Little Tokyo, the San Diego Zoo and an Eruption/リトル東京、サンディエゴ動物園、と噴出

Saturday we took our first trip into L.A. and visited Little Tokyo...

土曜日、初めてロスにあるリトル東京に行って来ました...

It was okay, but I don't think it was in a very good part of L.A. and Mitsuwa kind of scratches that itch for Anna anyways, so I don't think we will be in any rush to go back...where we do want to go however is where we drove by on the way home which was the Grauman's Chinese Theater and the Hollywood Walk of Fame area and then we passed Rodeo Drive as well, but Madison was sleeping so we figured we would just come back sometime soon.
リトル東京はそんなに良くはなかったけど、あんまり良い所に無かったからかな!?　ミツワマーケットがあればアンナは大丈夫だと思うから急いで戻って来る必要は無いみたい...でも帰りがけに通ったグラウマンチャイニーズシアターとハリウッドウォークオブフェームと有名なロデオドライブには、マディソンが起きている時にまた来るつもりです...

This statue was outside Anna's school as well...it is of a boy who studied while he worked...I love that you can see Anna taking the picture...and I am also wondering if people like to shoot at the statue...can you find the bullet holes?
アンナの通った永明小か永明中にあった石像をリトル東京で見つけました...名前が出て来ないみたいだけど...写真を撮っているアンナが石像に反射しているのが面白いね。あれは鉄砲で空いた穴なのかな!?

Sunday we went to worship at the Studebaker Road Church of Christ which is 17 minutes from our place...this was our first week to make Bible class and we were disappointed to find out Madison won't be old enough to join a class for another 8 months, so I was ready to run away, but Anna had us go to the Young Adult class with Madison and we met a really nice couple that likes to be active and doesn't live far away from our place so we were really excited and will probably be calling Studebaker Road home as their worship seems to be very scriptural and they don't mind Madison in class although it is a bummer she won't have her own for a while.
日曜日に家から１７分ぐらいの所にある教会に行ってみました...この日はバイブルクラスに行ったのが初めての日でマディソンが行けるクラスがあると聞いていたのに、行ってみたら２歳からだからまだ駄目らしい...なーんだ、がっかり...僕はさっさと違う教会に行くつもりでいたんだけど、アンナに説得されて若い大人用のバイブルクラスにマディソンと一緒に参加する事にしました。そこで僕たちに似た運動が好きな夫婦に会う事が出来て、住んでいる場所も結構近いのでたぶんこの教会のメンバーになると思います。マディソンが行けるクラスが無いのは残念だけど僕達の行ったクラスの人は、マディソンを連れて来ても全然平気と言ってくれたので後８ヶ月頑張れば、マディソンも晴れて子供用のクラスに参加予定：）

So we also went to second service on Sunday and as usual Madison fell asleep just before we got there, so since we had to wake her up she did not behave well at all...then after service it was 6:30 so we decided to eat out and try a Thai restaurant that had good reviews...it was yummy, but we didn't get to enjoy it as our reward for trying to get Madison to sit in her high chair was her getting overly upset and projectile (and I mean projectile) vomiting a lake into Anna's lap (sorry no pictures)...it was incredible!! We took the rest of our yummy food to go...
夕方のミサにも行ってみる事にしました。でもいつもの通りそこまで向かっている途中に寝始めてしまったマディソンを無理矢理起こしたらやっぱりご機嫌斜め...良い子に座っている事が出来ませんでした...ミサが終わったのが６時半頃なので外食して帰る事にして、評判が良さそうなタイ料理のレストランに行ってみる事に...頼んだ料理はとてもおいしくてほのぼのしていたのに、椅子に座っているのが疲れてしまったマディソンはいきなり泣きわめき始め慌ててアンナに抱っこして貰ったのは良いんだけど、その途端マディソンの口からゲーッの滝！今までのマディソンのゲーッの中で一番ひどいゲーッ！アンナの服やマディソン自身のワンピ、そしてソファと床中ゲーだらけ！慌てて食べ物を持ち帰り用の容器に入れてもらって、適当に床を拭いて、沢山ナプキンを使った後、レストランを後にしました...これから当分はお持ち帰りの食事に限るです...

Today we awoke and decided it was a good day to head down to the San Diego Zoo and get our membership for the year...(it was either that or me going to my school and getting ready for the year) so 1 hour and 45 minutes later we were pulling in to the FREE parking lot at the San Diego Zoo...I still can't believe it was free to park! And for $89 the three of us can now get in free all year long to both the Zoo and the Wild Animal Park (which is about twenty minutes closer to us)!
今日、朝起きた後サンディエゴ動物園に行く日和だなーと決めました...なので、持って行くお昼を用意した後出発！１時間４５分後に無料のサンディエゴ動物園の駐車場に到着です。駐車代が無料なんて今も信じられないけど、たったの８９ドルでこれから１年間この動物園と２０分ぐらい近い所にあるもう一つの動物園に行き放題です！すごい!!

The Zoo was as amazing as everyone says it is and it was really fun to see Madison interacting more with the animals then she ever has before...she was pointing at everything and was really engaged the whole time.
この動物園はやっぱりとても有名なだけあってすごい！マディソンも始めから最後まで動物を指差したり声を上げたりと今までの“見てるだけ”とは全然違うリアクション！見てて面白かったです：）

We started by enjoying the yummy lunches we had packed...I am making some kind of chewing face, but Madison was so cute I just had to include it...
動物園についてまず持って来たお昼を食べました...噛み中の僕の顔は変なんだけどマディソンがとてもカワイイので写真を載せる事にしました。

We were able to get closer to the animals then we ever had before...
here are a few of our favorite shots...
今までで一番動物達に近づける機会がありました...その動物達を写真で紹介します...

This camel is on its belly...
日陰に座っているラクダ...
This camel is sleeping or dead...
寝ているのか死んでいるのか...
This Koala is eating...
食事中のコアラ...
This Koala is sleeping or dead...
寝ているのか死んでいるのか...

They have a tremendous Elephant exhibit called Elephant Odyssey...
ここにはとても豪華なエレファントオデッセイと言う象の場所がありました...

The Jaguar was out to say hello...
挨拶に来たジャガー...
Madison pointing at the hippos...
水中に潜っていて全然動かなかったカバを指差しているマディソン...
I had Anna snap this photo because I know I've seen that building before when people show San Diego so I was excited...no clue what it is though...
動物園から見えたこの見た事あるけど何なのか思い出せない建物の写真をアンナに撮ってもらいました...これサンディエゴで有名なはずなんだけどなー...
Madison also enjoyed this tube at the Elephant exhibit...
象の家の近くにあった遊び場、気に入ってました...
She did not want to share...
仲良く一緒に遊ぶつもり無し...
What you doing in my tube?
私のトンネルで何してんの?

I think her favorite part may have been this slide however...it was an extra-special slide :-)
マディソンの一番のお気に入りだったのはこの滑り台かもしれません...ハハハ！