Welcome to the world, little angel....

(Wow!! Issei and Koji in a picture without big smiles and/or goofy faces....they must have been really nervous about holding that baby!!!)


My good friend Nobuko and her husband Osamu are proud to announce the arrival of their absolutely precious new baby girl. Her name is Chihiro and she was born on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007.
We went to the hospital to visit and we all decided that she was just too, terribly cute.

For those who don't know, Nobuko is someone I met on my very first day here in Japan. She was the assistant manager of the language school I was working at and she was also my "life saver"....she helped me in more ways than one to become accustomed to life in Japan and she also helped me realize that life here was good and fun and had lots and lots to offer.

So...from all of us...we want to wish little Miss Chihiro and her mommy and daddy all the best...it will be fun watching her grow up....plus Koji really, really thought she was something special...it was "love at first sight"!! *smile*