Pals, President Bush, and Playground Fun

176 days!

That is how long we have been in Korea.  This past week was spent organizing for the new homeschool year and spending time with our friends before they head back to regular school.  i have a lot of fun stuff to share with you so let's get started.

On Thursday, the kids and I walked down to New City to meet our friends the Goliczs at Lolli Polli's.  I know I have mentioned this place before, but the kids LOVE it.  Darci was SUPER excited because two of her friends got to join us as well.  After a round of jumping, Mitchell headed off with Erin and the boys and the girls and I had lunch together.  They spent the rest of the afternoon doing what girls do best.....GIGGLE!

I told you she was SUPER excited

after this, Darci proclaimed, "Oh no, I've turned into a street dancer"

(a little Korean lady stopped to take their picture)

How much is that doggie in the window?

(you know the one pooping in the corner)

jump time

a little dodge ball too

Darci bought this thinking it was apple juice

NOPE!  wheat water!

begging me for Won

handsome boys

boy, did we have our hands full!

pretty girls

where we ate for lunch 

 

they gave her a baby dish to eat out of

garlic rice...SPICY but yummy

they ate the chicken at least

making friendship bracelets

See! We match!

For dinner that evening, we took the kids to pizza night on base and I managed to grab a couple of photos that I had to include.

not a great view of the parking lot, BUT

 the sun bouncing off the mountain was pretty

I let Mitchell ride shotgun....

he was as happy as a dog hanging out the window

until Dave started driving through town!

I also have a small collection of RANDOMNESS to show you.  As usual, sometimes Korea can offer quite a few odd things.

I hope that the patients come out looking better than the smiley face!

Yes, you read that right.  You can win a MacGyver Knife

in the claw game here!

 

I am sure chicken and beer do cause JOY in some people ☺

people run red lights all of the time, WHY even bother

stopping at this point?

BAD drivers come from the US too!

this is Dave's motor pool

it looks like they were drunk when they painted the yellow line

AND there are yellow lines like that everywhere 

translated... President Bush is saying

"care of intestine cancer"

On Saturday night, Darci convinced Dave to take the family for dessert at the Ann House.  I posted about the Ann House, last week.  Darci loved it so much that we just HAD to go back.  Here are a few pics from this visit.

Darci has been taking her book everywhere ☺

We sat at a different table, so we got a new quote.

the little pitcher of lemonade reminded me of my

Grandma Mary, who always served sweet tea like this

tiny cup of cherry tea

tastes like cherry lifesavers

Christmas decorations and a cupid!

random teddy bear

Dave was FINALLY off on Sunday and we were able to spend some family time together.  We took the kids to the park and to the pool for one last swim before it closes for the summer.  As usual, my 3 children acted as CRAZY as ever.

I thought we were done with pushing our kids on the swing a long time ago...

I WAS WRONG!

Well, that's about it for this installment of Bodily Family Fun.  I hope you enjoyed it.  I am off to prepare for the coming storm.  Pics of Typhoon Bolaven coming up!  Until then...... annyeonghi geyseyo!

From Ann House to Our Anniversary!

Wow!  Has it been a week already?  Well, it seems it has and I have plenty to share with you.  Dave has once again been extremely busy this week and we have not had much opportunity to spend time with him, but the kids and I managed to have a little fun while we waited for him to come home.  Most of the time, these two monkeys were just goofin around!

One evening, the kids and I decided to walk down to New City to have some dinner.  New City is part of Dongducheon.  It is just the newest part of the city and that's why they call it New City......go figure!  Anyhoo, once we got down there, I decided that we needed to eat somewhere new and ended up eating at a place called the Ann House.  It is actually a coffee/dessert shop.  Each table has its own set of doors so everyone has privacy while they dine.  As with most restaurants in Korea, the table has a door bell of sorts for you to ring for your waiter.  When he came, he would even knock on the door before opening it.  For the first few minutes of our meal, soft music was playing in the background and then all of a sudden, the place was filled with TECHNO music.  Somehow it just didn't fit the ambiance of the place.  However, the strangest thing that I have to share would be the food I ordered.  All I can say is check out the picture of my plate!

the entrance.... I don't have a good pic of it, but they even

had Christmas decorations up!

each table had its own saying

high backed floral couches 

Mitchell said he was "NEVER going to this GIRLY place again"

our front door .... ☺

not a bad pic of me, but including it for the cupcake wallpaper

how they served Mitchell's Coke

I think it could have been bigger!

in most places we have eaten, they only provide utensils for your dish

my food did not require a knife, so I didn't get one

a garnish of corn, cabbage, pickled radish, tator tots, a cherry tomato, and

YES!  BANANAS 

view from the our front door ☺

I can see how Mitchell was so overwhelmed!

I looked over and Mitchell was drinking his water like this 

one benefit to the couch.....a resting place when you are done

I told you they were goofin around!

I also managed to take a few ODD Korea pics this week.

Anyone want a Porket Sand Peanut for snack?

it's actually a pocket sandwich

look what I found at DAISO

 there are literally NO seat belt laws in this country

this kid was riding down the road like that!

Does this sound yummy to you?

On Sunday, the 19th, Dave and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary.  Although Dave was working, it was wonderful to finally SEE him on our anniversary.  And guess what made this one of the BEST ones so far.....the KIDS!  Originally Dave and I had planned to catch a quick lunch together, but those plans went to the wayside when Mitchell and Darci decided to cook lunch for us.  I have say I was quite worried when Darci comes running into my room wearing her pink chef's hat and asked me what kind of oil they needed for eggs.  And then when I went to help, Mitchell had already cracked 12+ eggs complete with shells!  So for lunch we had toast and eggs.  Darci also had a few surprises up her sleeve. ☺

the sign on our front door

LUNCH

we got our own crowns with staffs

She and Mitchell kept blowing these.

beautiful wrapping job

ooooooo YUMMY

Darci bought us bracelets

dessert was candy served on a cookie tray with a LOVE sign

the kids call this candy Pixie Dust....it tastes horrible to me

but the thought was nice

they even made confetti and streamers

AND last, but certainly not least, Darci decided that Dave and I needed dance instruction.  I do not have video of her personal lessons for me, which included a cartwheel, but I do have a little from our lunch time session. She is one UNIQUE character.  I have to say I haven't laughed that hard or that much in quite a long time. I hope you get a kick out of it too.

listen closely.... you might be surprised what you hear

although I look like a raccoon, the laugh was good for my soul!

So there you have it. Week 24 was a BLAST!  I am so grateful to be part of this family.  I love my husband and children with everything I have.  I appreciate you taking time to read about our week.  I hope you have a great one too!  Until next week, annyeonghi geyseyo.