Slow as Molasses in January

January has certainly been slow!

Jim's been in the field a lot, so the boys and I have gone up to Dongducheon a couple times because he's not allowed to travel to Seoul on those weekends.

This picture is from Jan 2d, I think, when we had a four-day weekend and left the boys at home with the nanny in order to go skiing. Well, it barely met the definition of skiing, but nonetheless we skiied. Later, our Korean friend Lucy told us there are much better places to go than the one we chose. That figures. Anyhow, here I am in the new ski jacket Jim bought me for our 5th Anniversary --- Dec 29th.

It has been pretty darn chilly here in Seoul this January. We haven't gotten much snow at all, but it's been cold (rarely getting above 30F) and windy. So, here are our little bundles all bundled in snowsuits given to them by Aunt Nancy who lives near Chicago. They are toasty warm and the boys are in good spirits, although they don't look very happy!

Here is a shot of Jimmy III sleeping under the super-warm Grand Targhee blanket that his Gramma and Grampa Kane bought him for Christmas. Sweet Dreams, darlin'.

Here is Joey, crashing just as comfortably, under his gift blanket. Joey often sleeps like he's just been shot. He's run himself tired throughout the day doing his best to tackle his brother as often as possible!

One of the few recreational activities we can enjoy with the boys in Korea during the winter, we've become rather regular bowlers! Jimmy and Joey like it because it's a pretty loud activity, so they never get "shooshed". This is Joey rooting for Mommy to get a strike!

See you all in February, hope your January went quicker than ours did, especially if you are a northern member of the family!!!

Christmas in Seoul

Well, we made it through our babies' first Christmas and unfortunately it was very far away from almost everybody we love. We shared awesome toys with the boys, went to a very delicious Christmas Day brunch and even had some good ol' (not so old...) American Starbucks.

Christmas brunch at Hartell House on Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea
Jimmy & Joey with their pile of gifts on Christmas morning
Daddy Jim building block towers with the aid of Starbucks. The boys took their turn knocking the towers down, first cautiously but soon after with much gusto! The rocket-car in the background has been fun, but also has handed out some little bruises.
That there is a good rule, keep the car on the rug, but unfortunately these guys zoom around on it too fast for us to keep those limits. In the background is Joey with Gramma and Grampa Kane's push wagon that has bead wires and bins for blocks. It pushed well and doesn't tip over.
This is just an early December morning in Seoul off our balcony.