Seeing double

Just a random picture of the boys in their pjs right before bed... don't they look cute???

Korean brush painting

We went to LACMA to check out the Korean art gallery and to do some brush painting with Raiden's family. Noah had a great time hanging out with his bud from preschool and it was really cool that the boys were exposed to some culturally relevant art (Raiden is also half Korean). Afterwards we went to a real cool art/food space called Royal T. When will we all get together again???

Mmm... chicken soup

The weather has been a bit colder these days, so we have been making some yummy chicken soup. Noah likes to help by throwing in all the vegetables and stirring the pot. Can we say Top Chef???

Brunch with the family

The birthday celebration continued today with cousin Isaac and Esther. It was great to see them before they headed off to Costa Rica. Before they left, we sang Happy Birthday to Bubbe again and enjoyed some yummy Sprinkles cupcakes. Did Bubbe make another wish???

Happy Birthday Bubbe!

Today we spent the day at the happiest place on earth with Bubbe to help celebrate her birthday. Noah had a great time with her at the park and we all enjoyed the nice weather and company. Here is Bubbe with all her boys... wonder what she wished for???

Happy Chusok!

Chusok is a Korean "Harvest Moon" festival. Although there are many traditional components to this special day (like visiting ancestoral graves, wearing hanboks, and dancing) we put a different spin on it and celebrated Emma's first visit to my parents' home. While she was swaddled and held with care, Noah and Kaitlyn were outside finding pumpkins and the last of this season's tomatoes, and Micah was walking all over the backyard grabbing golf clubs and bats! What will future celebrations be like with four kiddies???

September 27, 2009

After a fun filled evening at Yongsusan for Micah's Tol we weren't up to visiting a museum as planned. Unfortunately I was feeling under the weather and we spent the day chilling at home. Later in the evening we had a small Baskins Robbins cake at Auntie Cathy's to celebrate again... and Noah loved blowing the candle out for his little bro. The first year went by so fast, what will year 2 bring???

Micah's TOL

Micah's first birthday was such a wonderful celebration. We feel so blessed that we were able to share this time with so many people who love him. The room was filled with silver and blue balloons, Korean rice cakes, fruit, and of course items for Micah to grab during the toljabee. There was a book (scholar), stack of money (fortune), string (long life), stethoscope (doctor), and paintbrush (artist). I wanted Micah to grab the money and Jawsh wanted him to grab the paint brush... this time around I got my wish and he grabbed the stack of money! Although there were many highlights throughout the evening, we will never forget how later in the evening he grabbed the stack of money and the blue paintbrush at the same time! He is very special... wouldn't you agree???

Paging Dr. Smith

This is Noah's way of wearing a stethoscope. By the way, didn't you know he could hear the heart from the leg???

Dr. Dre

My good friend and college roommate, Andrea, came by for a visit. Last time I saw her was at her graduation party and now that she is doing her residency in Bakersfield, I hope that we will be able to see one another more often. Don't they look happy???

Snakes

We love the fact that Noah's preschool has easels set up for the children to paint everyday. Here is Noah's first art piece entitled, "Blue snake, red yellow snake." Since Noah chose the paint brush during the toljabee, and since his father is an artist, I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a world renowned artist (no pressure, right?). Will this piece be worth millions in the future???

Noah's first day of pre-school

Noah was very excited to take his lunch bag to preschool, making sure that I did not forget to pack his "strawberries and blueberries." The morning was great, he was a little attached to the hip at times, but he really enjoyed exploring the learning stations and of course, eating lunch. We can't get over how much older he looks when he is lining up to go into class, sitting with his peers eating, and going to the potty (no accidents today- knock on wood). Will the rest of the week go by smoothly???

Happy 3rd Birthday Kaitlyn!

Today we celebrated Kaitlyn's 3rd Birthday at the Children's Museum. The theme was Dora the Explorer and in honor of that, Jawsh made some shirts for the kiddies to wear. Kaitlyn had a Dora shirt that read, "I am 3 years old," Noah had on a Diego shirt (Dora's cartoon cousin), and Micah had on Swiper, the raccoon in the series that steals Dora's things. This picture was taken outside of the museum in the park. Don't they look absolutely adorable???

I wanna hold your hand

The boys fell asleep in the car holding hands. Isn't this the cutest thing???

Baby Emma

On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, Emma Min entered our lives. She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. She is absolutely beautiful! Michelle is doing well and is recovering nicely (Billy is also doing well). A lot of people think that she looks like Billy but I disagree. I think she looks like her Aunt Jennifer, but we'll have to see. I wonder what she'll look like with her eyes open???

Quiche

I never blog about food but this is a first for me so I had to take a picture (because y'all know that I prefer cleaning to cooking). I made a ham and onion quiche from scratch! Jawsh helped with the filling, but I did the crust. Not sure when this will happen again, so we had to take a picture! Doesn't this look tasty???

60

Today we celebrated Grandpa Art and Grandma Tina's 60th wedding anniversary! It's such an inspiration... we only have 56 years to go before we make it. These past 4 years have gone by in a blink, so 60 years should feel like a snooze, don't you think???

First steps

Micah recently took his first steps at home. He has been taking one then falling, but today he was in the living room and he just started to walk towards Jawsh. GA, GT, and Bubbe were there to witness his little feet move. Now that he can walk he tries to keep up with his big bro but he usually ends up getting on his knees and crawling because it's much faster. How will our lives be once he can walk quickly???

Mickey Mouse Club? Naaa... 30 plus 1 club!

Today we went to Disneyland for my birthday. My parents came along and for anyone who knows my family, it's a big deal when my dad joins us out. It was so nice to see my parents with our kids... we love to see how they interact with them and how they turn into typical "Grandparents..." spoiling, over indulging, and doing silly things to make them laugh. My dad has not been to Disneyland in over twenty years and the first thing he said was, "It looks exactly the same." Hopefully, I'll still look 31 in twenty years time... is that possible???

31

Here is the official 31st birthday photo. We had some yummy Korean BBQ and a coconut cake! It was a nice relaxed evening with family and friends. I wonder if my wish will come true???