"I wanna see the Worms, Daddy!"

It's been raining in Los Angeles.  Like, alot.  Too bad it's not going to help us out with our drought.

When it rains, the worms come out to play.  Our toddler knows this thanks to the Wild Kratts, so today she nearly threw a fit because she wanted to go outside to see all the worms!

Mommy thinks worms are yucky and gross.

This looks like a job for Gaijin Daddy!

Always Know Where your Towel Is: 8 Travel Tips for Japan

There are many things that you can learn about Japanese culture just by absorbing it from movies.  You will learn alot more by having Japanese friends.

If you want to know even more, you can pick up a travel book, or even look online.

However, there are some things that you can only learn by going to Japan.

And Bingo was his Name-o...

One of the things I was looking forwards to with my kids was hearing the Japanese lullabies.

The lullabies I grew up with I've heard again, and again, and again.  Especially with a much younger sibling, I got to hear them ad nauseum.

Little did I now that my wife was thinking the same thing, but in reverse.

REVIEW: Combi Shuttle 33 Car Seat

Time to take the baby somewhere.  You need an infant carrier.  But not just any infant carrier, one from a Japanese company.

This carrier is lightweight, pretty straightforwards, and adjustable to accommodate your growing kid.

This won't last your kid forever, just because they are going to outgrow it.

The carrieritself however, will possibly last quite a while.

Japanese Valentines Day

She made this with Daddy!

Valentines day  is the day for lovers, or the day that the greeting card, floral, and candy companies get together and do a collective KA-CHING!

It's also one of the busiest nights of the year to go out for dinner.  Which is quite possibly the best excuse you can have not to go out for dinner.

Regardless of what you think of the day, it's a very important day for some people.

If you are a guy in Japan, Valentine's Day is quite possibly one of the best days of the year.

REVIEW: BabyTrend Diaper Champ - Diaper Pail

Poop Goes Here

So, you have a baby.  Babies poop.  And Pee.  A lot.

You have to put the soiled diapers somewhere.

Cloth, disposable: It doesn't matter; You have to store your stinkies until the next time they can be picked up.

I recommend this because you don't need anything special for it to function.  You are not forced to continue giving money to one company just to store your dirty diapers.

Toddler Regression

I'm Going to Become a Baby!

As your kid's get older, it's great to see them doing things on their own.

Partly because you no longer need to do those things for them anymore!

Toddler's develop a sense of independence, a feeling of "I'm a big kid" that can do it all by themselves.

All that seems to go away when there's another baby in the house, then they suddenly want to be a baby, too.

Water Conservation in California

Drip, drip drip

I grew up in California, in the Los Angeles region.  This area is known for being a dry desert, with not too much in the way of water.

My wife grew up in Japan, a country that is just teeming with water; It has large rivers around it's cities and small streams throughout the neighborhoods.

So when it comes to water conservation, we are coming from totally different experiences.