We'll spend the last 2 weeks we have with my parents in Illinois,

帰国前をイリノイの実家で過ごし

visiting with many friends and family there before passing our COVID tests and boarding a plane for Japan.

日本に帰国する前に 再度コロナの検査を受けます

Well guys, welcome to Ohio.

オハイオへようこそ！

We're in Ohio!

オハイオよ！

Ohayogozaimasu.

"オハイオ" うございます！

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

ホテルです

Green light to our hotel.

ジャンプ！

3...Jump! Jump, jump.

プール付のホテルは 子連れには助かります

For happy kids on a road trip, just look for a hotel with a pool, and you're set!

翌日 巨大なアトラクションを訪ねました

The next day we went by an attraction so enormous, we just had to stop and take a look for ourselves.

方舟だよ！

Ark Encounter!

すごいです！

Whoa, look at this. This is awesome.

聖書の創世記に出てくる 方舟を再現したアトラクションです

So we're about to the ark. This ark if from the story of Genesis, a Biblical story about the flood that covered the whole earth.

神様がノアに造らせました

And God spoke to his man Noah, told him to build an ark.

聖書の記載に近い 大きさだそうです

And it's in these proportions. We don't know if it was exactly like this, but it was these proportions.

見学します！

And we're going to tour this thing now.

動物のケージです

They had all kinds of cages for the animals.

ポテチ！ペプシも！

Whoa, chips! And pepsi.

方舟にもあったかな？

I didn't know they had Pepsi and chips on an ark.

ノアもコーヒー飲んだかしら

I'm sure Noah had coffee on the ark.

見てごらん！

Come over here and look up.

ノアさん いますか？

Noah, are you up there?

デッキに行きます

We're heading up the deck.

登るよ！

Up, up, up and away!

子供達と方舟に来ています！

Ok, the kids are walking up the ark.

見て下さい！

Look, at the ark.

すごいです

It's amazing inside.

ノアの作業場かな？

Maybe his wood work shop looked a lot like this, huh?

こんな感じだったかな？

What would it have been like back then?

ノアの箱舟について 色んな展示があります

We spent the morning seeing how Noah and his family could have survived on the ark with the technology and animals from ancient times.

楽しめる内容ですが 幼児は疲れるかもしれません

For the adults and older kids it was fascinating, but the limited stamina of the younger kids kept us moving along.

ハーブが沢山！

Look at all the herbs.

織機で編み上げたんだね

That's a loom. That's where they would weave things together.

食事だね

Eating and meeting.

子供も楽しめるものを見つけました

But even on the ark, we were able to find a few thrills for the kids.

子供限定？

Kids only. Go. Oh, kids only area?

見つけたね！

It got you! Whoa!!

- いいね！ - このマグネット買うわ

Very cool. I think I'm going to get this magnet for the fridge.

地震が起きたら分かるね

So cool. Now you can tell if there's an earthquake. Just look at the ark.

外に出てきたら 何と雨です！

When we came out, wouldn't you know it, it's raining! Oh my goodness.

雨でも方舟は迫力があります！

What a rainy day but what a huge ark!

びしょ濡れ！

We're a wet, wet, wet picture. Wet picture!

方舟だけに 洪水みたいだったわ

I wasn't expecting a flood when I visited the ark.

みんなびしょ濡れね！

We all got soaked, huh guys?

次の目的地は僕の実家です

We were soon on our way again, the next step this time would be Grandma and Grandpa's house, and we could hardly wait to arrive!

イリノイ州シャンペーンです

We're coming up on Champaign, IL,

大学卒業後 1年間住んでいました

This is my old stomping ground where I lived for 1 year after college

カウンセラーをしてました

And I worked at a psychological testing agency.

あれが職場よ！

That's where I worked folks.

懐かしい

There it was. There it went.

家の周りは トウモロコシ畑

And I lived out that way, in the middle of the corn fields.

あと1時間だよ

We only have 1 more hour left.

もうすぐ！

Yeah!! We made it!

何が楽しみ？

What are you so excited for?

- ボールを投げるゲーム - バスケットボール？

For the game that you throw the ball in. Oh, basketball?

最高の運転手です

Got the most beautiful chauffeur in the world.

優しいわね

You're too kind.

イリノイの大草原での ドライブは格別です

There's something so relaxing about driving through the expansive prairies and fields of Illinois. I love it!

ピオリアが見えてきたよ

Well kids, look. There's Peoria. See all the buildings up there?

- 荷卸しを手伝ってね！ - うん！

I'm going to need lots of help to get everything out of the car. EVERYTHING. Yes Mommy!! Yes Mommy!

おじいちゃんが待ってる

Uh, there's grandpa. Sitting in the driveway. Alright!

お帰り！

Oh my goodness!

- 子供が大喜びです - 長旅だったろう

Hey, big girl! Hey!

ショートヘア？

There's some kids very happy to be out of the car. I'll don't blame them, it's been a long, long trip.

すごく変な感じ！

You look so different with short hair!

上手！

I know! I look so bad with short hair.

ジョシュアがおじいちゃんと バスケをしてます

Oh yeah.

パンダエクスプレス！ パパとママも大好きです

Big J is shooting baskets with Grandpa.

- "王子と乞食" よ - 昔の映画だね

It's Panda Express for dinner tonight. It's one of daddy and mommy's favorites.

- 古い！ - 古くない！

We're watching the Prince and the Pauper. My goodness, this looks old, doesn't it.

たった50年前の映画だよ？

It is old! No it's not.

おばあちゃんにとって 特別な2週間です

It's only like 50 years old. Oh, really?

何するの？

Now Grandma was ready to squeeze a year's worth of fun into 2 weeks.

乗馬だよ

What are you getting ready for?

リボンは後ろ？前かな？

Like the horseback riding. Horseback riding?

サラ 可愛いね！

The bow in the back? I thought the bow goes in the front? Oh, ok, sure.

どこで見つけたの？

Ohhh, how cute Sarah!

牧場へようこそ！

What happened? Where did this come from?

- いいよ！ - 見て！

Hello everybody. Please welcome to the ranch.

- ベッカはどう？ - 楽しい！

Here we go. Look at that!

手を振って

How is it up there Becca? Amazing.

子供達の乗馬の間 ルースと買い物です

Whoa. Becca you want to wave? Ok.

良い時計

So while the kids are all out having fun horseback riding, Ruth and I are shopping.

アップルウォッチ欲しかったの

Oh, that is a beautiful watch, honey. I always wanted an Apple Watch - here we go.

大きな画面！

Giant screen on that.

笑って

Can you smile?

ハーイ！

Hi!

アナ 上手ね

Look at that. Good job Anna.

しっかり握って

Ok, well hold on for your life.

笑わない？

Can you do a smile for me?

買うわ！

We got it!

アメリカのサイズはこれです

Let's talk about the insane size of things in America.

ハニー！ コーヒーがもう無いよ！

Honey, we ran out of coffee. Again!

ハイ！

Hi.

アナは慣れたみたい ベッカも上手です

Oh, there's Anna. She feels very comfortable on the horse. And Becca.

お馬さんにキスする？

There you go. Now, are you going to give her a kiss? Give him a kiss?

OK

Ok.

こうして

Hold it flat like this.

私もしたい！

Can I, can I? I want to do it. Ok, good.

準備はいい？

I'm going to throw you up there, ok?

カウボーイです！

Whoa buddy! He knows how to be a cowboy.

カッコいいわよ！楽しい？

Look at you. Hi. How is it? Good?

ママ ここに座って

Mommy, mommy? Can you sit here. What?

朝食はピザ 卵とベーコンにチーズ

Breakfast pizza. Eggs, bacon, cheese.

バースデーガールです！

And the birthday girl.

誕生日おめでとう！

Happy birthday to you.

- 誕生日おめでとう！ - "42歳 おめでとう！

Happy birthday. Happy birthday. 42 years old, thumbs up!

誕生日おめでとう！

Happy birthday. Oh wow. It's so beautiful. It's a sunflower.

- 綺麗！ - ひまわりだよ

Ruth is going to be 42. Joshua. I love you. Joshua.

”42歳 おめでとう ジョシュア 愛してます”

Awe, did you draw all those hearts? That's so good. Give me a big hug.

このハート描いてくれたの？ 素敵だわ！

One more.

もう1つ

Awe.

- ワーオ！ - 最後は僕から

Whoa! I need to work on my presentation a little bit, but.

これから1時間

Today's trip is a little over an hour.

まあまあだね

Not too bad.

誕生日のお祝いの後 私達最初の家と 旧友を訪ねます

We celebrated Ruth's birthday and then took a trip down memory lane, going to see our first house and friends that go way, way back.

可愛い家だね

Some pretty houses along the way.

芝生も広い

With absolutely ginormous lawns.

着きました

There it is, waiting for us.

素敵なホテル！

Whoa, this is a nice hotel. No way!

見て下さい！いい感じです！

Look at this. How nice.

ママとパパの最初の家だよ！

Oh my goodness. That was mommy and daddy's first house.

- あれを見て - 桜の木が無いわね

There it is. Look. They took down the cherry tree.

そうだね

Oh yeah, the cherry tree isn't there anymore.

さあ行こう

Alright, let's head on in guys. Yay.

”お座り” って言ってみて

Tell him, say Buddy sit. Buddy sit.

まだあげないで お座り！

Don't give it to him yet. Buddy sit. Sit! Buddy sit.

あげて

Ok, you can give it to him.

シェイク！

Shake. Shake! Shake.

色んなゲームだね

Whoa! Wow.

美味しそうなスイカ！

We got all kinds of backyard games going on.

気持ちいい？

Oh, yum! Watermelon.

友達との再会は格別です

Oh, is this nice then?

長年の友情は宝物です

We don't get much time with our friends when we're back, but the time we have is meaningful and precious.

熱中してるね 帰りたくなさそう

We value lifelong relationships with others.

- 帰らないの？ - ジョシュアがドア開けてる

Watching a video. Doesn't look like they want to go at all.

- さよなら - 運転できる？

They don't want to go! Joshua's out the door. Joshua! Bye Joshua!

友達のジムとリタは 地元の公園の動画を配信しています

Bye. Later Gator. Bye. He's like "I'm going to drive".

彼らのお気に入り ミシシッピ川沿いのエンパイアパークに来ました

Inspired by our Life in Japan videos, good friends of our Jim and Rita started looking for parks around them to explore,

あれはチョコレート？ こっちはプレーン？

and they asked us to meet them on the banks of the Mississippi River at Empire Park to see one of their favorites.

- ケーレブ 美味しい？ - うん

Looks like there's chocolate, is that chocolate? And then plain.

ビビアンは？

How is that Caleb? Is it good? Awe man. Yeah.

みんなは？

And Viviane? You like it too?

- ドーナツ美味しかった！ - 口の周りについてるよ！

How is it there girls? Yes?

あっという間に食べたね！

The donut was so yummy. Yes, I see it. It's all over your face.

楽しんで！

You ate it too fast for me to even get a video.

運動して！

Ok, have fun.

楽しそうです！

Go work that sugar out!

すごく速いね！

This is an awesome park.

難しいね

Let's see. Oh my goodness you're fast. Holy cow.

上手！

Oh, that's the tough part. Awesome.

ビビアンもすごい！

Whoa. Oh Viviane. Way to go.

最高の公園です ドローンも楽しみました

The park was a blast, and we even had time to get in a couple of flight lessons…

ケーレブが操縦しています どう？

Caleb's trying a drone. How is it?

- 楽しい - 動画で使わせてもらうよ

Fun. It's fun? Maybe we can use one of your videos

アメリカには 公共のゴミ箱が沢山あります

So one thing I absolutely love America, just about anywhere you go, you can find a garbage can.

川のほとりにもあります

Down by the river, if you need to throw something away, there it is.

"降りたい" って聞こえたわ

Ok I want off, someone said.

- ビビアン それは？ - ぬいぐるみ

What do you got there Viviane? Stuffed animals.

優しいね

Whoa, that's so nice of you guys.

- お礼は？ - ありがとう！

Awe, what do you say? Now we have our own version of Oliver [the dog]. Our own omiyage, souvenir.

素敵なお土産だね

Back at the hotel, there was something that had yet to be done.

ホテルに戻ったらプールです！

If our hotel has a pool, we will be at it. We will be at it. The kids must swim.

- ホテルにプールがあったら - 子供は絶対遊ぶわ

So you may be wondering where's Becca and Anna, I didn't see them swimming.

ベッカとアナはどうしているかというと

Becca

ベッカ

Anna

アナ

Are you guys chill-laxing?

休憩？

Chill-laxing to the maxin.

ゆっくりしてるね

In previous trips, we've left chargers before, we've left toothbrushes, we've left, what other things have we left?

この前は充電器と 歯ブラシを忘れてしまいました

Not much because Mommy's usually pretty good. Mommy's usually pretty good about checking,

- ママはだいたい忘れない - そうだね

So it was a huge surprise that she left her pillow.

枕を忘れた時は驚いたよ

Actually I forgot my pillow in another hotel, about made me cry, because I love my pillow. I brought it from Japan.

日本から持って来た お気に入りの枕だったのに

But I am looking for another pillow,

新しい枕を探します

But they only make big, fat pillows, I can't find a super thin pillow.

なかなかいい大きさの物がありません

But anyway, today we are going to be visiting a couple different churches and driving a whole lot.

今日はいくつかの教会を訪れます

So we just finished our second church today. We had a great time.

今日 2つ目の教会です

Meeting with everybody, talking with everybody. We had to race here. It took us 3 hours to get here and now we have one more visit to do.

色んな人と会って 次の教会まで 3時間かかります

This is Cissna Park. The little city where my father grew up.

シスナパーク 父の出身地です

A city of about 800 people in the middle of the fields of Illinois.

イリノイの中心部 人口は約800人

We're coming up on the town square, and up here was the one place you could go to a playground, and they had a slide.

唯一の広場に公園もあります

That's where Grandpa grew up?

おじいちゃんが育った街？

Yes, this the town where Grandpa grew up!

そうだよ！

After more visits with good friends, it was time to move on again.

ここでも友達と再会できました

That was our last visit of the day and now we are on our way back home to Peoria.

これからピオリアに戻ります

We had to get back to Peoria for our last week in the States, and Grandma Reutter had some big fun planned.

一時帰国 最後の週 おばあちゃんが何やら計画しているようです

Wait, can somebody tell me what's happening here first?

どうしたの？

So, we're going to put these mentos into this. Wait, wait, wait.

- メントスを入れるの！ - まだよ！

My mother was a school teacher for years and did the most amazing science experiments with us growing up and now she does it with our kids.

母は学校の先生でした これから実験の時間です

3, 2, 1... Oh no.

3・2・1！

Whoa. That was quite a volcano.

火山みたい！

It was a Coca Cola volcano.

コカコーラ火山！

The mentos are a candy, did you know that?

メントスはキャンディーだね

Did you want to eat it? Yes.

- 食べたかった？ - うん

Grandma said no though. No eating. Right. It's for the volcano.

- おばあちゃんがダメって - そうだね 実験用だね

The Coca Cola 'cano.

コカコーラ火山

3, 2, 1

3・2・1

3, 2, 1..

3・2・1

My mom waits until the diet cola goes on sale and then buys it for these experiments. And saves it for when her grandkids come.

孫たちの為に セールのコーラを買ってきたそうです

Here comes Anna Cakes. The last one. Let's see if it can be the best one yet.

アナが来ました 最後の実験です！

That's how it should work. I want to do it again!

すごかったね！

Wow! That's how it should work there. My goodness!

メントスが残っています

Look at all the mentos, the mints, at the bottom of that. My goodness.

掃除するよ！

Cleanup time.

ドカーン！

Blast off! A blast off?

ボトルが空を飛ぶの！

Yeah, and the bottle is just going to fly up in the air.

水ロケットの実験です

The bottle's going to fly up in the air? They fill it with some water and compress some air in there and then let it go 'toosh'.

押して！

Hit the compressor! Here it goes!

画角の外まで飛んでいきました！

My camera lens was not wide enough to capture how high these bottles went!

すごい！

Whoa! Oh my goodness!

おばあちゃんの家で 退屈な時間はありません

It is never a dull moment at grandma's house.

ロケットが思い出させてくれました 帰国の時が迫っています

The rockets taking off just reminded us of something else taking off in less than a week — our plane back to Japan.

いよいよだね 荷造りしないと

And so it has begun. It has. Packing, but I have to unpack first.

何を買う？

So what do we shop for when we get ready to go?

シリアル

Cereal. Cereal, hahaha.

日本はラーメンが豊富ですが アメリカではシリアルが沢山あります

In Japan you have rows of ramen, but here its whole rows of cereal.

サングラスです

Look at the girls, trying on the glasses.

買っていい？

Can we buy these? Oh my goodness.

すごいでしょ！

It keeps going at the end.

アイスクリームだよ！

Alright, who's excited for ice cream? Yay!!

おじいちゃんが連れて行ってくれます

Grandpa's taking us to his new favorite place.

着きました

Oh my.

アイスクリームです

Here we go. Uncle Bob's.

バターフィンガークランチ

We're at Uncle Bobs getting ice cream. Look at these flavors, butterfinger crunch, Sweet Georgia peach, oh my goodness.

スウィートジョージアピーチ

Chocolate, chocolate, Sweet Georgia peach and turtle sundae, a 1/2 of each.

チョコレート

Wow, and Sarah? Cotton candy

スウィートジョージアピーチと タートルサンデー

I got butterfinger crunch and Joshua? Chocolate. Chocolate of course.

- サラは？ - 綿あめ

What does it say Sarah? Honk if you like ice cream. Do you guys like it?

パパはバターフィンガークランチ

Blah, blah, blah.... Bow, shake, begin!

- ジョシュアは？ - チョコレート

You can't do that way. That's cheating!

何て書いてある？

And make silly sounds like, oh no, oh no, here it comes.

”美味しかったら鳴らして！”

[making silly sounds]

お辞儀してシェイク！

We've come out to my Aunt Joy's house. She is my father's youngest sister.

ずるいよ！

And her husband, Uncle G, they're farmers out here in the country and it's so fun to come out here and spend the evening with them.

そして奇妙な音を立て始めました

And the girls are going to spend the night tonight. It should be a blast.