Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We recently returned from spending time with our families in the States. It was great to get to see everyone though we are sad we did not have more time. Best to you all in 2010!



We were met at the airport by Reid and Christy, and Uncle Aaron gave Reid a ride to the car.


Ansley Lynn (illegally cute)

No one can get enough Ansley love!

Kelly Belly and the kids Christmas Eve Day

Family Photos

Then it was off to Greensboro...

Mom and the kids (Christmas Eve night)

Christmas Morning

Paw-paw and Bryce

Christmas night

Hutchens Christmas party

Uncle Aaron and Bryce

Aaron and the boys

Back to Atlanta...Goodbye Aaron

Ansley's Baptism

Seriously can we get any cuter?!

After my dates with the kids it was adult time...

After being in the States for a month, it was hard to go, but I was glad I got to stay for so long...maybe next year Aaron will get to stay longer too!

Tokyo

Tokyo was our final stop, and it was all we had imagined and more. Here are a few highlights.

Asakusa

Shibuya

Shibuya

Shinjuku

Tokyo tower and yakatori bar

Looking at the hair squad it is no wonder why they need the store above ;)

A few fun ads

We had a great time throughout Japan. We highly recommend going, but maybe not during August!

Nikko is Nippon

The advertising slogan for Nikko is "Nikko is Nippon," and it lives up to the slogan. With beautiful scenery, ornate temples, and refreshing onsen, Nikko certainly holds all that is the essence of Japan.

Kamakura

Once we had our fun in the sun, we moved on to Kamakura, a small city outside of Tokyo that has the largest bronze Buddha. We arrived late so we walked around town, and then got ready for dinner. While in Atami, Kelly found what appeared to be an aloe plant, so she took a leaf to put on Aaron's sunburn. The night we arrived in Kamakura before dinner, she coated him up. He insisted that he felt funny, but Kelly shrugged it off. While at dinner, Kelly began to feel strange, and then she realized she hadn't washed her hands after applying the "aloe." As you might have guessed, it wasn't aloe. We still do not know what it was, but we had an interesting, overly hilarious evening.

Buddha and his enormous shoes, in case he needs to go somewhere?

Inside the Buddha is hallow, so for a mere 100 yen we got to go in.