Hazel had her sixth month appointent last week and is doing really well. She can sit up now, and is very mobile. She can't crawl yet, but her combination of rolling and scooting can get her to anywhere she wants to go. Here are her stats:
About a year and a half ago I saw this marshmallow recipe in my bon appetite magazine and wanted to try it, but never did. I went to the Beehive Bazaar the other day and somone was selling a little box of ten homemade marshmallows for $5. So I went back to my recipe and decided to try it. They were a lot easier than I thought and turned out delicious. If you're interested in making them, here is the link to the recipe:
While Brendan was passing out candy at the ward Halloween party, our little ballerina fell asleep even with the Moster Mash blaring in the room. 
The bullet trains travel almost 200 miles an hour. We reached Kyoto in 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Outside a Shinto Shrine.
Hazel in her cute giraffe outfit. I love the matching shoes. Hazel spent a lot of time in her stroller on the trip, but she loved it.
Behind us is the Golden Pavilion.
More people admiring Hazel.
This priest came up to admire Hazel.
We walked through a bamboo forest.
A rickshaw going through the bamboo forest.
We climbed a steep mountain to get to a monkey park and we were hot and tired after , but it had a great view of the city and was worth the climb.. 
Walking around near the outskirts of Kyoto. 
We rented bicycles to go around town.
Brendan wore the Bjorn while biking. I was a little worried at first, but it worked out fine.
This is a Buddhist temple.
This is a picture of the Ginza district at night. It is like the Times Square of Tokyo. Tokyo doesn't have one main downtown area. It is divided up into several districts.
This was outside a temple downtown on our walk to Tokyo Tower.
On our previous trips Brendan and I were just regular tourists, but now that we have Hazel we have become celebrities. I guess Hazel was more the celebrity. You'd think they had never seen a white baby. Everywhere we went people would say "Kawaii" meaning cute. We were at a place in Kamakura where they have a big Buddha statue and there were honestly more tourists gathered around and taking pictures of Hazel than the statue. In this picture Brendan wanted a picture with the baby and the girls in their school uniforms and they all got excited and each one pulled out their camera.
This is Brendan's cousin Joshua. He loved holding Hazel and pushing her in the stroller. He is the youngest of two kids, so he doesn't get to hold babies very often. This was on the top of a huge mall near their house. I think it was around 14 stories high with a park on top.
We would pass by this bike parking lot for the daycare around the corner from where we were staying. Everyone walks and rides bicycles in the city. I love the mom bikes with a kid seat on the back and the front handlebars.
We had some really good Japanese and Chinese food at this restaurant with the relatives. I was even adventurous and tried some shark fin. They were sliced very thin and tasted like noodles.
We went to the Tokyo temple, but didn't do a session. We walked around the grounds and went inside the entrance.
Behind Hazel and I is the famous landmark bridge, Nijubshi. It is a double arched stone bridge, east of the Imperial palace.
This district is called Harajuku. It is known as a center of fashion, both high end and bargain shops. It is also an area where you can see lots of Japanese youth dressed in crazy costumes/outfits.