Mikey's Hair Cut

Mikey got a hair cut before coming home. He was a big boy that day! Mikey sat in the chair and didn't cry. BUT he wouldn't let the lady wash his hair.

Last Baseball Picture

We had a great time at the last baseball game we attended. This is the last picture of us together. And it is one of the few pictures we have together with Eddie (he is holding Mikey). Muriel decided not to come since she went to the scrimmage the day before. Everyone at the game was so nice and the kids enjoyed getting to know them all. Lillian talks about the guys a lot. She tells her friends number 12 has a really cool motorcycle. Then she says number 11 is Eddie's friend and number 34 can hit the ball really hard. Lillan tells us that she likes the girl manager too.

Back in USA

We arrived home on August 25th after nearly 24 hours of traveling. We almost missed our plane in Dallas/Ft. Worth too. It was 4:30pm and we were standing in customs while the plane was beginning to board passengers. I wrangled an airport employee and his cart to help me get through customs and recheck our baggage. As I ran to the ticket counter, the airport employee looked up my gate and checked my bags for me. He yelled across the airport and told me "C28" as we ran for the esclator upstairs. I had to carry Mikey and run thru the airport with the girls running behind me. By the time we got to the plane it was 4:58pm and the flight was scheduled to leave at 5pm. The airport employee at the gate radioed the people at the plane that she was letting us come to the plane. I got there just in time to see the man outside the plane knocking on the pilot's window and yelling at him to open the door and let the missing passengers on. I apologized as we sat down since the flight crew had to start the safety demonstration all over again! Our flight was delayed by 4 minutes and our family in OKC saw the delay. They all knew it was us that caused the delay. I called my husband while running to the plane and told him we might not catch it. So, they knew we managed to get there just in time.

The time change has been harder on me than the kids. Even after half a pot of coffee, I'm dead on my feet. I didn't drive until Saturday evening since I knew I wouldn't be able to see straight. I'm worn out all day long and so very sore! I hurt all over my body- shin splints, backache, muscle cramps all over and even the muscles under my arms hurt.

The kids get tired in the afternoons and get cranky. We have had lots of crying and whining! BUT they have to go to bed at a decent hour if they plan on getting to school on time starting Monday. We visited the school on Friday to pick up paperwork and talk to the cafeteria ladies. I got the menu for August and September to see if I need to buy any gluten free groceries for Lillian. Monday will be very busy for us.

I will post the last of the pictures soon. The last few days in Korea were very busy. I had so much packing to do, English camp at the school, lots of baking to do and friends to see one last time. We enjoyed living in Incheon and miss everyone very much. So, to all our new friends we say "thank you." We hope to see you again.

Baseball Scrimmage

The guys in red shirts are team Full Swing. We came to the field bright and early saturday morning to watch them play.

Full Swing

Here's the team on the day of the scrimmage. The lady on the back row is the manager. Muriel is hiding like usual because she is being shy again. Mikey is wearing someone's hat and being goofy. Lillian is looking at Mikey being goofy. So much for getting my children to look at the camera.

Mikey borrows a bike

Before the scrimmage, Eddie helped Mikey ride this bike. It belongs to one of the guys on the team. Mikey also got to sit on a motorcycle.

Muriel plays ball

Muriel and her attempt to throw the ball up in the air and catch it.

Lillian's new shirt

The lady at the second hand store gave this to Lillian because she liked it so much. Plus, Lillian got a hair cut (a cute one too). The sunlight made the shirt shimmer and Lillian loved it!

Splashy the Whale

Terry and Jessica gave Lillian the game, Splashy the Whale. This game requires you to "fish" the items out of the whale's mouth. IF you touch the tongue, it spits water on you. IF you take too long, it spits water on you. AND as you can see in the picture, Splashy the Whale is spitting water all over Lillian! Mikey made Eddie hold him because he was scared of the whale and didn't want to get wet. Ha! Ha!

Lillian's Birthday Party

Lillian almost blew out all of her candles with one big breath. She got the last 2 with the next blow. Then it was time to EAT the cake, the brownies and pumpkin bread. It was all so good.

Party BINGO

Bingo is such a fun game! The kids love it and it's easy to do. We played several games at the party and handed out goodie bags to the winners.

That is a lot of kids

There were 25 kids and 4 adults at Lillian's birthday party and end of summer camp party. Look how they are seated- boys at one end and girls at the other. AND no, we didn't tell them to sit like this.

Tae Kwan Doe Gift

On the last day, the TKD Master gave each child a gift. It's a prism with their picture on it and a special message for attending TKD during the summer. The lady in the picture is the Master's wife and the man standing on the mat is the instructor.

The Karate Kid

Muriel has been practicing! She is getting pretty good at Tae Kwan Doe but she likes to pretend she's the karate kid.

The Park

Lillian has a hard time with this sidewalk. Mostly because it's all uphill. At the top is all the excerise equipment. So, you have a choice at this park: either trek uphill or take the steep stairs to the top...which would you choose?

The sunflower

Muriel found this sunflower and was so excited because it is almost as tall as she is. The kids decided to have their picture taken with it. After they took their picture, we went to the excerise park to work off some excess energy.

If you're not good...

Mikey is telling us all about what happens to bad little kids in Korea. He looks serious while perched in the window seal of the classroom.

Team huddle

Lillian and Mikey got to be in the baseball team's huddle. They have so much fun with the baseball team.

Lillian at the beach

Lillian's feet are buried in the sand. I don't know which she loved more-getting dirty or swimming. Either way, Lillian wishes she could go to the beach all the time.

Ship out to sea

While playing at the beach, we could see ships or maybe they were just fishing boats. There were even guys fishing off the rocks near the swimming area. The only thing that happened while at the beach was a crab swimming in the water crawled up my side and I had to dig it out of my arm pit!!!!!