2012, Year of the dragon, and here we are in Japan. Happy New Year. Our blog is back up and we'll try as hard as possible to keep it updated. We are into week 2 of my (Shiona) winter break. It has been great having some time off to relax and spend lots of time together as a family. We have lots of snow here in Niigata. It is beautiful though as we are surrounded by mountains. So, far the roads have been kept cleared so driving hasn't been that bad. Here are a few pictures of our recent adventures (mostly of Evy enjoying life).