Ahh, the Bronx Zoo...

Ahh, the Bronx Zoo. Since this is my first visit, let me begin by consulting this simple guide to the many wonders strewn throughout this mighty pocket of zoological paradise.

Lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes... I mean, come on Zoo people, can't you just put them all in one place? Give me a break or something here! 

There is too much to do at the zoo! I think I'll just eat the map. 

Play-Station Yugo

My new Sit and Play only has a few notes (4) but fills me with a sense of freedom and improvisation.

Baby Pilates

Yugo has developed a new Pilates exercise for abs called "The 16 lbs" from the famous folksong:
" You weigh 16 pounds
What do you get?
Every day cuter
(Except when diapers are wet)"

At least he hasn't sold his soul to the company store like his papa.

Whew. It's so hot these days and my fan seems to be broken... no, wait. Let me try something... Hmm, well, I'll have it ready for the summer festival. 

Le Petit prince: look how handsome I am, all dressed up for Mike and Isabelle's wedding in Central Park. Yeah! And congrats to the newlyweds. May this smile bring them long life and happiness together! 

Power Hand

Yes, my children, your worries shall vanish from the power of my hand. Feel the healing ki spread through your eyes to your eye stems to the thing connected to the rest of the body.
Or just consider me a young Ernest Hemingway!

Heigh Ho, I'm the king of Giant Land! 

You are my sunshine, ya know

Thanks to Yugo and his Mama for lovely Papa's Day stuff.
Let the fun continue, mon fils.

Happy Father's Day

優悟は父の笑顔、優しい声が大好き。
そしていつも僕を支えてくれる大きな手に感謝。
優悟の初めての「父の日」に。

Yugo on the Small Screen

To see some image-movement of our becoming Yugo, please select the following links:
Click here to watch 'Yugo on the floor in Ashland'
Click here to watch 'Yugo at the new kitchen window'
Click here to watch 'Yugo wading'

(patience might be a virtue here)


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Happy Four Months!

A gallant baby warrior with long sturdy legs, firm little buttocks, muscular arms, and speaking eyes....

Howdy, folks! If you have been on tenterhooks for the latest update, I ask for your patience. I've been practicing my smiling down in Ol' Virginny with Papa's family. If you can sit a spell, I'd be glad to tell you all the details of my run-in with the river, my peccadillo in the pool, my bantering in the bathtub, my fascination with faucets and other watery adventures worthy of a (no longer) pint-sized Master and Commander. So pull up a chair and pry your eyeballs open. Never fear, just follow my smile...
優悟は初めての夏をヴァージニアでスタートしました。 彼の笑顔は夏の太陽のように燦燦と私達を照らしてくれます

Look at me! Should I send a challenge letter to Ian Thorpe? 

Yugo showed his talent in swiming (or just he wants to drink the water???). Papa decided to give him the next challenge. 

"My first step into the river made small wave. If I follow the wave, can I reach the ocean?" 

Through a lot of new experiences in Virginia, Yugo has enriched view of the world. "The flowers exist in front of me, or I exist in front of you???"

In a stellar finish reminsicent of the Cup final pitting Tottenham against the Seven Dwarf eleven, brilliant young striker Yugo Yamamoto heads home a cross from his blue-speckled teammate to defeat the despondent Teddy Bear side. 

Yugo likes him some walkin'

O Mother, when shall we wander 'gain in the forest green, like heralds unto summer's sheen and grace...