Why have kids?

Why have kids when you can go over to your friends' places and play with theirs, and then leave them with the parents in the end? Haha, I'm so kidding. I want kids someday, but in the meantime, it sure is fun hanging out with friends and "training" for the day when it's my turn! Last night, Joe and I went over to the Pallmann home for some good curry and hot cocoa and games. When we got there, Mika had just woken up but was in decent spirits, and Emi was still mostly asleep. She was kind of afraid when she broke out of her stupor to see more people in the house. So she cried for the better part of 20 minutes, but eventually calmed down and we became best friends. She climbed all over me, sat with me, and even gave me kisses. Awwww... she's a cutie. And when Mika saw her sister having fun, she had to join in on the action! So I was "Uncle Trevor" (well, Trevor Ni-ni) for a few hours last night. Good times.

皆さん、ハーフの子供は可愛いってよく言われるけど（ティム＆あゆの子は正に可愛いよ）、クオーターはどう？もっと可愛い？ポールマン・ファミリーの２人の子供はめっちゃ可愛いよ～！エミちゃんは４歳、ミカちゃんは３月になったら２歳になります。アメリカ人のお父さんとハーフのお母さんの間に生まれたので、４分の１は日本人です。昨夜はポールマン宅を訪問しました。エミちゃんは２０分泣いた後、いつもよりかわいがってて僕と楽しい時間を過ごしました。今、教会で子供の数が多くて、甥子を離れてる僕に『おじさん役』の機会を与えてくれている。それは何よりも主に感謝することだね！