Posted by Jess
4 December 2010

It was a beautiful day here in Tokyo - 60 degrees and sunny!  We took advantage of the weather and during the day today Jason and I each got in running time and we took the girls to the big park for over an hour.  Tonight we decided to head out for dinner and check out the Christmas decorations in the neighborhood.  It got chilly quickly and although this afternoon we were running in t-shirts, tonight the girls needed hats and mittens with their fleece jackets!   Its strange to be out in t-shirts during the day and then looking at Christmas lights at night.

 Here are some pictures of what we were able to find in our neighborhood tonight.

On Aoyama-dori

Same tree, but this angle reminds me that we're in Japan!

On Omotesando, the street Ella's school is on

Not Christmas decor, but found these next to our dinner tonight.  All "pies" made out of different types of fruit.   These were amazing!!  I can't imagine how much one of these would cost though, since I've seen one cantaloupe that was $50 at the grocery store.

The Folie Folie building on Aoyama-Dori

The Christmas decor on the Folie Folie Building on Aoyama-dori

Francfranc store on Aoyama-dori

not a good shot, but our street - Gaienishi-Dori

The tree in our lobby.  The girls helped decorate it last weekend.

Ella is drinking hot chocolate now and watching Wonder Pets Save the Nutcracker.  We're definitely working on getting in the mood around here even without the cold weather.  But we'll get plenty of that starting later this week in Minneapolis.  We are so not ready for that! 

Kanpai!
Jess