Summer FUN!!

RCU Charity Classic Race!

The boys love to play in their pools! 4 hours straight on this day!

Lily also loves the water, it wasn't long before she was

heading over to the boys' pools.

Lily is getting close to walking, we are ready for her to walk

on her own.

Lily loves sun dresses, OK mom loves her in sundresses!!

Ice Cream Man!!

Who wants ice cream??

Waiting......

We Love Summer!!

See you next Wednesday Ice Cream Man!!

First birthday Korean traditions

There are many Korean traditions that we are trying to carry out for Lily. There are a few that surround the first birthday. Children wear a traditional Korean dress called a Hanbok. They are beautifully hand made garments and we were blessed to get two for Lily's first birthday. One from her foster mother, which was so special and a second from our Korean friends. There is also an event that occurs at the first birthday party called a Toljabee. For this you place several items in front of the child, usually a bow and arrow, a needle and thread, book and pencil, rice cake, ruler, and a knife. When these things are placed in front of the child the child will reach for them. Which ever one they reach for determines their future. Each one has it's own meaning. We chose to skip this at her birthday party and do it as it's own event. Lily reached for the pen first which means she will be a successful scholar.

We could not get a smile out of Lily for her pictures which was a bit strange because she smile a lot now. Turns out she was not feeling well, she got sick a couple hours later with a tummy ache and fever. So we are happy she was just cooperative! She looks so beautiful in those garments!!

End of school and first birthday.

Once again I am amazed at how fast the year went by. Carter completed first grade and Griffin preschool and Lily turned one. Now I have a second grader, a 4-Ker and a one year old. Get this; when Lily is in Kindergarten Carter will be in 6 grade and Griffin in 3 grade, that means three kids in private school, and that will be about the time the orthodontist appointments start, YIKES!! I may have to get a job, I sure hope I don't I love being home. I suppose it will be different when all of the kids are in school. I am very excited to have Carter home for the summer, he is a big help and he and Griffin play pretty good together and Lily loves her big brother. Carter is such a sweet boy with such a tender heart, he is also very active and loud. He has such a silly side which is fun but as I said LOUD! Griffin has matured a lot over the past year and is really starting to be more independent and he has really surprised us with his patience with his baby sister. He is a talker, he talks none stop and some of the things that come out of his mouth are unbelievable, that child remembers EVERYTHING!

We have a few camping trips planned for the summer and the boys are involved in many activities so we will be busy but with Lily we are trying to stay closer to home which is nice.

Lily had a wonderful first birthday, we had such a good day. Lots of family and friends to celebrate with her. Many of my family members met her for the first time last weekend. She is such a sweet baby and totally out of her shell now that she has been home for three months. She is even starting to throw little fits when she does not get what she wants.

So for us, life is full of adventure, love and joy! God has blessed us beyond what we could ever imagine and we give him all the glory!!