Forrest is almost 2 years old and this is his second easter. Every year at Misawa Air Base during Easter, there is a huge Easter egg hunt. Compared to last year, he is actually getting the eggs this time!
Forrest’s 2nd Easter
Forrest
Forrest’s First 100 Words
Here’s a list of Forrest’s first 100 words and when he said them!
- Hi
- Bye
- Ice cream
- Cheese
- Up
- That
- That one
- Mama
- Dada
- Moo
- Nyan Nyan (the onomatopoeia for “meow” in Japanese)
- Woof woof
- Hot
- Egg
- Yes
- Uh oh
- Yay
- Hop
- Quack (9/6/25)
- Please (9/16/25)
- Help (9/16/25)
- Trees (9/16/25)
- Oo oo ah ah (the onomatopoeia for monkey sounds)
- Treat (9/30/25)
- Down
- Head (10/5/25)
- Kids (10/17/25)
- Done (10/19/25)
- Moon (10/30/25)
- TV (11/9/25)
- Draw (11/9/25)
- ちょうだい “choudai” or “please” in Japanese
- 美味しい “oishii” or “delicious” in Japanese
- ありがとう “arigatou” or “thanks” in Japanese
- Light
- Hop
- Sleep (11/15/25)
- Tea (11/20/25)
- Fish (11/25/25)
- Drink
- Did it
- Train (12/7/25)
- Santa (19 mo)
- Mickey (19 mo)
- Thank you (19 mo)
- Apple
- Head (12/7/25)
- Fix it (12/8/25)
- ケーキ (12/8/25) or “cake” in Japanese
- Cookie (12/12/25)
- AJ – his friend’s name
- Rice (12/17/25)
- Yeah
- Eyes (12/16/25)
- Poo poo (12/25)
- Stick (12/19/25)
- Doggie (12/19/25)
- Stay (12/25)
- Help (12/22/25)
- Santa (12/25)
- Pasta (12/22/25)
- Boo boo (12/27/25)
- Glove (12/29/25)
- Spoon (12/29/25)
- Glasses (12/29/25)
- Naked (12/30/25) – he said this in the onsen
- Eyes (1/3/26)
- Robot (1/3/26)
- Chocolate (1/3/26)
- Spoon (1/4/26)
- Stop (1/4/26)
- Hot dog (1/4/26)
- Hug (1/10/26)
- I did it (1/11/26)
- Out (1/11/26)
- Glove (1/12/26)
- Banana (1/13/26)
- Strawberry (1/13/26)
- Carrot (1/13/26)
- Brocolli (1/13/26)
- Frog (1/14/26)
- Down (1/14/26)
- Dark (1/16/26)
- Good job (1/17/26)
- Loud (1/17/26)
- Ready (1/18/26)
- Banana (1/19/26)
- Draw (1/21/26)
- Stuck (1/21/26)
- Yogurt (1/24/26)
- Belly (1/24/26)
- Potty (1/24/26)
- Shoe (1/24/26)
- Bread (1/24/26)
- Sunshine (1/24/26)
- Chicken (1/25/26)
- Gyoza (1/25/26)
- Donut (1/26/26)
- Book (1/26/26)
- Hay (1/26/26)
Yes.. the last word is hay. He is obsessed with farms, farm animals, and books about farms and farm animals.
Forrest’s First Official Haircut
Forrest has had a few haircuts from our neighbor, but he has never been to the barber. We had him wait there for a little bit to see how others were getting their haircut. When it was his turn, he wasn’t scared at all!
First Snow of the Season
It snowed! Forrest loved playing with all the neighborhood kids in the snow. He helped build snowmen, threw snowballs, and even sled with his mama.
Sendai Concert Trip Day 2
Today was probably the best day of Forrest’s life yet. We went to the Sendai Anpanman Museum! For the viewers here who haven’t lived in Japan, Anpanman is a huge cartoon character that’s extremely popular with young children. His head is a bun filled with red bean paste, and he breaks off pieces of himself to feed hungry children. A chef then remakes him. There’s a weird cat alien looking thing that’s apparently the bad guy. Anyway, Forrest is obsessed and will always get excited when he sees the characters. Today we found out there’s an Anpanman Museum and when we showed Forrest the pamphlet, he got so excited. We knew we had to go!
After naptime, we went to the Sendai Pokémon Center. Forrest went crazy looking at and holding all the different Pokémon plushies. For someone who doesn’t watch TV, he sure does love the characters from the TV shows Anpanman and Pokémon. Then we found a cat café, or a “nyan nyan” café as Forrest would call it. We couldn’t go inside because we were after last entry time but we enjoyed watching the “nyan nyans” from the window!
Forrest’s Daycare Hosted a Festival!
Here in Japan, summer is “matsuri”, or festival, season! There are festivals in towns and cities, from small as in Downtown Misawa to huge in cities like Sendai and Akita. The best festival this year, however, was the one that Forrest’s daycare threw for the kids! Forrest was given a special outfit with his name on it, and when he came there were 12 stations set up! Each station had a game or activity, that when completed, Forrest would get a stamp. Once he got all the stamps, he got a fun prize. The games and activities all had little prizes too. Forrest had a field day!
Forrest Took His First Step
Mom came to Japan for Forrest’s first birthday and was able to stay for a while. During her time, she spent a lot of time working with Forrest to help him learn to walk. After a short time with his dadimaa, he picked it up! This video was the third take, and to be honest, I didn’t expect to actually capture his first step!
Forrest Sakura Photoshoot
Forrest’s First Easter
Forrest’s First Birthday
For Forrest’s first birthday, Leanne planned an amazing “forest” themed birthday! She home-made a cake shaped like a log with wood bark and everything, topped with woodland animals. We invited all the neighborhood kids, made a lot of food, and set up a huge bounce house!
After the party (and a nap), Forrest opened all his gifts.
