Christmas

Below are a few pictures from Christmas day. The boys had a nice Christmas and got LOTS of new toys, puzzles, games and coloring books!!!!!

Seoul Tower

O' where do I even start with this blog???!!!!???? I have been wanting to go to Seoul Tower since I have been here and finally we decided to go since Jim & Phyllis are in town. It was awesome!!!!! We called a taxi and got a ride up as far as we could and then we walked the rest of the way. It was not near as bad of a walk as I expected. The kids were able to walk it even though it was very steep. While we were walking up to the tower, a Korean santa (pictured below) came over and picked Austin up and was going crazy over him. As you can tell from the picture, Austin was NOT happy at all. At the top, there were a few things to look at and walk around outside although it was so chilly we did not spend alot of time out there. Once inside, we took the elevator ride to the top of the tower and enjoyed the amazing view of Seoul. Seoul is such a HUGE city and it is neat to get a view of it. Luckily, it was a fairly clear day and we could see pretty most everything. The boys loved it up there and enjoyed it much more than I expected. We then took a bus down the mountain and into Itaewon and from there we grabbed a cab and came back home. Aiden did not want to go to Seoul Tower at first as he wanted to stay home and play with mawma. He kept saying "I do not want to go to Eiffle Tower".....hehehe wrong country :) Anyways, once we got in the cab he thought it was pretty cool as that was his first time in a cab. Then we had to go through a LONG tunnel and he loved that as well. Then on the way back we rode the bus and once again, Aiden has never been on a bus before. Not only did he have a GREAT time, he is now as we speak back in his room pretending to be a cab driver with Austin and mawma and he is taking them to Seoul Tower :) Enjoy the pictures below and this will be somewhere we visit again. Very easy to get to and not expensive!!!!!!

Christmas fun at Preschool

Below are some pictures from Aiden's preschool. They had several activities for Christmas and it was fun to watch Aiden and his classmates. The first thing they did was sing Christmas songs at the hotel on base and then the following week they had a nice party at school. The class did a little play and Aiden was one of the wise men. He did really well and Austin once again enjoyed his time hanging out at big brother's preschool and hanging with the "big kids"!!!!!

Thanksgiving Party at Aiden's School

We had a great time at Aiden's preschool for his Thanksgiving party. The class sang 4 songs for us and Aiden did very well. He sang and did all the dance motions for the songs. Normally, he does not like doing this kind of stuff and just stands there but he really did good this time. The one funny thing he did was sometimes he would be singing and dancing and he would notice his hat and stop to flip it or something....typical Aiden :) Austin enjoyed spending time at preschool and got to sit with Aiden to eat. I LOVED watching the boys say their blessing before their meal. Austin said the prayer right along with the class as it is the same one we say at home!!!! Enjoy the pictures below and look for a Christmas update around Dec. 10th as Aiden and his class are going to the DHL to sign Christmas songs......I hope to video tape this one!!!!

Trick or Treat

The boys had a great time tonight getting candy. We stayed out for about an hour and a half. It was crazy busy but nice. The entire base as well as some Koreans seem to migrate to the Embassy housing area. It does not bother me but it was really busy and alot of houses ran out of candy. Everyone thought Austin was a cow instead of a dalmation but Aiden was quick to correct them. Towards the end, we were walking by some Koreans and they said "aw look at the cow", Aiden huffed at them heavily and said "he is NOT a cow he is a DALMATION"!!!! Then Aiden proceded to looks at me and ask " mommy why does everyone keep calling Austin a cow when he is clearly a dalmation"??? I about fell over laughing so hard :) There was even a Korean who wanted a picture of the boys.......I think the boys are getting used to it by now though as Austin looked at him with his rotten grin and proudly said "CHEESE"!!!!!!

Halloween Cake :)

Tonight the kids and I baked Halloween Cakes instead of carving pumpkins. They enjoyed doing this SO much more and could help out a little more. Then, best of all they got to eat their creation!!!!!! They both did SO good and we all had a great time. I have alot of pictures but tried to limit the ones I put up....it was just a fun night and lots of cute pictures. Tomorrow we have a halloween party with the playgroup here on base and then Saturday is Trick or Treat with a maze and party here at our housing compound. More pictures to come from the upcoming events......

"Community Helpers Parade"

Aiden's preschool had a "Community Helpers Parade". It was basically just dressing the kids up as different roles and they walked around the school. It was cute and the kids enjoyed it. Notice in some of the pictures, Austin was checking them all out. Then in one picture he could not sit up on the ledge with the kids so he sat in front of them on the curb.....he ALWAYS has to get in on the action :)