Thursday Mornings at the Library

Thursday morning this is our routine. We get up and go to the Library at Camp Casey where the boys get to enjoy friends, good stories, and snacks. The boys look forward to story time. They have even gotten much better at actually listening to the stories in our time here.

Splish, Splash...

We were taking a bath. When our friends Kyle and Erica decided to join us before heading home for the night. They had all eaten Oreo cookies after dinner and needed a wash down. Needless to say the bathroom became completely soaked, but they had fun!

Motor Pool Mayhem

Here are the boys being carried by our friend Mat, who is one of the mechanics in Joe's unit. Then he handed them off to Joe. Skoebie had to show me his hands were "Yuckie" I think he thought he could be a mecanic too. Finally what happend when you let two little guys loose in they motor pool, they find a water source.

Sad Day

Ok, so I mentioned that Stew bravely waved bye to the truck with our stuff on it. Here is a picture of the truck all loaded down. Then after we walked away Stew couldn't be brave much longer. He broke down. He cried and cried. Joe and I had to talk to him about how everything was going to meet us at our new house. He then told us he was ready to get on the plane. He wanted the plane now. Thursday we went to the library and I showed him the globe and again explained where we were, where our new house would be, where Gram-mama and Gramps lived and where Grammie and Pa lived. He seemed to understand better. He kept waving at the globe saying "Hi Grammie, Hi Pa, Hi Gramps, Hi Grand-mama, I see you soon." I think the globe helped. He seemed to perk up and feel better. Wednesday when we went over to Tiffany and Jeff's house for lunch Kyle, Skoebie and Stew decided to pull up some chairs and watch Cars. They were so funny all sitting there with their legs crossed just the same, until I got the camera out of course.

The wheels on the bus go round and round...

Today Lindsey and I took our boys on the city bus to to go shopping at E-mart. When you catch the bus in Korea you stand up and flag the bus down like you would a taxi as it is approaching. The first bus we tried to catch drove right on past us at full speed. Apparently the driver either didn't like Americans, Kids, or both. The next driver was kind enough to stop and let us ride. We happily got on the bus and took our seats. The boys thought they were big stuff because they climbed up into seats all by themselves to ride. I was proud of them for sitting down like I asked. Stew kept reminding me that he was sitting on his bum. We had a good time with all three boys. Stew and Skoebie even played at the toy area while Lindsey and I shopped for a while. It was nice to shop kid free even if it was only part of the time we were there.

Shh...baby sleeping

Tonight I watched this sweet little 5 week old so his Mom and Dad could go out on a date night. He was really good for me the whole time they were gone. He went to sleep while I was trying to get my boys ready for bed so I made him this comfy bed. Yes, I know it is two towels in the bottom of the laundry basket. That is not what matters. He slept comfortably there for an hour and was also protected from Skoebie. Skoebie ans Stew both love this little guy. Stew was a big helper with him tonight. Stew softly snuggled him, held his bottle for him, and gave him a pacifier when he was crying. Skoebie was a handful. He was jealous of Mama holding a baby, wanted to help with the baby, but couldn't, wanted to love the baby and was a little to rough. It was a fun evening. Best of all, I got to give the sleeping little guy back to his loving Mom and Dad before he woke up in the middle of the night.

Soccer anyone?

Here are some pictures of the boys playing soccer with some of their friends last week on the turf field across from Joe's house. The boys love to play soccer. Skoebie will run and kick the ball as long as you let him. However, with the older kids we had playing too he did a lot of carrying the ball. We have pictures here of Skoebie running with the ball - Run Skoebie Run! Skoebie playing keep away from the big kids. Stew and Sydnee sitting on the balls (I know that one is a basketball...we didn't have enough soccer balls for all the kids). And Finally Stew playing Goalie -stopping the ball outside the net. The kids had a blast. I hope you are having this much fun.

Kelsey's Baby Shower

My friend Kelsey is having a boy! We had to help her celebrate. Tiffany threw her a surprise baby shower that was a tremendous success. As you can see by the group photo above we had a good turnout. Kelsey is only 5 months along, but as life in the military goes she is leaving us and going back to the states in September. So we took advantage of the moment. Tiffany made this adorable diaper cake. I had everyone decorate onsies for the baby. I couldn't believe the talent we had amongst us. And, of course, we played games. We scooped cotton balls from one bowl to another while blindfolded, which was tougher than it sounds. We stuffed jumbo marshmallows in our mouths and tried to say different baby related items such as diaper, sippy cup, and pacifier. You get one marshmallow in your mouth for each word. Who knew that marshmallows swell in your mouth when you don't chew them and try to stuff as many as you can in your mouth at once. The are not kidding when they say Jumbo! We also unscrambled baby words and tried to guess what baby animals were called. Did you know that a baby eel is called an elvin? The things you can learn. We had a great time. I have some great friends.

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!