2014 highlight series: SORA JANE!

By far, the happiest event of 2014 for our clan was the birth of

Uncle BB & Misato's baby, Sora Jane, on March 25th. 

What a stunning child!

What a beautiful new family!

 We have all been mesmerized ever since.

Her first hours...

Early days...

We're all so grateful for technology! 

(Sora & Kate meeting via FaceTime...)

 (As you can tell from Sora's reaction, Kate said something fascinating!)

In May, Grammie & Papa made the trip to Kyoto to meet this beauty...

And to attend her Omiyamairi.

From Wikipedia: Omiyamairi (宮参り, literally "shrine visit") 

is a traditional Shinto rite of passage in Japan for newborns. 

Approximately one month after birth (31 days for boys and 33 days for girls,^[1]) parents and grandparents bring the child to a Shinto shrine, to express gratitude to the deities for the birth of a baby and have a shrine priest pray for his or her health and happiness. The practice is not dissimilar to a Christian infant baptism.

  By all accounts it was an incredible experience!

The rest of the time I think they just snuggled...

And spent precious time with the Nakamura Family...

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The months since Sora's birth have flown by, 

and she has grown more beautiful and amazing every day!

    We loved her August visit of course, and cannot wait for her
(and Misato & BB!) to return in December!

WE LOVE SORA!!!

Click here to see Sora's first six months.
(Our monthly posts will now include updated Sora photos, too!)

And as always, thanks for stopping by!

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