

Here's Pingu snowboarding with his new pair of ski pants. It looks nice nice on him. Pingu and Pinga think that it's Easter yellow.

Ski shop play area

They looked at ski pants for Momo-chan at the ski shop. After trying on clothes they found that there was a play area downstairs so Momo-chan had to try it out.

Mittersill fire station

They went into Mittersill center to do some shopping and they walked by the fire station. Since the fire engines were outside they stopped and looked.

Spiderman!

When Pingu and Pinga came back to the hotel they were greeted by spiderman Momo-chan since today was face painting day for the kids.

Train back from skiing

Today Pinga had back pain so they decided to go back home one hour early. They took this train which is free for skiers.