The Mood To Be Crazy

When I picked up Kenzo at the bus stop at 13:00 this was the scene.

I was thinking good grief what happened. Turns out the sledding trip up to Izumigatake was bonkers fun as always but apparently on the bus ride home some of the boys were a little too crazy and it made Kenzo upset. He only likes it if he's in the mood to be crazy too.

Just before the bus came to pick them up at 8:30 this morning I managed to somehow get a picture of all the bus stop friends. Kenzo was lookin' sharp in his new snow gear. That kid in the middle is also in 2nd grade and he's easily the tallest 8-year-old I' think I've ever seen. I've chatted with his dad a few times and that guy is the same height as me, maybe taller. The kid on the right is in 4th grade and and he's the shortest in the group. He's obsessed with the shinkansen and even has a fully coordinated Hayabusa themed snow suit. It's a riot to me how many shapes and sizes people come in.

So it was just me and Osamu for soccer club this morning. Kinda weird. Osamu scored two goals during their match and every time he does this thing like the pro players where he scores the goal then then runs in a crescent shape back across the pitch with his arms extended like wings. I love it.

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