Nina in the Morning 朝のニーナ

[Dax893]

Nina was about 4 years old at the time, why does she have bars on her bed? My daughter would get out of bed first thing and run straight to the den where Momma was chatting on Mixi. I guess routine is important for children, especially first thing in the morning.

[geofg]

@Dax893 Yeah, Nina had outgrown her baby bed by this time, but it took us awhile to find her a bigger one. And, yes, routine is everything. Nina wakes up at 6:00 every morning (including Sunday!).

[aragon77777]

i would mind if you want to lean on my back nina coz you really are cute!!

[flukeluk]

A very agreeable child :)

[diamencik1]

I'm honor to watch Nina and Her family :) She is so cute :)

[jelly100]

I have a midterm in 10min. This just made my day. Thanks for making me smile, Nina-chan!

[geofg]

@jelly100 You better stop watching YouTube and get ready for your midterm! ha ha But, thanks!

[MeshaNoviar]

I want a baby girl now

[NiNiTheAwesome]

So cute!!

[juliet1309]

what a great daddy u are..so sweet!!

[crispylala]

she is SOOO adorable!

[worksopians]

you're a great father geof. what a wonderful family :)

[mentalmetal1]

you guys have a HUGE apartment for japan! may i ask what you guys do for a living?

[geofg]

@mentalmetal1 It's not as big as it looks. I teach English at a high school here, and my wife is not working at the moment.

[megansalt]

I love it when she lays on top of momma!

[beagoodgirl87]

lovely girl~ there's nothing like waking up in the morning & seeing a child's beautiful smile..we should follow Nina's example..hihi =))

[latinopapita]

geofg , cant believe ..people actually have a heart to post bad comments . You raising and sharing an angel here :)

[geofg]

@latinopapita Thank you! You ALWAYS leave such nice comments. As for negative comments, I have actually been surprised at how FEW negative comments I get on Nina's videos. When I look at other channels on YouTube, it amazes me how many negative people there are out there, but I feel lucky because mostly they do not leave comments here. There will always be negative people in the world, but I just try not to worry about them and don't let them draw me into an argument.

[127kawaii]

aww how cute 

[MrMrsBrightside]

This is my favorite video of Nina <3 <3

She is so moe. You are so lucky to have such an adorable daughter!!!

[jahleiaaah2]

Oh. My. God. What a doll. So smart. <3 I'm speechless. : )

[ChapStyck]

Are you guys okay in Japan?!

[92sav]

I've watched this video about 12 times and shared it on Facebook. then watched it again, and again, and again.

Oh what a wonderful family <3

[LadySaanum93]

love from ohio, usa <3 thank you for posting!

-amber

[schattenfaust]

WHY SHE IS BEHIND  PRISON BARS !!!

LET NINA FREE!!

[geofg]

@schattenfaust ha ha Don't worry, no bars can contain Nina.

[sathishfiles]

GOD Bless you and your family,....Nina got a wonderful DAD..to be on her side ..precious moments cnt be taken... GOOD job parents...NINA is gifted will be glad that her parents are so wonderful.... keep up the good bring up..cheers..im speechless to see this video...

[geofg]

@sathishfiles Thank you! We also feel very blessed to have Nina to make our lives more interesting!

[jikustik]

wonderful family

[fabbff]

Nina is gorgeous, ma shaa Allah. Love from Cairo Egypt. <3

[geofg]

@fabbff Thank you!

[CuBicHexJAxMami]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww とてもかわいい！！！！！！！！！！！ ^_^

[azebm]

The first time I saw Nina was in the the egypt video a friend sent me. Since then i haven't been able to stop myself from watching almost all the videos you have uploaded. Being an early childhood specialist and working with so many different children i truly admire her linguistic skills... to top it all of she's bilingual AMAZING. It truly says a lot about the nurturing environment you guys have provided her, hats off to you!!!!!!

[geofg]

@azebm Thanks a lot! Japanese is definitely Nina's mother tongue, but she can at least communicate in English. From the reading we have done, the biggest danger in trying to raise a child to be bilingual is if he or she becomes only semi-lingual in both languages. Since we live in Japan, it makes sense that Japanese be Nina's main language, so with English, I just have to settle for her being able to communicate for now. Hopefully, she can live in an English speaking country someday, too.

[azebm]

@geofg I'm glad to here that! Also there is an amazing professor that i have had honour of studying and working under who specializes on children's bilingual skills and the importance on the preservation of home language. When you get a chance please visit her website, you might find some useful resources there regarding child development in regards for linguistic skills ( ryerson ca /mylanguage/about/)

[geofg]

@azebm OK, I'll check her out!

[shiralib]

@azebm yea me 2!!!!

i read abt d egypt video in d newspaper n since den m watchin her videos!!!

[mnemosyen360]

this is the cutiest video i have ever seen i want to freakin hug and kiss the shiz out of that cutie omg i want a daughter!!:3 but i'm to young ill have to wait for that:/

[geofg]

@mnemosyen360 Yes, I agree that waiting until you are older to have children is better. Enjoy your youth more first!

[abo33333333]

it is very calm down

[glorhall]

She's such a beautiful little girl! Makes me smile every time I see the connection you both have with each other. Good luck fending off the boys in the future! ;)

[geofg]

@glorhall ha ha Thanks! Hopefully, I don't have to worry about the boys coming around for a few more years!

[tyannkonabeumaize]

日本語の方が得意なのかな？

[geofg]

@tyannkonabeumaize そうですね。日本に住んでいますので日本語が母国になります。ニ­ーナの周りで英語を使う人は僕（父）しかいないので、日本語より­自然に話せません。リスニングは結構できます。

[Momiji2236]

Kawaii~ <3

[kintaherawan]

Cannot handle the cuteness! I wanna bite her cheeks. hahaha ;p

[xoOnatalieOox]

wow, she is so pleasant in the morning. i wish i was sweet like her when i was a young girl LOL. i was a grumpy one.

[geofg]

@xoOnatalieOox ha ha She's not always this pleasant in the morning. She has her grumpy mornings as well.

[TheGsharpMajor]

 "Type PRIZE before youtube and hit enter"

[NightdarkLP]

Your such a wonderful dad shes a luuucky girl :D and your a lucky dad to have such a wonderful daughter

Blessings from germany

[geofg]

@NightdarkLP Thanks! We do feel lucky!

[Enzempiro]

She reminds me of my grandmother when she speaks English. lol. Kawaii...

[YurikoWatanabe]

sooooooooo cute!!!:)☆☆☆

[OshareHime]

Awww she's so precious! I'm definately subscribing, this is too cute!

[BOORPLE]

she's really pretty. so adorable. <3

[0ooViVioo0]

NINAちゃん　その　髪型とっっても　お似合いだねっ！

寝起きでも　決まってるぅ～♪



[slikdreamer]

omg shes soo kawaaiiiiiiiii ^^

[gilergerlz]

I can improve my Japanese by listening to Nina's talk. (: So adorable!

[kmah88]

wow, look how much she's changed already this year!

i love her imagination~ she's such a sweetie.

and i love your subtitles. especially the sneeze! lol

[mojizmojiz]

NINA IS WONDERFUL KID ^^

[ebot8]

I really wish that my future husband would be a very very good father like you. I love seeing your relationship with Nina. Seriously, Nina's lucky to have such a loving daddy like u :)

[salakaya77]

ADORABLE NINA CHAN!!!!!!!!!

i love her already!

chu chu chuuu

[fenglinqiu]

I love watching your videos. What an adorable girl you've got; Nina's awesome! God bless your family, :' )

[pokkagossip]

well i actually don't really like kids but after watching this i changed my mind haha ! your daughter is so adorable ~

[gjsjonson]

father and daughter bond is always so touching. sir, i love the way you bond with your very kawaii daughter! ♥

[memeQ123]

geof..i think you'd better make a book about how to make a flawless bond with daughter

yours just toooooooooooooooooooooooo perfect geof..

[geofg]

@memeQ123 Thanks! I feel like the luckiest dad in the world. I just wonder what will happen to our "bond" when Nina becomes a junior high school student.

[susuko99]

i adicted to nina! oh!my god! your edicted is good! soory.my english is "metya kutya". oh nooooo! bye.

[rian009]

i'm so amazed to watch her understand different languages. and she talk like an adult too, so smart. god bless your family

[LoveYamachan]

hehe i wonder if she'd gotten a big girl's bed now?

[geofg]

@LoveYamachan Yes, yes, we got her a big girl bed about six months ago, but she only sleeps on one little corner of it. ha ha

[shirobator]

you sir, have the most adorable daughter i've ever seen

[geofg]

@shirobator Thanks!

[geofg]

@pigletdink Thanks! That was strawbery yogurt. In Japan, they always come in that size, in packs of 4. I can't remember which brand that one is.

[OnegaiMarj]

Awww :3 someday i will have a daughter as cute as yours. XD

[JapanOtome]

Fshhheeewww

AWWE!

[JapanOtome]

Fsheeeeeww

Awwe She is so adorable xD

[spongebobsquidward]

I live in Vietnam originally. My father moved there as an american. And My mother is with him. And Vietnamese is my 1 language and english is 2. But I prefer to use english as much peoplein vietnam can use english. Not many, but some do. My father has taught me lots and I have visited the UK.

[geofg]

@spongebobsquidward I went to Vietnam once and I did meet a lot of Vietnameese who could speak English quite well.

What does your father do now?

[393939jj]

なんて可愛いんだ！

[NanaNarcotic]

AWEEE that is THE most adorable child I have EVER seen! She is just so precious and beautiful! You are both extreamly lucky and I wish I could have a daughter like Nina once I start a family :)

[3eyedwonderkid]

I'm tearing up at the cuteness

[jjlwis]

rough, rough, rough... ^_^

[spongebobsquidward]

Aww! You live in japan right?

I live in Vietnam. Very nice. I have only been to Japan once.

[geofg]

@spongebobsquidward Are you from Vietnam originally, or did you move there? My wife and I went to Vietnam once (Ho Chi Minh, Mekong Delta, Mui Ne Beach...) and really loved it there, especially the Pho Ga soup.

[talitanefhertiti]

kawaii !! :*

[hellogolfy]

OMG she is sooooooooooo sooooooooooooooo cute and smart! You have a beautiful family, thank you for sharing. I've been trying to have a family (baby) and I'm wishing for a daughter :) Hopefully, I'll have a daughter as adorable as Little Nina :)

[geofg]

@hellogolfy Thank you! It took us awhile (a year and a half maybe) before Nina decided to come along, so don't get discouraged. I also (secretly) wanted a girl, but was of course prepared for either. And, now, every day, I feel so thankful that Nina has become a part of our family. Good luck to you!

[emshlem]

oooohhhh she is sooo adorable how she changes for speeking japanese to english

[whooaah]

nah no worries! and 39 wasn't old! i know even men in 40s that aren't married! :)

[chosoinuadem]

cuties

[JonasBrosFan17]

Your daughter is precious! And your family is so sweet :)

[juicydiior]

your relationship with your daughter is such a blessing to our eyes. she is such a sweet, intelligent little girl. i wish all the best for your family :)

p.s. you've gotten yourself a new subscriber! japan looks amazing. i'd love to visit one day.

[geofg]

@juicydiior Thanks for taking time to leave a message!  Japan does have its charms. I hope you can visit one day.

[juicydiior]

@geofg I hope so! I've told my friends about your channel, and they all became instant subscribers as well! Looking forward to seeing more videos in the future :) Nina would probably love Sesame Place in PA. definitely check it out when you guys have the time :)

[geofg]

@juicydiior Thanks again! OK, I'll keep Sesame Place in mind if we ever make it to PA!

[whooaah]

the hugs at the end brought tears to my eyes. if you have a super nice american guy friend to introduce you may do so with permission! nice work, god bless you and Nina and wifey xx

[geofg]

@whooaah Thank you! I know one pretty nice guy, but he's an Australian. Does that work? ha ha

[whooaah]

@geofg you know what, i'm in Singapore, he's just south of my country! how old were you when Nina was born? I really want to learn japanese, anyway you can help me out? say hi to your wifey and Nina!!!

[geofg]

@whooaah I was 39 when Nina was born. I'm an OLD Papa! ha ha I bet you could find some good Japanese teaching sites on-line. Also, my friend Victor has a good site on YouTube for teaching Japanese. His site is: gimmeaflakeman

[whooaah]

@geofg i'm not kidding! where in japan are you at? i'd love to go over and hang out with her, if that is ok for you and wifey of course. i'd bring her a soft toy and maybe barbie? barbie is an american thing!

[geofg]

@whooaah My wife has made me promise to not share any private information on this site. I'm sure you are a nice person, but I have to respect my wife's wishes.

[Evo4love]

her vocabulary is amazing!! i bet she will be a genius when she grows up! ^_^ ur very lucky to have such a cute daughter!! :3

[stronginunity]

she is ADORABLE! she knows how to speak japanese so well plus english!

how'd u teach her so well? (x

[innatotz]

You've got a sweet and smart child :) And she's got awesome parents :)

[geofg]

@Bearlydeloved I agree! Having family (and time to spend with them) is better than anything money can buy.

[thonza78]

ow, i fall in love with her yawn ~ she is so cute!

[4hq]

Love Nina's morning face. ;)

[zebaj27]

so inspiring..^_^ i wish i could have a child like that..

[wuviez]

^__^ the hug between you and nina was so precious!

[memeQ123]

@wuviez if MTV has nominee for THE BEST HUG, i bet nina will win this..

[lhynezsky]

omoshiroi shes really cute.. and maybe your good dad too... im living also in japan.. shes great ......

[geofg]

Where are you from originally?

[mroccanranya]

oh no i don't speak japanese well but i like it

im from morocco

[SwtMsT]

I think what I like best about you videos is not just that Nina is so cute~, but also you are such a nice family...so calm and having a good time doing normal things and teaching nina

[geofg]

Thanks! You've pretty much summed up our family philosophy: The key to contentment is to find joy in daily activities. If you go looking for it, you may never find it.

[Faivon]

Unng, nothing good comes from a working guy.. Everyday just woke up, work work work, go home and sleep. Rinse and repeat.. Oh gawd... Need to find a spice in my life ...

[geofg]

Wow, that sounds pretty grim. Maybe you should look around for a job that gives you more free time. Sometimes, just thinking about doing something else can make you feel less trapped because you realize you have options.

[Faivon]

Yeah, I now have a job as Operation Specialist and I'm supposed to work 14 days a month but I work in a rotating shifts ... Hmm, might need a little time to adapt to it, I guess. And...yes, watching your videos inspired me :)

Oh, Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[yukirinsnow]

Nina's a beautiful little girl but just curious...isn't she a little to old to be sleeping in a crib still?

[geofg]

We finally got her new bed last week.

[porshyflo]

lookin at nina makes me wanna have a kid soon!! aha

[ntalove]

good morning! small Nina

おはようございます

I'm your number one fan

[gothjet]

I'm currently majoring in Japanese in college. Everytime I see one of Nina's videos, I think "If she can do it, So can I!" Even though it's easier for little kids to learn more than 1 languages ^^;

[amastar]

Great Video buddy!

Nina is getting soo big now.

These are beautiful moments my friend. Thanks for sharing as always!

[kapankupunya]

why u r so funny, not face nina, but ur behave, u like a comedian for me, make me smile for all ur video hahaha thanks for upload!

[geofg]

Ha ha. I agree, Nina is a natural comedian. She makes us laugh all the time.

Thanks for the comment!

[bignatha25]

always when I have time

gotta see the videos of nina.

I want to learn Japanese.

[geofg]

I hope watching Nina's vids helps with your Japanese.

[bignatha25]

this child is very beautiful!

Parabens

[bignatha25]

this child is very beautiful!

Parabens

[LilytheFrilly]

haha - I love the tone she used when she said "nope" to breakfast

[lililisasasa]

the sweetest video ever :)

almost cried in the end when she hugs you.

[geofg]

Thank you!

[SaraBethChan]

Nina is the cutest I've ever seen in this video

[geofg]

Thanks! What's Sara like when she first wakes up?

[ith4aja]

i always love 2 atch nina's video..

thank u for always share nina's laugh and smile..

Big hug and kiss from me to nina.. ^__^

[TheJoy0919]

yes im a filipina and my fiancee is half japanese and half filipino..i hope to, thanks geoff!

[thelazyturtle]

:') She's getting smarter by the day. And pretty too! She's gonna be a heartbreaker. Thanks for the video geofg. It put a smile on my face after telling off one of my students for not turning up in my Biology lessons. I care for them like my own siblings.

[geofg]

Thanks! How old are your students?

[thelazyturtle]

17-18 y.o. I'm teaching Pre-university level.

[TheJoy0919]

nina ohayo,,how sweet child..geoff she is so sweet i hope i will have my own nina soon.. but my fiancee is still there in japan but im waiting for him..hehehe nina chan love you..hope i can see you when i go there... :D take care of her geoff..love you nina...

[geofg]

You live in the Philippines? Is your husband Japanese? Is he planning to move to the Philippines soon? Good luck starting your own family!

[beautiifulstruggle]

nina youre so sweet when you say "goodmorning".  nina is getting older! love ya nina!

[Merryfairygodmother]

:-) Mama got squashed. cute.

[chystal2g]

Thanks for video.

Take care of your familly :)

[cobainAnselmo]

nina still always cute..

i have show nina's video to all my friend and they like it..

Now, Nina becomes so famous and all my friend like her...

Nina2, you will be so cute and beautiful when you are teenager...

I'll be wait until Nina become a teenager..

I wanna see the new cute girl...

[geofg]

Thanks for always commenting on Nina's videos. Just to warn you, though, when she becomes a teenager, I'm not going to let her talk to boys. Ha ha.

[frnook]

ohhhhh It's been a long time I didn't see the cute Nina she looks even more beautiful than before Kawai Nina_Chan :) please say hello to her and can't wait to see her all grown up, thanks and god bless u all.

[mroccanranya]

i wanna mary with a japanese gay and have a cute girl like nina

[geofg]

Ha ha. Where are you from? Do you speak Japanese?

[DaKirztah]

So lovely! <3

[dinduyy]

nina is just sooooooo cuuuuteeeeeeeeee!!

[chinomaru]

NINA es increiblemente wapa y simpatica grabare un video de mi sobrina tiene mas o menos su misma edad.y asi tendra una nueva amiga en españa.BESOS Y ABRAZOS X JAPON!!

[geofg]

Gracias, nueva amiga en espana!

[zeroarashi]

ahhh! Veo que tambien hablas español. Que bien Geof~ Me gustaria ver a Nina-chan hablar un poco tambien ;D

[geofg]

No, I know just enough to get the gist of what you're saying, but couldn't generate a sentence in Spanish of my own without a bunch of nihongo slipping in. Well, I guess I could ask for a cold beer: Una cerveza fria por favor. Ha ha. Is that right? Nina used to pick up a few words of Spanish from watching Dora the Explorer, but our satellite TV company discontinued Nickelodeon, so she can't watch that anymore. Que lastima!

[lifemango]

ahaha, una cerveza fria por favor XD

que bueno!

yo soy italiana pero sè hablar inglès y espanol tambien..todavia no mucho :P

pero no me acuerdo de haber escuchado hablar espanol en el video..mumble mumble..

anyway! kisses to nina!!

[geofg]

So, you are tri-lingual! That's great. Can you understand japonesa tambien?

[lifemango]

That's right!

oh no, i can't understand japanese at all, and i'd really like to.. it's so beautiful, and fascinating.

If i have the time i'll attend a japanese language course..after my degree i mean.

I think it will be helpful for a hypothetical career ;) and it will be very fun too!

keep watching you and nina talking..

you capture me

hasta prontido! :D

[Haliqhamal]

to lifemango,

but any language course that u going to learnt is not enough. to me language is something u need to practise everyday. Means u need someone to talk to, in your case u need japanese speaker. I am trilingual myself now, by suppose i am 4-lingual but i dont count Espanol(spanish) anymore because i started to forgot everything that i learnt  :(

[lifemango]

sorry for the late answwer!

yes you're right..i wish i have some japanese speaker near me...but its not so simple :P

and yes, if you dont train everyday a language you will soon forget it!

for now i watch nina's videos and it's ok.. i can understand words like "osaka" ahaha..

wow ._.

let's see in the future!

kisses!

[zeroarashi]

sou ka!! ahhh that is a shame indeed. u_u' I'm amazed this reply got posted... I wrote another comment but for some reason it's not posting my text comments on your channel...I wonder why that is. It's been doing this on several videos now. Hmmmm...strange.

P.S. Yes, that was right. Cold beer coming up! lol.

[geofg]

I guess I could find the Dora shows on the internet, but I don't want to get Nina in the habit of spending lots of time on the computer. I'm sure she will discover the whole world of computers and cell phones soon enough, so no need to speed that process along. Another woman also told me she couldn't post vids here. She thought I had blocked her. I wonder why that happens.

[MekongPlease]

Whenever I see you two together (and I know I point it out in almost every video) the older she gets, the more she looks like you. Her nose gets more slender and you two definitely have the same nose. I'm just weird that way. hahaha. She is still too cute.

[Haliqhamal]

geofg are cute too :p

[geofg]

Ha ha. You are just about the only person who notices her similarity to me, but thanks! I take it as a complinent. I hope her nose doesn't get quite as big as mine, though. Ha ha.

[MekongPlease]

I love her "nope".

[geofg]

Yeah, I like it too. Maybe she got that from me as well, but it's cuter when she says it.

[gothjet]

That was so cute when she came over to give you a hug, I cried a little! I'm gonna go hug my dad as soon as he comes home! :D