William's Co-op Preschool had their pictures taken and had a picnic yesterday. They had made tie dye shirts for their class pride. Of course, we arrived in Japan too late to make one, so we got one of their LL Bean polo shirts with the Co-op logo on it.
The walking your kid to the park was one of the easiest 'volunteer times' ever (I have to volunteer 8 hours). You show up and take your kid's hand and walk them to the park. It was a ton of fun. William ran and ran. At one point, I see William sitting on the ground, and some girls surrounding, looking down. I go over to see what the interest is. One poor worm was being investigated. The girls all had little sticks so they wouldn't touch the icky worm (not William's problem) and were trying to pass the worm between stick to stick. The worm was wriggling so much, this never quite worked out well for anyone, least of all the worm who fell many times.
I met both of the Ethans and their moms. Everyone was so nice and it was a nice day to boot.
Afterwards, we went on to get the hanko (I'll make a stamp and put it on when I have more time), and sent some cards from the Japanese Post Office. William played in a Japanese play area with Japanese kids. One guy just wanted to follow him everywhere. William didn't really like it... it was like his junior self was bugging him! :) The mom spoke very good English and helped me with some words for William.
Then, we got to go to dinner at one of the Captain's houses on base. A friend is dog-sitting and can have quiet dinner parties. All the homes look 50s or 60s in style, but inside they are spacious, modern and beautiful. As you drive by Captain Row, you wonder what they'll be like inside. :)
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