Sneak Peek

We got family pictures done yesterday with my fave photographer and she posted this sneak peek this morning. I love it! I am so excited to see the rest.

Plan B

The sun was finally shining after days of thunderstorms, hubby was tdy, and we had a whole Saturday to fill.  We had avoided the zoo all summer because of the heat and the mosquitoes, so I knew the kids would be stoked to go.  I was right.  They were super excited and ran off to get dressed while I packed lunches and swim suits for the zoo's splash pad.  Then as I was finishing up the packing I went to grab my military id (because that's how we get in free at the zoo) and I remembered...I don't have a military id!!!  Gah!  It was tragically and mysteriously sucked up by the inner labyrinth of my parents car on our Dallas trip.  "I've got bad news guys."  C didn't understand why we couldn't just pay to go to the zoo.  "Because!  We're not paying to go somewhere that we can go for free!"  Since we'd just been to the space center we decided to put our moody gardens membership to use.  We had a really nice time.  The big boys were quite well behaved on this outing, which was a pleasant surprise. :)  I did have to drag lil' peanut in to the 4D Rio show because he said it was going to be too scary.  He was on the brink, but keeping it together until the water sprayed him in the face.  Thankfully that happened near the end.  We also took in the 3D Galapagos show which they both loved.  An unusual bird inhabits the island.  It's a booby.  C immediately whips his head toward me and with eyebrows raised whispers, "Mom!  Did you hear that?  That bird's name is booby."  The blue footed booby.  He claps his hands over his mouth to stifle his giggles and looks at me again with a face that says "Are you hearing this?!"  I can't believe we didn't wind up having a more in depth conversation about it later on. ;)  

 

Now to get a new id so I can take my boys to the zoo!

Chuseok!

Saturday evening we went to an event at the Korean Community Center up in Houston.  It was hosted by the Houston Korean American Women's Association.  They advertised it as an event to build friendship among adoptive families, introduce the rich Korean culture and traditions, and to increase understanding of Korean heritage.  I am so glad that we went.  The women of KAWA were so sweet. Talk about being treated like guests of honor.  It was very obvious that they had planned the entire evening with us (adoptive families) in mind.  The event coincided with the holiday of Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) and they served an incredible feast of traditional Korean dishes.  It was delicious.  Even C liked it.  I was so proud of him.  He tried something new and ended up eating all of it.  Guess I need to learn how to make japchae. :)  Ambassador Suk-Bun PARK, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea was there and gave a welcome speech.  In it he asked if anyone knew what holiday was on Monday and promised a KPop cd to the person with the correct answer. A kid stood up and said Thanksgiving.  The Ambassador said that was close but asked what the Korean name was.  C raised his hand (while furiously whispering across the table "Mom!  Mom!  What is it again?")  One of the women grabbed him and took him up to the podium so he could answer into the microphone.  He proudly answered Chuseok (correct pronunciation and all) :)  The Ambassador gave hubs his business card and told him to email him our address so he could send C his prize.  Hubby did and got a very nice note back.  There was a full program, most of which I watched through the windows of the lobby as baby just mastered walking and wasn't happy unless he could practice his new skill.  He was quite the hit in the back of the room and out in the lobby.  They all thought he was so cute.  (He is, of course) ;) And I had offers to watch him while I went back inside and   Hubs and the big boys had front row seats for all the action.  Tae kwon do, Korean flute, Traditional Farmer's Dance, Korean Fan Dance, Korean drumming...so many neat traditional art forms that we got to see.  

Can you see spot baby and me? :)

We were so grateful to KAWA for hosting this wonderful (free!) event and welcoming us so warmly. They expressed the desire to make it an annual event.  We sure do hope to attend again next year!