it needs activities that recharge your internal batteries.

今夜は女子会です 盛り上がっているでしょう

I'm going to go check on the ladies and see what they're up to here...

今夜は子供抜き

I bet they're having a grand ol' time.

楽しい話題とご飯

[laughter]

身も心も満たされます

It's girl night without the kids...

ようこそ！

It's a bunch of laughter and food.

何してるの？

It fills our tanks emotionally and physically.

ママ会です

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

いいね！

Welcome to my party!

ピザを

What is happening in here?!

私だけが食べてる！

All the mommies are hiding.

ママのご飯？

Good for you guys!

アサイーもあるわ

We're eating pizza...

アサイーもだね

And I'm the only one eating!

アサイーを作るわ

So this is what mommies get to eat, huh?

- アマゾンのアサイーよ - 本物だね

Oh yea, Açai is out there. Brownies, pizza...

- 美味しい？ - もちろん

Acai, alright.

アサイー！

I'm about ready for some more Açai.

コンコン…

It's Amazon Açai Oh my goodness, that's the real deal right there.

すごいな！変わったね！

Is it good? It's good stuff.

綺麗だね

Acai, Acai, Acai!!

お土産があるよ

Knock Knock...

アサイー！

Whoa!! Look at this girls! What a change!

サラも気になる？

It looks awesome in here!

- いい？ - ピザハット？

Guess what? I got something that might get you out of bed...

お土産だよ

Acai!!

袋は関係ないよ

Do you want to see what it is Sarah? Let's go upstairs!

中身は…

OK guys... Why does it have Pizza Hut?

- アサイー！ - バナナも？

Something special

すごい香り

It's not what is on the outside

美味しい？口見せて！

It's what's on the inside that counts...

ジョシュアは？

A-ÇA-I!!! With banana?

トマトみたいな味

Oh, it's so stinking' good.

トマト？！

Girls, how is it? Let me see your mouth Becca!

うそ？！

What about you Joshua?

トマトとは違うよね

For me it tastes like tomatoes.

100倍美味しい！

Tomatoes?!

仕事は人生の手段です

What?

毎日をやり過ごす以上に大事な事

It tastes way different than tomatoes, doesn't it?

誰もが困難を抱えて生きています

100 times better.

人生の原動力を見つける事が大事です

We don't live to work, we work to live,

楽しみな事

and life is much more than just trying to get by every day.

ストレスを解消する方法

Everyone has difficult challenges in their life, that's part of being human.

私は朝の散歩が好きです

But it's so important to find something that propels your life forward,

穏やかな空気の中

something you can look forward to,

祈りながら歩くと いい気分になります

something that helps you de-stress and recharge your batteries.

人それぞれの方法があります

For me, a walk in nature early in the morning does just the trick.

ジョサイアの場合は

So calm, so peaceful.

もっとアクティブです

A prayer walk through the woods like this, and I'm already in a much better frame of mind.

この競技は？

Finding these activities or hobbies can take a lot of searching,

まだマイナーだけど これから広がるよ

but for some, like my good friend Josiah,

動画で人気が出るかも

it is something intense and calming at the same time.

僕に触発された人がいて

Josiah, how many people you know do this sport here?

うれしかった

Here, there's one other guy, but we're trying to inspire a few more.

ウィングフォイルに最高の場所さ

Well maybe this video will help, we'll see.

コツは風に向かう事？

Yea yea, this one guy, you know, he was inspired by seeing me out here

その通り！

And I feel very honored

それがコツ

And hopefully we'll bring a few more

これは？

So if you want to wing foil this is a great place.

これが先端

So the trick is to fill it up facing the wind, huh?

これがボード

That's right, absolutely.

マスト・胴体・前翼・後翼

Otherwise... You've got problems.

準備万端だね！

What do you call this part right here?

最高だよ！

This is the leading edge.

ウィングフォイルは人気が出て来た 新しいスポーツです

This is the board, right there.

翼が風を受けて前進します

We got our mast, fuselage, front wing, rear wing.

スピードが上がると ボードが水面から押し上げられ

And this guy is ready to go already! Look at him!

少ない抵抗で前進できます

Yeah, it's excited.

難しい技もあります

Wing foiling is a relatively new sport, but it's quickly becoming popular around the world,

ジョサイアは ジャンプの練習中です

including here in Japan where the conditions are great for this sport.

他にも仲間がいます

The wing catches the wind and propels you forward.

ウィンドスポーツには 最高の日です

As you pick up speed, the foil underneath the water pushes the board up off the water

ターンしました

and allows you to cruise over the water with very little resistance.

失敗したら再挑戦です

Eventually you can try some pretty radical tricks too.

着地！

Josiah is going to see if he can get a good jump today and land it.

最高だね！

Looks like he has some company out there today.

すごい！

It's a great day if you need the wind for your sport.

楽しそうです

The critical turn — got it.

私の趣味はお金がかかります

If at first you don't succeed, try try again.

カメラや楽器

Landed it!

大家族での旅行

That was cool!

ウィンドフォイルをやってみたい人？

Got it!

コメント下さい

It looks like a lot of fun and a lot of work.

お絵描きならお金がかかりません

Well my hobbies are all way too expensive...

家族で挑戦してみました

I have video, I have music,

ここに描くの？

I have a big family, I like to travel,

- 何するの？ - お絵描き！

So I'm not sure I can get in to this,

お絵描き！

But how about you? Does this look interesting? Does this look fun?

同じ色を使うと揃うわよ

Comment below.

コラージュになるわ

For those who prefer a much less intense hobby, there is always painting.

始まりました

Recently our family tried it all together for the first time.

ピンク色だね

Wait, we're going to write on this?

虹だよ！

What are we going to do? We're going to paint!

虹！いいね！

You're going to paint!

次は紫色

Then if everyone uses the same colors, they'll all kind of match

すごくいい

And we can do a collage.

何描こうかな？

Joshua's committed.

ママは絵は得意？

He put pink on first, wow Dude.

昔やってたわよ

For my rainbow!

円になってるね！

For a rainbow, awesome!

欲しい色が無い！

Whoops! Now use purple.

サラはまだです

Oh, that's actually great.

ママちゃん！

Hmm, what can I draw?

ボブ・ロスみたいだ

Are you good at painting, mommy? I never saw you do it before.

でしょ？

I used to paint. Awesome.

ベッカも描いてるね

Dude, Joshua's just cranking it out! Way to go, Dude!

アナは何描く？

No! There's not the color that I wanted.

- うん - 楽しいもの？

Sarah hasn't even started painting yet and Joshua's over halfway finished, I think.

やっぱり変えて 傘にしたよ！

Oh Momma chan!

傘を描きたくなったの

Wow! Bob Ross'n it here.

サラの絵は夕焼けみたいだね

That's right.

やっぱり？

Oh, Becca's getting hers moving.

ママはプロみたいです

You decided Anna what you're going to do?

ボブ・ロブみたい

Yes. The theme is light and fun?

ボブ・ロス！

I changed my mind. I really wanted to make an umbrella, so I made this the umbrella.

活き活きしてるね！

Actually, I just changed my mind to an umbrella.

アナはアバンギャルド風

Sarah, it looks like she's working on a nice sunset picture, huh?

楽しいデザインだね

Is that what it is? Nice!

楽しくて気まぐれ

Momma's like going pro over here!

サラも順調だね

Mommy, she's like "Bob Rob"

ママの腕前は？

Bob Ross!

ビックリ

Oh cool Dude! That's very lively.

絵が得意なんて知らなかった

Anna's is like Avant-garde

ベッカの絵は黄金色だね 秋の風景？

A fun design, huh? Fun and light!

そう

Fun and light. Whimsical! Yes! Just as I said.

パパがヒントをくれて ビーチの絵にすることにした

Look at Sarah progressing nicely.

ジョシュアは完成？

Girls, are you impressed with Mommy? I'm so impressed.

これは？

I never knew she painted. I never saw her paint before.

これは傘

Weeeeeeee, Weeeeeeee

雨だから傘があるの

Rebecca's is a pretty golden...is it going to be a fall scene, Rebecca?

- 出来た！ - アナもだね

Yes. Wow.

気まぐれな傑作？

Um, Daddy told me what to...I was thinking about what to make when Daddy told me a beach

これは太陽？

I was thinking about what I should make when Daddy told me a beach so I did it.

素敵だね！

Joshua finished, huh?

面白い太陽さん！

Can you describe it?

眼鏡かけてる

This is an umbrella

- 完成？ - そうね

And there's rain, so that's why there's an umbrella here.

すごい！これは？

I'm done. Oh! Anna's done!

何？

Whimsical is a masterpiece, huh?

桜

Ah!! Mr sun is up there, shining away!

- ベッカ！ - 頑張っているね

Ooohhh, how nice!

秋の山中湖

Ha! That's a funny Mr Sun.

どうしよう？

I always put glasses on the sun.

私なら濃い茶色を…

Are you done? I think so.

サラもいいね！

Wow! What are we calling it?

- 上手よ - 影を加えているね

What are we calling it?

上手だね！

Sakura. Sakura.

ハイキングも大好きですが

Becca! And Becca has been inspired as well.

日本は良い環境です

With an autumn scene from Yamanakako.

こんな道を見つけました

Do you think I should do something right here?

多摩を抜ける小道です

What I would do right here Becca is get a little darker brown, almost black... It looks so good, Sarah!

多摩 よこやまの道 です

And do it on one side of each wood. Nice.

楽しそうです

It's beautiful. I love it. Becca's adding some shadows for some depth, wow.

標識があります

Oh, beautiful! Look at that!

10キロの散歩道です

Now if you know me, you know that I love hiking a good trail,

いつか完走したいです

and for that Japan is awesome.

ハイキングは最高の気分転換です 皆さんはどうですか？

I just discovered something I had no idea was here

驚いています

This map I came across, and look at this huge trail that goes through Tama.

偶然見つけた道ですが 数キロの散歩道です

It's called the Tama Yokoyama no Michi

森や住宅地を抜ける道です

And it looks really cool. I really want to try this sometime.

いつか完走したいです

I noticed these signposts that clearly show you the path,

楽しかったです

and the path goes through the Tama hills for over 10 kilometers!

ママはブックオフで買い物中

It's a bigger hike than I'm prepared for today, but I really want to get back here again.

ママのお気に入りです

These kinds of hikes really recharge my batteries. How about you?

気分転換しています

Let me just say that I'm amazed by what you can find...

その途中でこの道を見つけました

I wasn't even looking for this.

買い物より長いかも！

This trail goes for several kilometers

サラが苦手なヘビです

And it weaves in and out of the woods, through neighborhoods, different places,

ヘビ！

I totally want to check this whole thing out. Oh my goodness!

逃げていきます

What a discovery here today.

よかった！

The funny thing is that my wife is currently shopping at Book Off right now.

この茂みです

She really wanted to go without the kids, even without me

まさかヘビがいるとは

So she could just take lots of time and enjoy herself.

日本で初めて見ました

And so I was just running to park nearby and I discovered this.

都会の公園です

And now I might even take longer than she does!

車で水分補給

Sarah would absolutely freak out! I came up on a snake.

次回は完走したいです

Yes, a snake!

最高な日でした

Look at that. He's slowly moving away.

気楽な趣味は 家で楽しめる事です

Oh my goodness, that's right. Move away snake!

ローラーブレードはどう？

In these bushes here, amazing.

気を付けて！

I guess you just never know what you're going to find on the trail.

値札が付いてる

That's the first time I've seen a snake I think in Japan just out in the wild

ブックオフで買ったの？

It's not even the wild.

慣れたもんだ

Well, I made it back to the car and got me a little drink.

ベッカ すごいな

And I am totally interested in seeing this whole trail, checking it out.

コメディーみたいだ

What a special find today.

ママが監督

For sure, some of the best hobbies for everyday life are things you can do at home,

危なくないか確認

when you have a little bit of free time.

草に入らない

Whoa! How are the rollerblades?

サラはアナのお古？

Careful! Whoa, whoa!

- そう - すごいな！

Here, let me take the price tag off.

ベッカ 助けて！

These are the new rollerblades that mommy got at Book Off?

この数年 世界中で困難が多く 大変な思いをした人が多いと思います

Oh look at that. What a pro.

そんな時こそ 大事な事があります

Becca, that was quite a—whoa! Anna!

人との出会い 新しい挑戦

You guys are like a comedy team, I tell you what.

新発見があります

And then there's the supervisor, supervising.

探し続ければ きっと何かが見つかります

Making sure everyone obeys the rules

サラも ローラーブレードに挑戦だね

Hey! Don't go in the weeds.

お姉ちゃんと同じ

Sarah, are you trying Anna's old ones?

お姉ちゃんみたいになりたい

Yea. Oh my goodness, here she comes.

お姉ちゃんに？ いいお姉ちゃんだよね

Becca save me!

サラに教えています

The last couple of years have been really hard on the whole world,

大変だ サラ！

and it's really hard to thrive in life when you are depleted physically, emotionally and spiritually.

ジョシュアは自転車に夢中です

It's more important than ever to get out and find those things that recharge you.

折角の週末が雨の時は どうしますか？

Meet new people, try new things.

我が家はこうします

There's life to be discovered.

すごい雨です

You may not find exactly what you like at first, but if you keep looking, you will find it.

残念です

Alright Sarah, we're going to try some rollerblades. Very cool.

土砂降りだね！

Just like your older sisters.

描き直しているの

I want to be like my older sisters.

上手じゃないか

You want to be like your older sisters? You have some good older sisters.

10歳の時に描いたの

They're helping Sarah learn.

サラは？

Oh my goodness Sarah!

折り紙

Meanwhile Joshua cruises around on his bike.

それが本？

There can be nothing quite as disheartening as a rainy weekend,

折り紙の本？

so what do you like to do when it's rainy outside?

上手だね

Our family has some go-to favorites.

ジョシュアはママと ズンバの練習

It is just all kinds of rain today.

ママちゃんのストレス解消法は お菓子作りです

And the fisherman's like "Man, too bad!"

メロンパンみたい？

Dude! That is a whole lot of rain, isn't it?!

何を作ったの？

My old drawings are so bad, I have to redo it.

メロンパン

Well, those drawings are so cool though, Anna. I love it.

メロンパン！すごい！

I was like 10 years old when I drew it. Oh yea?

サラの好物だね

Sarah, what are you working on?

味見して

Um, origami. Origami!

どう？美味しい？

You're following your book? Uh huh.

宿題しながら メロンふぁん

To figure it out? Uh huh.

ふぁん？？

Oh very cool. Uh huh.

- どう？ - ちょっと待って

Joshua accompanies Mommy in the Zumba workout.

メロン？レモン？

But one of Momma chan's fovorite de-stressor of all is baking.