Family heat signature portrait. #minami

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Omu-rice & Shira-ae are Minami approved. Time to save up ketchup packets for next time. #minami

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LBC streets! #minami

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Another Snapchat innovation - Face-Off style face swap. #minami

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Minami's 1st set of chapter books. She actually started with the original Wizard of Oz which was surprisingly violent and scary. #minami

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Mech Warrior Minami... taking an eye exam. #minami

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Little girl was crying bcuz she was late to the same ballet class as Minami. Her father was like, "what's the worst that can happen, you'll just need to do some pushups." She cried some more. #minami

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Getting better at the bun... #minami

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美波&美波。Minami California learns kendo from Minami of Keio University Japan (they share the same kanji too). #minami

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I was stressing the F out doing a bun on Minami's head with only 15min until her 1st ballet class. And then when I met her teacher she looked at Minami & pointed at her missing belt & said she makes her students do pushups for missing belts. S*** just got real. #minami

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I was stressing the F out doing a bun on Minami's head with only 15min until her 1st ballet class. And then when I met her teacher she looked at Minami & pointed at her missing belt & said she makes her students do pushups for missing belts. S*** just got real. #minami

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Minami at a workshop at the California Science Center - learning about weather. #minami

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Minami with Yoji Ishida sensei from Japan. #minami

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M is finishing her J-school homework in the UCLA Powell library. #minami

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Minami's new study table. Of course she's using it to Snapchat with her cousin... damn that fell apart all too quickly. #minami

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For the 1st time I let Minami choose the cereal & she chose Cocoa Puffs. I ate 3 bowls this morning to show my disappointment in her life choices - stuff is like crack! #minami

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Urban music zen #minami

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Speaking California Winter. #minami

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Minami trades in her cheerleading outfit to be a Baby Bruin. #minami

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Minami on the Pauley Pavilion big screen. #minami

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I guess Minami now prefers to take the photos rather than be in them. Lucky for my mom but now I'm out of the job. #minami

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Colburn music nights. #minami

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Last night's cheer was a success despite the cold but unfortunately UCLA fell to Washington State. #minami

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Minami is too far away for photos so Josie will have to do. #minami

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Hardest working girl in SoCal is now going to entertain the crowds at the Rose Bowl. #ucla #minami

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She's off to dance. #minami

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Minami's 1st practice in her kendo-gi. Lookin pretty bad-ass. #minami

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Minami California Kenshi. #minami

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I decided to give Minami a Rekall vacation to Mars. If she gets lobotomized do I get a refund? #minami

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Everyone's complaining about the heat but when you've spent the last week in hell, this warmth is like child's play. As in Minami's undokai athletic games in Torrance. #minami

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I guess it's the LA thing to do. LACMA. #minami

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So now Minami programmed her bot for remote control from her Macbook via Bluetooth & I rigged her iPod to the bot for motorized video & Skype calls. #minami

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Today Minami is building & programming her own Arduino robot! Quite amazing. #minami

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Minami with the 2014 All Japan Kendo Champion Yuya Takenouchi! #minami

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This is what Minami looked like after I picked her up from Summer Camp and just before I took her to Kendo. But don't worry, she kicked butt in Kendo once she woke up. #minami

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All the summer activities are taking their toll on Minami. But don't worry, as soon as she sees her teachers and friends it's like an espresso shot - she's a social creature like that. #minami

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Minami's on fire today. Guest kendo teacher came for sparring & while it's common to let her sempai (senior mentors) get 1st crack I guess Minami couldn't wait to draw 1st blood so she rushed in to everyone's surprise. #minami

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One thing Minami & I share a taste for is any & all ice treats: ice cream, shaved ice, snow ice, snow cones, blended ice, & in this case ice pops. We slay'm in summer. #minami

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Summer in Japan is all about shaved ice, watermelon, cold somen noodles, but here in SoCal we just drop the Krispy Kreme donuts & call it a day. #minami

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Ma-tsu-ri! #minami

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INSIDE OUT 3D on @thedavidchien recommendation - I wanna pee but Minami won't leave & won't stay on her own. Parenting Catch-22. #minami

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Minami is doubly bored waiting for her food. #minami

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🎶 Summer time & the living is easy 🎶 #minami

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Crisis averted, the band is back together. #minami

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This may be a dog free lawn but it's certainly not drama free. Minami & her best friend are splits-ville (for the moment). #minami

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Recorder lessons - her hand position is inversed so we're working on that. #minami

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Succulent art - as in I used a peice of succulent plant to draw it. #minami

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And so Minami is dabbling in Thespian activities - what a strange species they are. #minami

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In & Out is the usual "Plan B." #minami

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