Happy and 3!

Stew got to blow out the candles on his four wheeler cake. He got to have his cake and eat it too, that is after Papa shoved his face in it. he got to rip into his packages with enormous gusto. And ... rip open every package and play with the toys and wear his new shirt while still at the party. WOW what an evening.
Stew was so funny opening his presents this year. He knew exactly what this birthday thing was all about. He would grab a present off of the table, fling it in the floor, jump up in the air and land on it with his bum and then begin riping it to shreds. It was hilarious to watch. I am not sure what was going through his head, but it sure gave us all a laugh. He was quite happy at the end of the night. He got 10 new vehicles (5 Trucks, 4 Cars, and one four wheeler), an Elmo t-shirt, Don't wake the Hulk game, some books for the airplane, a view finder 3-D, a parachuting Diego, and a little Count Dracula stuffed toy. Not to bad for being 3! Happy Birthday Stew!

Stew is 3!

Happy Birthday Stew Man! It is hard to believe that this little guy is 3 already. The pictures on top are from yesterday. Stew watching football with his Papa, and driving his tractor at the train station while waiting on the train. Then we have pictures from his actual birthday. What a great Mom am I. I let Stew run around in Underwear all morning because it was his Birthday and that is what he wanted to do. Then tonight was Joe's farewell BBQ with his soldiers, and this is a picture of Stew with one of the guys 5 year old son. Yes, you read that right, the boy beside Stew is 5. We are having him a birthday party tomorrow with a few friends so I will have actual birthday party pictures later. Poor guy is two out of three at living in a hotel on his birthday.

Happy Birthday April!

This is my sister April. Today is her 29th birthday. Really it is! We just wanted to say Happy Birthday! We Love You!

18 Months!

Can you believe it? Skoebie is 18 months old. Stew will be 3 next month. These two boys are getting so big. I just can't believe it myself and I get to see them everyday. I was just thinking the other day that Skoebie was still drinking from a bottle, crawling, and barely talking when we came to Korea. Tonight we were watching TV and Joe was flipping through the channels and we saw some guys playing football. Skoeb says "Papa, football" I was pretty impressed. Both of the boys love football. Joe is playing some intramural football in the evenings here and it is fun to take the boys over to the field. They have officially been dubbed the team's mascots. We picked up their uniforms today. I will be posting pictures of them in uniform with the team soon.

Happy Birthday to me....

Friday was my birthday. On Saturday after church we invited some good friends to go out to eat with us at ORAE Buffet, a Korean Restauraunt. Joe and I have eaten there before, but our friends had not. I particullary enjoy the fact that, since it is a buffet, you get to pick and choose what you feast upon. My favorite is the Bulgogi, which is seasoned and marinated beef. Sooo Yummy! Traditionally at a Korean restauraunt you have to take off you shoes when you go in the door, and you get to sit on the floor on flat square pillows. There is a little grill in the center of the table where you get to cook your own food. After cooking your food the traditional Korean way to eat is to take a lettuce leaf, fill it with meat, rice, vegetables (I prefer tomato and garlic), form it into a ball of lettuce and shove the whole thing into your mouth. I am not so good with the shove it all in your mouth in one bite. But it is delicious none the less. How ever we did get brave this time and tried eel, and baby octopus. Let's just say we have tried it once and that is enough. One couple we took wwith us loved it, the other couple had mixed feelings. He loved it, I think she hated it. It made for a perfect birthday dinner, good food, great friends, good conversation and some adventure. To top it all off, Ice Cream cones are even included in the price of dinner. What more could a girl ask for? Happy birthday to me!