Family Jingisukan (Genghis Khan bar-b-que)

Last Sunday evening we enjoyed an evening of fine food, laughter, singing, and lots of family fun at Sato-san and Yoko-san's home in Ebetsu. [See videos at the end of this post.]

Buzz, Ren, Phil, Kazuma, Ayu, Ruben,Yoko-san

Yukari, Narumi-san (Yukari's sister-in-law), Koyori, Kyoichi-san (Yukari's brother), Sato-san

Chiemi-san, Yukari's sister, joins us in this photo (between Ayu and Sato-san).

Chiemi-san made sure everyone had enough bar-b-que to eat!

Ruben and Kazuma playing the run-around game throughout the house. Later we learned that Kazuma bested a classmate much bigger than him in sumo wrestling.

Buzz and Yoko-san join the cousins in the fun of all the kids getting gifts from Marsha Coleman (Nana). Yoko-san improvises a telephone to "call" Marsha to thank her for all the gifts.

Renbo, having his ups and downs

Song 'n' dance time!

Yoko-san says arigatoo ("thank you").

"Eenie-meenie-miny-mo!"

Yoko-san singing