12 October 2009

It was a national holiday (Sports and Exercise day - founded in remembrance of Tokyo's 1964 Olympics). However, Nick had to stay at home revising for his upcoming regulatory exam while I took Emily to the local playground.

After lunch Emily woke quite upset, so Nick serenaded her on the guitar to cheer her up.

Then we all went to Tamagawadai. Emily walked backwards for the first time and was immensely pleased with herself. She didn't seem very interested in the playground so we didn't stay for long.

As we walked back along the ridge through the trees, the sun was beginning to set over the Tama river. It was too cloudy to see Fuji, unfortunately. We just had enough time to call in at the hippy cafe near the station, and sample their homemade cakes.

At home, I let Emily go without a nappy for a short while, and she actually condescended to sit on the potty for a minute or more. I'm not sure who was most surprised to find that she had done a wee in there. She was very interested, and came with me to pour it into the toilet and flush it away. I don't think this is the beginning of anything though, just pure chance that she happened to 'let go' while she was sitting there.