Keeping up with the Rosses

For our last day of the trip, we took the kids to the zoo. We didn’t research the area much, just knew we’d have enough time to spend a leisurely couple of hours there before casually heading towards the airport for our evening flight back to Guam. We were in for a treat, as the … Continue reading →

New Years’ Day Hatsumode at Meiji, cat cafe, Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Shibuya Scramble/Crossing, Sushi, and Karaoke. If just reading that makes you tired, then you can imagine actually doing it was…. yep, tiring! But totally worth it. Especially the 10% creepy/90% cool cat cafe. I can’t believe- given that list of stops- that I … Continue reading →

We have traveled to Tokyo before, but we haven’t actually seen Tokyo. Tokyo Disney, yes, Tokyo, no. This time around, we wanted to see the city a bit, balanced of course against the interests of our kids. Day 1: KidZania, Tokyo Bay, dinner at Ninja Akasaka KidZania: this is a place where you spend all … Continue reading →

Since it’s always summer in Guam, we decided to seek out some legitimate cold weather for our first trip off the island. We travelled to the Hakuba Valley, and we got what we wanted! Tons of fresh, powdery snow. One mountain guide told me that for those days while we were there, it was actually … Continue reading →

Lots of crafting, lots of baking, lots of playing and lounging around. A family jingle bell run, a visit to Santa, a visit from Santa. Overall a happy Christmas!

Half the reason we chose the area where we live is the sandy bottom surf spot down the hill from Talofofo village. Guam’s beaches are legendary, but most all of them have reef floors…. which for an amateur, wannabe surfer like me is a big no-no. In Talofofo, however, we have a nice, soft, sandy … Continue reading →

The on-island turkey trot started at 6am, and though I really wanted to do that, I had to draw the line. Probably somewhere closer to 7am. Who am I kidding? 8am. So we opted instead to take a little hike to the black sand beach near our village. As far as I know, it’s the … Continue reading →

Except babysitters. The best babysitters in life are not free, but they’re worth every penny. In fact, 1 of the pictures (and arguably, the best) in this post was taken by our lovely babysitter while I was out getting in my new favorite form of exercise- swimming along a reef ledge in the harbor. Ok, … Continue reading →

We had a few events for Halloween this year, which worked out well since Asher just couldn’t seem to decide on 1 costume. Isla, on the other hand, chose to be Hermione Granger months ago, and Hermione Granger she was. For a good long while, Asher was saying he would be Harry Potter, but as … Continue reading →