Grandma and Grandpa Visit Japan

Mom and Dad... or... Grandma and Grandpa(?) came to visit us after Katelyn was born. They were here for two weeks of sightseeing and touring Northern Japan. Well... quite a bit of that time was spent lounging around and catering to the needs of a very adorable but demanding newborn, but we got out for a bit of sightseeing and touring:).

I don't actually have many pictures of my parents' visit to Misawa, but I'm sure they have a couple (hundred) they could show you if you stopped by. ;) Here are a few we took with our camera... 

Katelyn is really not that photogenic. But if you take enough pictures, one of them is bound to turn out... right? 

Still trying to get that picture.

Ok. We'll stick to photographing adults instead:).

Like I said, we did get out a bit. One day we drove to Hachinohe to see the beach there. We happened upon a small festival where my parents were able to try tons of local food. These were octopus dumplings. Interestingly enough, they stuck with mostly french fries and chicken on a stick after this one:).

Mom supports local farmers and craftsmen.

We did make it to the beach eventually. Hachinohe has a beautiful rocky coastline. 

Mom and Dad had never looked east to see the Pacific ocean before.

It was a pretty windy day, but it made for beautiful waves along the rocky shore.

Another day we took the family to the aquarium. Katelyn loved it.

...well, most of it.

Another day we drove up into the Hakkoda mountains to show them all the snow.

They took the ropeway up.

And they took the ropeway down. Chris strapped on his skis and raced them to the bottom of the mountain. Chris won. Or maybe I won. Because I was warm, at the bottom of the mountain, with a cup of hot chocolate and a sleeping baby:).