Man...this past month has been craaaaazy! I've been meaning to update on my flight back to korea...but so much has gone on since we got back...this past month just seems like it has flown by. I've missed u guys (BUT...i have been reading your posts...and commenting when i can)! So...what's been going on w/ us lately??? 1. It took us a good 2 weeks to 'naturally' get over the jetlag. I find it takes babies 2 weeks to adjust to the time difference on their own (from lots of experience w/ international flights). I could adjust to the time diff. on my own, but what would be the point...when i'm really on 'baby' time and have to move according to 'that' clock. It's just best not to mess w/ nature on this one. Theo took about 2 weeks. And Devin took just 1 week! 2. Devin went right back to his preschool after 1 week of staying at home bored to death (and getting over jetlag). Since we went back to the same school, same teacher, same class, and same friends...there was no adjustment there : ) BTW, last year his schedule was 9-2:30pm...and this year it's 9:30-3:50pm. However...per his own request...D's been going to 종일반/all day class since last week (mainly for the Moms that work)...they stay a lil later than the reg. kids. I'm really like Hitler when it comes to naps and children getting over tired...so i like it that D. came home earlier. But for some reason, for the past couple of weeks, he's been begging us to attend the 종일반...so after some thought and discussion we decided to agree...but will watch him closely to make sure he's not too tired. So now, D.'s schedule is 9:30am -5:30pm. I know that's like a normal daycare schedule in the States and its not like a big deal or anything, but it's just a really big deal for our family : ) 3. Theo is attending a new Cultural center class for the fall. It's awesome. Very physically active for both kids and Mommy! (kinda like Gymboree, but more FUN)! I would like for him to attend at least 1 more class a week, BUT with the Swine Flu epidemic here...it's just a lil scary to be going to too many 'crowed' places regularly. Korea is so freakin' over-populated...any disease is easily spread. I can't remember the exact statistics, but when i flew back in August and watched the news...they were saying that in a matter of a couple of weeks, the original 50 known patients to have caught Swine flu had gone to like 600+ some people! Isn't that crazy??? And it's supposed to get worse during the Fall mths (in the US and Korea)! ack~ 4. My BIL is getting married at the end of this month. This is a veeeeery big deal for our family, but personally for ME as well. For so long, i've been the ONLY DIL...and while there is pressure...it's not as much as will be come Oct.31st when i get a new "sister in law"???hmmm...actually i dunno what u call that relationship?? In korea she will be my 동서/dong-suh. I am her Hyung-nim ~ She's actually dated my BIL for a long time and we knew they would get married eventually. So now the time has come. We've just been busy getting ready, getting our new hanboks made (which i am dreading wearing...it's soooo hard taking care of a baby when u have a hanbok on)...i bought a new suit (to change into after the hanbok)...normally u have to keep wearing the hanbok but i told my inlaws how uncomfortable i'd be so the FIL offered to buy that as well. Now i just have to book my Hair&makeup person and i'm set. Wait a minute! isn't Oct. 31st Halloween??? ack! Anyway, i get along w/ my soon-to-be 동서 and hopefull it'll stay like that. We'll see. There is a lil past drama between Hubby and my BIL...hmmm...only time will tell. : ) Do any of you other ladies have Hyung nims OR Dong suhs ??? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ So anyways, here are some pics of the Boys this past month: 
puhahaha...D. is getting in trouble for something and so we make him do the 'old school korean time out hands raised thing'...and suddenly oneday T. went to the same spot and raised his hands too. Kekeke~ I had to take a pic! 
On our way to Costco...i heart Costco! BTW, i got 'Volume magic straight perm' last week. Lord have mercy! i haven't had straight hair for almost 5 yrs (i am NOT exaggerating)! ever since D. turned 100 days old...i've only gotten wavy perms. It's so weird having straight hair again ; ) I decided to go w/ the volume magic cause i don't like stick straight hair, and this particular perm has a curve at the ends~ 
(A tourist attraction near our home...it's called 평화랜드/peaceland? It's actually located reeeeeally close to the North Korea border~ a little too close for comfort?! The train is coin-operated...so cute. Doesn't the paddle boat look fun?) 
A quick weekend trip to the beach...both boys digging in the sand : ) It was such a nice day out! 
Hehehe...know what they're doing? Both boys have their own Nintendo DS's ! Eventhough Theo is waaay younger than his big bro...he still wants to do whatever it is he's doing! *sigh* D's pretty good, but T. has no idea what he's doing ; ) Next time, i'll update on my crazy*ss flight back to Korea! | 
I was bummed about that because it's very few and far between that i take the time to get dolled-up. Now i only have 3-4 pics w/ my kids and family of that day. (( Note to SELF - No matter how crazy it is...always make sure u leave w/ LOTS of pics from a special occassion!) Really....pictures are the only things that last ~ And they're the only 'things' u are 'left' with. Come to think of it...i don't even have any pics of Theo...cause he was asleep most of the time : (
