With their New Year money

In Japan the kids get New Year money called otoshidama. Our kids got spoilt and got so many envelopes this year. I normally put the money into their bank account but this year I left some and let the boys spend some of it.



The boys had too much energy in the house so Mako kindly took them to the mall. They were so proud they had their own money to spend. AND they could pick whatever they wanted!

I just couldn't stop laughing when they got back. Oliver picked a small box of chocolate and had lots of change still to spend on the next visit. On the other hand, Luca got the biggest dried fruit bag you could find in the shop and came home with almost no money...