These girls they wanted to get up with me, right? To see the sunrise?

一緒に初日の出を 見に行く予定は？

We stayed up almost until 12:00 but we didn't make it. No, you were out cold.

12時まで起きてたから 間に合わなかった

I could not wake up.

起きれなかった

For us, Twenty Twenty Two was the “Year of Unexpected Happenings,”

2022年は "予想外" の連続でした

and right at the start of the year we would get a taste of the unexpected — in a very fun way.

"予想外" を楽しみながら 過ごした年でした

What's going on outside Sarah?

外の天気は？

It's snowing. It's snowing!

雪だよ！

Let's see.

すごい！

Oh my goodness. That is like for real!

本当に雪だ

Sweet! How awesome is that!

すごく綺麗！

It's snowing! Oh my goodness!

雪が降ってます！

So, we are going to go to a conbini to pay some bills and buy some more milk,

コンビニで牛乳を買って

Then we can have some hot chocolate later.

ココアを作ります

Scooting in the snow.

雪を駆け抜けます

Everyone who lives in Tokyo, this is so fun because it hardly ever snows here.

東京での降雪は珍しいので 楽しいです

Let me tell you what, dude.

知ってる？

If this keeps up, we are going to have some snow on the ground.

じきに雪が積もる

As if a theme for the year to come, when something unexpected came our way, we made the most of it.

年始から "予想外"の降雪を 楽しみました

The kids are playing with their friends at the park.

雪遊びです

Oh my goodness.

すごい

Hey Sarah. What do you have?

サラ それは？

Are you making a snowman?

雪だるま？

Here's the body

これが体

They're having a snowball fight.

向こうは雪合戦

A snowball fight!

雪合戦！

You got me!

やったな！

You can become so familiar with something, that once you see it in a different light, it becomes completely new

慣れ親しんだ街の 見慣れぬ風景です

like seeing your own neighborhood covered in snow.

一面の雪景色です

Life is just like that too — you need the unexpected to help break things up and see things in a different way.

人生と同じで 視野が変わると 見方も変わります

Trying something new can do the same thing,

新しい挑戦といえば 今年は家族でしゃぶしゃぶに初挑戦しました

as it did for us when we took the family to have the Japanese meal Shyabu Shyabu for the first time.

子供達が初めて しゃぶしゃぶを食べます

Our children have never tried Shyabu Shyabu, so we're going to bring them for their first experience.

来たわ

This one is ours.

全部取って

The blue light. But all of those is ours.

お肉が来ました

All of the meat has come.

お肉を鍋に入れます

It comes in these trays here, and then you put it in the oil.

しゃぶしゃぶは最高ですが

Shyabu Shyabu was a blast and we've been back several times since,

マクドナルドの日本オリジナルメニューも 興味深かったです

but some of the most unexpected findings were when we tried some of the unique items on the Japanese menu at McDonalds.

日本のマクドナルドの 面白い商品を買ってきました！

We just bought all the crazy, unique things that are on the menu at McDonalds in Japan,

これから試食します！

And we are going to try them now and see what we think!

ベッカ

Come to Becca.

食べます

Here goes Becca.

サムライマックを試食です

Gonna give it a bite. The Samurai Mac.

- 心に響く - どういう意味？

It comes to like your heart. What do you mean it comes to your heart?

試食してるの

Oh, she's trying it.

ルースもとんかつなどの 和食作りに挑戦しました

Even Ruth was inspired to try her hand at making a Japanese dish called Tonkatsu or fried pork cutlet, and it was an instant success.

沢山食べてる！

You are not trying a little bit. You are trying a lot!

沢山食べたら 運動も大事です

All of that food made us have to get some exercise in new ways as well.

ズンバをしてる？

Getting some Zumba on in here, huh?

監督かな？

Are you supervising them? Yeah?

子供が幼稚園で 日本の友達が出来た事は うれしかったです

For foreigners in Japan, one of our unexpected joys has been the friends we have made at our local kindergarten.

ジョシュアも誕生日会を楽しみました

Joshua's birthday was an especially fun time to celebrate at school and at home.

どうだった？

How's it going guys?! Good!

笑って！

OK smile everybody!

1・2・3！

Smile 1, 2, 3!

チーズ！

Cheese!

友達や家族は 掛け替えのない財産です

Yea!

皆さんの応援で 大きな目標も達成できました

Our close friends and family are most precious to us.

チャンネル登録者数が 10 万人を突破しました!

And with all of your support, we reached a milestone that we never expected when we started YouTube in 2018.

皆で順番に見て！

We just hit 100,000 subscribers on Life in Japan!

早速汚れちゃった

Yeah!

- すごいな！ - 次はゴールドね！

[Drumroll]

次の "予想外" は 冬の伊豆半島で出会った大自然

Hey, pass it around, let everyone see it. Wow, how cool! It's a mirror!

桜と梅が綺麗でした

Oh my goodness, my kids already got it dirty.

綺麗です！

Yeah! Oh my goodness! Now we've gotta go for gold.

かっぱ橋での買い物も ”予想外” の連続でした

Life is full of the unexpected. Like taking a winter weekend getaway to the nearby Izu Peninsula

かっぱ橋通りです

and being surprised by the Sakura and Plum blossoms,

台所用品の問屋街です

This is pretty!

"予想外" なのが人生です

or heading to an area of Tokyo known for kitchenware for Ruth to explore.

- いいお椀じゃない？ - いいね

Today we are at Kappabashi Dori

好きなのを選んで

It's a famous street full of houseware things — like kitchen stuff!

季節が訪れるように 変化も訪れます

Embracing the unexpected is the way we grow as humans.

ジョシュアの幼稚園卒園も 変化の一つです

Wouldn't that be a pretty solid bowl? Yeah, that is pretty. Very cool.

お姉ちゃんが通う小学校へ 入学しました

The choice is yours — what do you get? Oh my goodness!

ジョシュア以外も成長しています

Change is as much a part of life as the seasons — it comes whether you're ready or not.

レベッカとアンナは日本の袴をまとい 小学校を卒業しました

And for us, big changes happened in the Spring as Joshua graduated from Kindergarten.

春休みがやってきました

He would soon follow the steps of his sisters and move on to our local Japanese elementary school.

いい天気の下 友達とのんびり過ごしました

But it wasn't just Joshua who was moving on.

次は3人の子供の入学式です

The whole family braced for the unknown as our oldest twin daughters Rebecca and Anna graduated elementary school in grand Japanese fashion.

これは変化の序の口でした

When Spring Break finally comes, it's a chance to relax,

ジョシュア どうだった？

take a deep breath of fresh spring air, and spend some time with friends and loved ones.

小学生だね！

Soon, it will be time for the biggest change of all — new schools for 3 of our kids.

桜が散り始めた頃 レベッカとアンナは中学生になりました

Little did we know that this would not be the biggest school change of the year.

中学校には制服があり 授業もより難しくなります

OK Dude- you did it, didn't you?!

下の2人も 成長しています

Officially in Elementary school.

ジョシュアとサラは 同じ小学校で学び始めました

As Sakura petals began to fall, Rebecca and Anna entered the unknown world of junior-high school in Japan.

今日は大事な日！

Things get much more serious in Junior High, with uniforms, longer schedules and some tough adjustments on how things work.

ジョシュア 初めての運動会

What's different about Junior High and elementary?

小学校での

Well, we walk all of 45 minutes for Junior High

ジョシュア 初めての運動会は？

Elementary school is around 15 minutes.

楽しい！

Also... Bye!

速かったね！

The schedule is strict...

見て！

And uniforms! Yes, uniforms.

よく働き よく遊びました

And huge backpack!

夏になる頃 新たな冒険に出掛けました

It looks heavy. Let's go.

日本の公園や庭園をめぐり 滑り台で楽しみました

But it wasn't just the girls that had big adjustments.

今年 ジョシュアの自転車の 補助輪が外れました

This year Joshua joined Sarah in going to elementary school, and the two have become closer than ever.

フルラップだね！すごい！

It's a big day for the Reutter crew. Yes!

もう2周目！

Joshua's first undoukai... No!

サラはトカゲに熱中しました

In elementary school. Oh, in elementary school.

虫取りも沢山しました

Joshua, what did you think about your first undoukai?

大きい？

Pretty fun.

- イジー いそう？ - 分からない

And you ran super fast, that was good!

そうなの？

I'm this fast...

イカを食べてる

We work hard so that when we do have a break, we can enjoy it to the full,

餌のイカを食べてるの？

and as spring turned to summer, we looked for some new adventures around us.

私も！

What we found were some amazing Japanese parks and gardens as well as one of the funnest slide that we've done in Japan yet.

すごいな！

This year was also Joshua's first year riding his bike without the assistance of training wheels, and since he got it, he hasn't looked back.

例年より早い夏の訪れと 猛暑でした

Whoa Dude, you did a full lap no problem. Awesome!

屋内で過ごせる場所を お台場で見つけました

Going for a second lap, sweet!

すごいな！

This was also the year that Sarah fell in love with lizards,

見てごらん！

and we tried our best to find whatever we could, wherever we could.

すごいな！迷子になりそう

A big one?

ジョシュア 見て

Is it there still Izzy? We don't know.

室内もいいですが

We don't know yet?

サラ 9歳の誕生日は猛暑の中で 思い出深い日になりました

Right now I'm eating squid though.

すごい！一面の花火！

Now you're eating the squid? You're eating the bait?!

すごいな！

Ane me. And you?!

夏休みには飛行機を乗り継ぎ

Oh my goodness! What a cutie-pie.

ルースの出身地で 娘達も幼少期を過ごした サンタレンに里帰りしました

The summer heat came unexpectedly earlier and way hotter than normal.

家族のルーツを辿り

We looked for things to do indoors, and we stumbled upon an incredible find in nearby Odaiba.

アマゾン川を旅しました

Whoa! Oh my goodness!

サラ 夕日を見に来た？

Whoa! Look at this, guys!

綺麗だね

Whoa!

アマゾンには 雄大な自然が広がっています

That is so cool. You know what, you could easily got lost in here, huh?

最高な体験です

Joshua, look at mommy.

本物の冒険ね

It's nice to be indoors when it's hot out,

アナの番

but some things like birthdays and fireworks are even more memorable in the heat,

驚いた

as was the case for Sarah's 9th birthday party.

はなして！

Oh my stars, that is a whole lot of fireworks!

友人や家族との再会は特別です

Whoa, good golly!

幾つかのイベントに参加しました

Yeah!

ルースはイベントで 流産の経験と イエス様の希望について語りました

Once summer break came, we took the longest airplane trip in our lives

ブラジルでの時間は特別でした

and crossed the globe to Santarém in Brazil, the city where Ruth grew up and where our girls were born.

長編映画のようでした

It was our chance to retrace our family roots together

アマゾンではいつも 素晴らしい体験が待っています

and voyage out onto the great Amazon River where we lived for seven years.

もうすぐ家です！

Hey Sarah. Did you come to see the sunset?

長距離便を2便乗り継ぎました

It's pretty awesome, huh?

ヒマラヤ山脈の上空は…

The Amazon is wild and raw, full of adventure, wildlife and incredible scenery.

(故障の音)

It did not disappoint us.

何？

This is what we call adventure.

何かしら？

Anna's turn Here goes Anna Cakes.

分からない

Oh you scared me.

パンクかしら

Let go! Let go! Now!

そうかも

It was so good to reconnect with friends and family again,

帰国早々 "予想外" が待ってました

and we spoke at several different events and conferences.

混雑した東京の高速で 車が故障しました

At a woman's event, Ruth shared her story of our first child who died in childbirth,

ダメだね

and the hope that we found in Jesus.

レッカーがきた

The whole time in Brazil was a whirlwind like no other

後ろには警察 前にはレッカー車

and the whole adventure ended up being our first feature-length film here on YouTube.

レッカーに引かれるなんて 初めてだわ

If you're looking for something good to watch, look no further than our Amazon Adventure!

"予想外" の結末だね

We are heading home finally!

その夜 更なる "予想外" が待ってました

There was two epic long flights

やっと帰れた！

But the way back was really cool.

悪いニュース

As we flew over the Himalaya mountains

どうした？

[strange noise]

木が刈られてる！

What the heck is that?!

裏庭の木が全部刈られてたの

What happened Nate?

留守の間に様変わりです

I don't know.

全部ダメ！

Flat tire.

家主が退去してほしいって

Is it? Maybe we have a flat tire.

予想外の退去要請でした

Upon returning to Japan, the unexpected turned our lives upside down,

家探しは大変です

starting with our car breaking down on one of Tokyo's busiest highways.

ストーブがあるかしら

Not expected.

ダメね

OK, the wrecker has made it.

広さがあります

The police are behind us and the wrecker is in front of us.

沢山の家を内覧しました

Well, we stay in the car to get towed, and that's my first experience with that.

台所を見てみよう

This is not how I saw today ending, but you know...

狭い！

But believe it or not, that was not the night's biggest surprise.

次の物件です

Ah, we are back home finally!

駅徒歩2分です

Can I tell the bad news?

いい広さです

What's the bad news?

よく見ると 不便な部分も気が付くものです

They cut all of the... No! I'm telling it!

いいわ

I went into the back yard, and all the trees were [knocked over] on the ground.

エレベーターが狭いから 家具が入るかしら

And look what they did to our backyard while we were gone.

小さなエレベーター！

They killed our backyard!

12軒ほど検討しましたが

So they're officially asking us to move

遂にとある 4LDKの部屋を見つけました

An unexpected and urgent search began for a new place to live.

電話が来たよ！

But the options were extremely limited.

引越しよ！

Look at that. I'd have to have a little burner stove.

電話しなきゃ…

Nope nope nope, not going to work.

それも妹の近所！

Whoa, look at the size of this.

どうだった？

Options took us up to an hour away, but none of the options felt right.

遂に新しい家が決まりました

Ok let's see, what does the kitchen look like?

新しいご近所さん！

Oh, this is tight!

次の "予想外" は 巨大台風です

Alright, we're checking out the next place.

それは？

And it is like 2 minutes from the station, it's so close.

日本に大型台風 ナマンドルが接近

Wow, good-sized room here.

カテゴリー4の台風

Most options seemed great at first, until we discovered something that made it impractical.

引越しと被るかな？

This is nice.

引越し前に通過してほしいわ

Whoa!

台風はナマンドルだけではなく

I don't know if my stuff would fit in here because the elevators the size of a peanut.

我が家の中も台風状態でした

Look at the tiny little elevator.

沢山の箱

So the search went on to nearly a dozen different places,

大量の箱だね！

until we finally heard back about an 4-bedroom apartment near us available to rent.

断捨離しないと

Guess what?! We just got a big call!

お菓子道具

We're going to move!

家中 箱だらけです

I've gotta call my sister...

皆で荷造り？

I'm going to be close to my sister!

投げ込んでるだけ

Hello?

台風の威力は 予報よりはマシでした

Yes, we had finally found a place to move!

引越し当日は 快晴でした

Our new neighbors! Say hi!

行ってきます

But our unexpected move was met with an unexpected storm.

新しい家でね

What's that say there?

サラは悲しいのね

Japan braces for flooding/destructive winds from super typhoon Nanmadol

そうだね

Category 4 major hurricane.

子供達と過ごした家からの出発は 切ない時間でした

Just what you need while you're trying to move, right?

これで完了？

Hopefully it passes within the next week because we move in two weeks.

一区切りね

The storm we faced was not just outdoors, but indoors as well

次は荷卸しよ！

as we scrambled to uproot our lives and replant it down the train line.

一難去って また一難です

That's a lot of boxes.

大変！

It's a lot of boxes, my goodness!

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