Hello and welcome, everyone. I am glad you could join us for another installment of Bodily Family Fun. I hope you all are having a wonderful November. It has turned quite chilly here in Dongducheon. We have had a few lows below zero and a good bit of rain. It is definitely hot chocolate weather ☺. As you all are aware, time is flying by and Thanksgiving is fast approaching and our little family will be very busy in the coming weeks. This past week was just the beginning. So I hope you enjoy it.
On Wednesday, Darci and I attended one of the many Girl Scout events of the month. We were able to go with the Korean Girl Scout troop to a farm, where the girls picked pears and dug for sweet potatoes. They also got to see an array of animals, tools used by Korean farmers in earlier times, and take a ride on a miniature ferry, of sorts.
we got into a slight traffic jam because
the road we were on was only one lane wide!
after an hour on the road, we finally made it
started the hike UP to the potato field
we passed a South Korean army post along the way
the soldiers inside waved at us and even said "See you later" when I spoke to them
the view was beautiful
pretty fall colors
showing the girls how to dig the potatoes
on your mark, get set
dig
Now she can go dig the potatoes when we move back home!
Darci and Ashlyn
The girls all got a few to take home.
we had to hike up the other side to pick the pears
they had picked the pears, wrapped them in paper,
attached them back to the tree so the girls could pick some
not exactly the way I thought they would be picking pears
a machine rings the bells attached to line throughout the orchard to scare away birds
the Korean Girl Scouts had a good time too
this is the only one I saw that was still growing on the tree
kind of small, but pretty
June, Ashlyn's mom
learning about the old way of getting wrinkles out of fabric
they would beat the fabric with big sticks!
farm tools
hands-on displays
a Korean dog called a jindo
Darci enjoyed feeding the rabbits
a jindo puppy
I felt really bad for this poor baboon!
just gorgeous
well, the picture says it all ☺
the "ferry boat"
waiting for the others to get back
the whole gang!
And that was all done in just 4 hours, including drive time! I think we were all exhausted at that point, but we had another Girl Scout meeting the next day to start preparations for our Thanksgiving with our new friends. The girls set about making hats for the skit, while the moms and leaders got busy on the cornucopias we are giving to each of the Korean girls. We were all up to our eyeballs in twine, paper plates, and hot glue! I am SOOOOO grateful to all of these lovely ladies for their help with the cornucopias!
Saturday seemed to arrive in the blink of an eye and we had kids over to play, a Korean culture class at our apartment complex to attend, and family fun night.
we were going to learn the "Art of Paper Folding"
getting ready to start our paper pencil holder
practicing
my shy boy
not loving it!
even the little ones participated
so precious
my friend, Anna, and her daughter
my friend, Dawn
folding
and folding
and folding
AND FOLDING!
2 HOURS Later.........
we FINALLY have a pencil holder!
the girls ended up loving it!
the boys .....well, you know, they're boys!
time for some cards!
looks comfortable
not very good at bluffing!
let's play!
boxes of Pepero sticks on display at LotteMart
Happy Pepero Day!
want some NUDE ones?
the individual boxes are made to mail
a limited edition box
this caution sign always makes me giggle
i love the big church on the hill
a leaf storm
The next pics are taken at Yongsan.
at Dragon Hill Lodge.... I could just sit here all day
the elves have arrived early
☺
And now the Lantern Festival. I am always amazed at the beauty of these paper lanterns. The people that design these are true artists. It is such a blessing that we got to go, even though it was cold and rainy!
at the main entrance
I know its not dark yet, but I am glad we came early
goblin lanterns
family pic
children of the world display
the US was listed as North America
and was represented by a Native American
he seems to be enjoying himself
even Superman made an appearance, along with Spiderman and Batman
making a wish at the wishing well
So after a lot of walking, some giant leaves, a little TV, and some Monopoly, we headed to bed and finished out our week. I hope you have enjoyed reading about it. So I will leave you with these final pics and talk to you next time.
the kids had never seen leaves this big before
want to know what Pocahontas sounds like in Korean?
check it out!
game ON
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