Ben had his sports festival for school on Saturday. Japan has a special holiday every year for health and sports and many of the schools celebrate it by having a festival. Ben's school has been practicing for weeks getting ready for the event. Races, dances, relay races, gymnastics, etc. were all showcased. Unfortunately not even halfway through the day it started to rain and everything had to be cut short. Regardless we had a fun time.
This was Ben's costume for the opening dance. The kids all represented different countries although I noticed all of the American children wore the US flag.
Ben and his friend Paige
Ben and Owie-chan
The opening ceremony.
You can see Ben with the American flag fluttering behind him.
Getting ready for his race.
Go Ben!
Watching the events.
It started to rain and as people picked up their blankets you could see all of the dry spots.
Blah - rain, rain go away!!
At the very end the kids got to grab apples off of trees. They were then given medals and a little goody bag.
Saying goodbye to Natsumi Sensei
The view from the top.
Of course I had to take another picture of the doggy bus!
Ben and his bus driver.
Ben in front of his school bus. It is a brand new bus!
