May 5, 2011

May 4, 2011

Happy Birthday - Part 2

The twins had a great birthday!




Happy Birthday, Part 1

Today the twins are TWO! We couldn't decide between Thomas, Mickey, or Dora, so how about Teagan and Caden themed cupcakes for their birthday. They brought these for their daycare buddies today.



May 3, 2011

Kdramas

Before we traveled to Korea in 2008, we were looking for ways to learn more about the country and people. Besides a little language study, reading up on current events, and trying different dishes at Hoban's, we decided that watching some top shows from Korea would be a great way to get a snapshot of pop culture.

Kdramas (Korean Dramas) are a fun way to explore Korea. You can hear the language, take in the nonverbal communication, and see the current styles and boys haircuts. We watched the romantic comedy series Coffee Prince before we traveled and loved it! Gong Yoo plays Han Kyul in this series and he is soo cute :-)

Coffee Prince won many awards, including 2007 MBC Acting Awards for Yoon Eun Hye and Gong Yoo, as well as the best TV drama award and the 2008 Korean Producers' Award. The series has aired throughout Asia, and was really popular in the Philippines.



We also caught up on the 2010 hit Boys Before Flowers. (Sometimes called Boys Over Flowers, I'm not sure why aside from something in the translation.)



There are a number of different sites where you can watch these for free, including www.mysoju.com (Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese Drama) and of course, www.hulu.com.

I love that we can see real time shows starring Korean actors aside from Hawaii Five-O :-)

May 2, 2011

Puzzles

Quin had fun teaching the twins how to do the wooden puzzles. He is a great big brother.





April 28, 2011

Playhouse

The twins had fun in the playhouse today!






April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

What a wonderful time hunting eggs after Easter services at Hosanna!










April 22, 2011

We Heart Polar Bears

Our family collection of polar bears is getting quite large :-)







April 10, 2011

New Sandbox!

The red sandbox was a little small for the three, so we decided to get them something a bit bigger this year. Quin was soo excited to help Dada with the 3350 pounds of sand :-) Wait until you see the final pics and them all playing in it, so cute!



April 6, 2011

Return of the BFF

Mattie was happy to see snack time return to the picnic table, making the graham crackers easier to reach.