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Today we ventured to Disneyland for Noah's 4th birthday. Noah wanted to ride (in order) Dumbo, Teacups, and Small World. He also asked to see Minnie and we just happen to see her on our way out. His birthday wish came true because we were able to do everything (and squeeze in the Jedi Training Show). It was a relaxing day and so much fun to be my with my boys. When will we stay for the World of Color show???

Happy Birthday Halmoni

November is a busy month full of birthdays. My mom's birthday is the last one to celebrate this month. Kelly was still in town so we went out to dinner for her birthday in Century City. Wonder what she wished for???

Happy 4th Birthday Noah!!!

Noah's 4th birthday landed on Thanksgiving this year, so we celebrated at Halmoni's house. Emo made a delicious Barefoot cake with a star made out of raspberries and blueberries! Noah had a great time opening up all his presents... I think his favorite was the Obi-won spaceship Daddy bought him. I can't believe that Noah is already 4 years old... where did the time go???

Gobble gobble

We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with traditional American fare and of course kimchi. This family get together was extra special because it was also Noah's birthday (see next post). Noah was too excited to really eat (who could blame him?) and Micah started off with meeyuk gook (Noah's birthday seawood soup) and some turkey... what will Thanksgiving be like next year???

Labor of love

Noah decided that he wanted chocolate cupcakes with Mickey Mouse decor for his class party. Since I volunteer on Mondays, I thought I could kill two birds with one stone by having his party on my work day. I made the cupcakes last night and made a fatal mistake! Instead of baking soda, I used baking powder! When the cupcakes came out they were really tiny and dense. At this point, I did not figure out what went wrong, and I decided to scrap them and to purchase the treats on the way to school. But Jawsh helped me figure out my misstep, and I decided to rebake the cupcakes. So I started again after the kids went to sleep and finished frosting them at 12:30 AM. Labor of love. And totally worth it because Noah was so happy. Look at his face, wouldn't you agree???

Happy Birthday Reile!

Today Noah and I ventured to Woodland Hills to help celebrate Reile's 1st birthday while Jawsh took Micah out for some bonding time. Reile's mom, Jamila, and I were roommates in college. They now live in the Bay Area so it was really nice to finally meet her son and wish him a happy day. When will we see them again???

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We celebrated Harabujee's 68th birthday today. Noah chose a card that had butterflies and dictated this to my mom who wrote the following in Korean: Happy Birthday Harabujee... I like you... Thank you for the love! Noah also drew a picture of him holding a green lollipop and a lighter! Wonder what he wished for???

Happy Birthday Kyer!

Today we celebrated Kyer's 2nd birthday at Underwood Farms! The boys had a blast on the hayride, climbing haystacks, riding trains, feeding animals, and riding ponies for the first time (whew!). I think it's so great that we live close enough to celebrate these special occasions together... wouldn't you agree???

Happy 50th Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty was celebrating her 50th anniversary at the Santa Monica airport. We thought that we would swing by to check out the art. The boys were saying, "Kaitlyn" the whole time because she likes Hello Kitty. It was fun for about ten minutes, but there was not much to do. The best part of the event (for me) was taking a picture inside of a Yogurtland cup. Hilarious, eh???

Family portrait

Noah drew the family... Daddy, Mommy, Noah, and Micah. Beautiful work, don't you think???