Home One Week

Hard to believe we have been home one week!  Things are going fairly well.  Lauren does great during the day.  She loves to play, explore and HUG.  She has a big personality and it fits well with our family.  The boys have adjusted to their role as big brothers in a wonderful way.  Night is a different matter, but it's getting better.  After the first couple of nights, grieving began to set in for Lauren.  She was waking every 10 to 15 minutes and needed to be held or patted on her back constantly.  The time change of 14 hours and teething didn't help matters.  Every night gets a tiny bit better and we are all learning to read each others cues more. 

We have been keeping her world very small for now.  We try to get outside a lot, venture to the park, go for walks, and have lots of play and cuddle time, but just for the five of us.  She is attaching very well to our family.  This week we also celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary.  To mark the day we got Korean takeout and that was a huge hit with all the kids.  Lauren LOVES seaweeed especially!

Hope you enjoy some random pictures of our first week as a family of five.

Lauren is still asleep and the boys wanted to cuddle.

Yummy Korean Food!

Love my bath and chewing on everything.

Snacking in the stroller.

Popsicles on a beautiful summer evening.

Exploring the deck.  Can you tell I am teething?

Trying out my new sippy cup. I love to drink while lying down.

Hello!

Cameron's look of love for Lauren.

Not so sure about this car seat. But as long as I have something to chew on, I'm good.

Park fun!

Love the swings!

  

Prayer

I wanted to share the prayer that was said by Dr. Kim over Lauren before we departed her home country. It is beautiful and so touching.

Precious life, one of our many country's saviors, our angels

We send away this life to a foreign country with scarred memories of her homeland.

Please forgive our sins and allow Korea to be a better country so that we will adopt children (someday) from other countries instead of us always sending ours away.

We send this child for care, so please protect her life. And make it so that she can lead a happy life in her new home.

Please always provide her with grace and intelligence and lead her to live by the rules of Jesus Christ, to have all good fortunes, to help benefit others, and to return the glory to our Lord.

It is our sincere wish that this life will not forget her home country and the love of the people who took care of her. Father, please remember all the foster families who work hard, whether in favorable or unfavorable conditions, to protect these lives. And bless them for the benefits they are provided with.

By Your blessings, this adoptive family will be full of love and under Your protection.

Now this child leaves. Please make her way as easy as possible and lead her to the most pleasant of lives.

In Jesus' name,
Amen.

Airport Arrival Photos

Here are some photos of our arrival at the airport.  Enjoy!

A Family of Five

Continued...
We walked into the baggage claim to see our boys with the two biggest smiles in the world for their parents and new little sister.  Cameron and Kyle ran to us just like in the movies.  Grandma Judy, Grandpa Al, and Uncle Dan joined them and graciously took photos and video (we are waiting on these photos but will add them at a later date).  The boys couldn't stop staring at their new little sister and hugging us.  It truly was one of the best moments in my life...my family of five was together for the first time.  The boys made a huge sign, brought balloons, and a huge pink teddy bear for Lauren.  Since it had been a long day we didn't linger too long at the airport.  We luckily were able to claim our luggage almost immediately and headed out to the minivan.  Now one more seat was full!  Of course, it was rush hour traffic so the drive was miserable, but Lauren did a fantastic job riding in a car seat (for the very first time).  All she needed was a little plastic bowl to play with and chew on. She loved to watch her big brother Kyle who was sitting next to her and to listen to Cameron's stories. 

Back at the house we quickly said goodbye to Uncle Dan, Grandma, and Grandpa then began to show Lauren around her new home.  Let's just say she loved it!  Her eyes just lit up when she saw the family room and she immediately began to play and interact with all of us.  Her true personality was coming out.  One thing she really loved was the carpeting.  I don't believe there is much of that in Korea, so she would just rub her hands over it and then lean over and "taste" it.  She clearly wanted to experience everything fully.  Another thing we learned about her is she loves to spin around in circles, and that even though she has been walking since 10 months old, she is very wobbly.  She tends to take a few steps forward and 5 backwards...it's very amusing.  She also loves to give and receive hugs.  When she sees the boys, her eyes sparkle, she smiles so big, giggles and then reaches out with both arms to show her love for them.  Brings tears to my eyes every time.  Cameron adores the hugs and playtime with his new little sister.  Kyle on the other hand, is a typical three year old.  Sometimes he likes it, and other times he doesn't want his sister anywhere near him or his toys.  Before bedtime we got outside for a little bit to let her explore.  Again, there isn't a whole lot of grassy areas in Seoul, so this was another new experience for her.  At first she loved and was "running" around the yard and giggling, but then a few minor topples in the prickly grass led to tears.  We scooped her up and introduced her to a few of the neighbors who had wandered over. By this time it was pretty late, and way past the boys' bedtime, so we headed back inside. 

The boys drifted off to sleep around 8:45 PM and then we began the process of trying to get Lauren adjusted to our time zone and to using a crib.  In Korea she co-slept with her foster mother on the floor, but we thought, "lets at least try the crib and we can always co-sleep if need be".  Also, keep in mind that Korea is 14 hours ahead of us so for her, it was daytime.  We think she did amazingly well.  We got her changed, gave her a bottle and she drifted off to sleep around 9 PM.  She slept until 11 PM and was a bit fussy throughout the night but nothing unmanageable.  She took another bottle in the middle of the night and also slept with Mike in the chair for awhile.  I took over around 5 AM and got her to sleep on the couch for another 2 hours.  I would say she actually slept most of the night - just on and off. 

Today was another good day.  We saw more and more of her personality emerge.  She adores her brothers and wants to be doing everything they are doing.  She LOVES to take a bath.  If you wash her hands in the sink she think her feet also need to be washed.  She still doesn't like the grass, even if wearing shoes.  And she will eat almost anything you give her.  Lauren felt comfortable enough to explore the house on her own today too.  When I would go into a another room she would follow a few minutes later - just checking on me and helping by "folding" laundry.  We got her to take two long naps in her crib today...SUCCESS.  And right now she is off to bed for the night.  Keep your fingers crossed that this sleep schedule continues and improves everyday.

We are so blessed to have this little girl in our lives!!! 

Mike writes:
I just want to add that I am super tired, my back and legs are killing me, and my brain pretty much melts when all three kids talk to me at the same time while throwing food...but I wouldn't trade it for the world. This has been an amazing journey, and really it's just getting started. When I was feeding Lauren her bottle on the plane, I started to tear up, particularly thinking about a long lost friend who will never get to meet her. But I know she is watching and enjoying these three special kids just as much as Robin and I are. I want to thank everyone who has been following along and writing supportive comments here and elsewhere - your thoughts and prayers have clearly laid the tracks for this lucky train we're all on. Now, if you'll excuse us, it's off to the sleeping car...         

Coming Home

Wow, where do I begin?  We are now a family of five!  Let me back up just a bit.  I woke up at 4 AM on Friday in my daughter's birth country filled with excitement, emotion and nerverous engergy.  In 4 short hours we would be turning Lauren's world upside down and tearing her away from everything she knows and loves.  It was going to be a hard day and my mind couldn't stop racing.  Mike slept until 6 AM and then we began to prepare ourselves for the big moment.  We called for a taxi and left our hotel around 7:40 AM which was a full 30 minutes before our meeting time.  Mind you, the trip to ESWS takes about 5 minutes from our hotel.  It was raining and rush hour so we gave ourselves plenty of time.  We arrived, unloaded our bags and were greeted by MeeHyeon and her loving foster mother who also doesn't like to be late.  ESWS was dark expect for a lone cleaning lady, so we had no one to translate for us as we waited the 20 minutes for our social worker to arrive.  You'd be amazed at how much we were able to say to each other without words.  Her foster mother told us MeeHyeon didn't sleep well the night before and thought she knew what was going to happen.  She explained the bag full of snacks she so lovingly prepared for our flight.  Told me how Lauren doesn't really like her shoes on and when to give her the next bottle.  There were still moments of silence where we just sat and stared each other and this beautiful little girl that would always tie us together.  There was so much that each of us wanted to say to each other, but how do you express such emotions?  There were many times when I became teary-eyed thinking about how all of our lives were going to change in a few short moments.  Our social worker arrived for our 8:10 appointment and had us sign a few more papers, then we were able to properly thank MeeHyeon's foster mother.  By this time the tears were flowing in full force.  MeeHyeon picked up all the emotion and was fussy.  Her foster mother took her outside in the rain to calm her and carried her on her back.  We were so glad that they had these last few minutes together.  Dr. Kim arrived around 8:30 AM to say a blessing for MeeHyeon and our family.  Even though we could not understand what she was saying it was amazing nonetheless.  Immediately after the prayer we were rushed out the door to the waiting van that would carry us to the airport.  I gave MeeHyeon's foster mother a hug and they asked me to get into the van then my daughter was handed to me by her foster mother.  Mike got in and we immediately took off.  We all began to cry and we looked back to see her foster mother being supported by the loving arms of our social worker and Dr. Kim.  Lauren cried for her "omma" but soon settled into my arms and fell asleep.  The trip to the airport was a blur.             

Lauren woke up when we arrived at the airport and loved to look around at all the people rushing around.  After checking in for our flight we headed to our gate where we gave her a bottle and we really began to bond. 

We boarded our 11:40 AM flight to Chicago around 11 AM only to sit on the tarmac until 1:20 PM before we took off.  By this time we knew that we would not make our connection in Chicago, which added to our stress.  But the good news was Lauren.  She did amazing on this long journey.  She slept, ate, and played well, but mostly just wanted to be held.  She only fussed when we changed her diaper.  We had bulkhead seating with a bassinet, so that was a lifesaver when she did sleep.  We got a peek into her true personality during the flight.  She loves to snuggle and play this game where she gets right into your face, feels your face and shakes her head.  When you do this back to her, she giggles so hard!  Her favorite toys were plastic disposable cups.  She also loves to mimic people, so by the end of the flight she was waving to people and saying "hi" to them.  So cute. 

Another nice thing about the flight was we met another adopting couple, Rob and Amy, whose daughter Tabitha was adopted through SWS. They took the same flight to Seoul with us and joined us on the way back. Tabitha slept a bunch during the flight, we're sure in anticipation of playing with her two older brothers in Michigan!

So we finally landed in Chicago with about 15 minutes to catch our connecting flight.  Well that wasn't going to happen, since we still had to go through immigration, claim our luggage, check in for our new flight, go through security and get to the gate.  The Korean Air staff is great.  They had already rebooked us on a new flight for a few hours later!  This flight was also delayed about 1 hour and 20 minutes, during which Mike and Lauren took another nap.  

                                           

Their nap continued on the plane.  We finally landed in Minnesota, much to our relief, around 5 PM.  We knew we would have two wonderful little boys there greeting us.  To be continued...

Korean War Memorial

Following our meeting with Ms. MeeHyeon we headed out to explore the Korean War Memorial.  Amazing!  We only had three hours to explore the grounds and museum.  We could have spent an entire day here.  There is just so much to see and so much history to learn.  We took lots of pictures of the big planes, tanks, and boats.  We know the boys will love those.  Here are a few shots from our time at the Memorial:

Following the museum closing we headed back to the hotel for a bit to eat.  Tonight we tried a traditional Korean place.  We ate huge dumplings and a noodle soup.  It was so good.  I sure hope I can expand my Korean cooking and attempt to make some of the wonderful things we tried this week. 

Packing was next on the agenda.  We ended up with one bag full of gifts, one bag of clothing, and one bag of miscellanous items like shoes and a foster mother gift package we are bringing back to a family that adopted a few years ago.  We also have three carryon bags.  While I finished the packing, Mike went to have one last good bye with his "brother". 

We have had an amazing time to Korea and can't wait to come back here sometime with all the children.  This country will live in our hearts forever.      

Meeting Number Two: Asleep on the Couch

Today we had our second meeting with MeeHyeon, her foster mother, and our social worker.  It was another 10 AM meeting so we had the morning to worry and wonder about how it would go.  We filled our time with a load of laundry and breakfast.  We took the subway over to ESWS and arrived about 12 minutes early. 

To thank Mrs. Shin for her wonderful services at our first meeting we bought her an arrangement of flowers.  All the social workers in the office clapped when Mike handed her the flowers.  MeeHyeon and her foster mother were early just like us.  I was left alone with them while Mike delivered the flowers.  I was able to get a quick tentative smile out of MeeHyeon.  Her foster mother wanted to show off MeeHyeon's walking skills and wanted her to walk to "mommy" so she placed her on the floor and it all went downhill from there.  She began to scream and climb up her foster mother's body then clung to her for dear life.  It was so hard to see my little girl so scared.  I know it's completely normal, but it still breaks your heart just a little.  Soon we all headed upstairs again to the playroom where MeeHyeon continued to scream.  Nothing her foster mother could do was helping.  We tried toys, bubbles, cookies, puffs, and carrying her piggyback style, with no luck.  Our social worker, Mrs Lee, suggested to make the trek back to the park again with her, and that her foster mother stay behind just like the first time.

MeeHyeon was handed to me and she cried for about 20 seconds and then collapsed into my arms and buried her head again and hung on tight.  We learned that she has never once been away from her foster mother, so this is going to be a hard transition.  Luckily our social worker accompaied us to the park and brought along all her previous well-being reports on MeeHyeon.  We were able to ask her many of the questions we still needed answers to on her basic schedule.  Of course, it would have been nice to directly ask her foster mother but our time was limited.  So we walked and patted her back and swayed with MeeHyeon while we chatted and found out more about our baby girl.  After awhile Mike wanted to hold her and he must have the magic touch because shortly after he began to hold her she feel asleep and stayed that way for the rest of our meeting time.  Eventually we headed back to the agency and MeeHyeon continued to sleep with Mike on the couch while we had the chance to ask her foster mother more questions.  

All too quickly our meeting was over.  Luckily our foster mother has asked that we please, please keep in contact with her, to send letters and pictures as MeeHyeon grows.  What a blessing!  She is such an amazing woman.  My heart breaks when I think about what she will go through tomorrow as she says goodbye to this sweet precious girl she has loved and cared for this past year. 

After our meeting we had the chance to see the baby rooms/nursery.  Children spend their first few weeks to several months here being cared for by a group of wonderful nurses and volunteers.  They stay here until a foster family is available.  It was so overwhelming to see these cute little ones in row after row of bassinets.  We had the opportunity to interact with two babies.  Mike held a newborn while I played with a two month old who had a heart condition.  It felt so wonderful to play with this little one and make him smile.  He loved to dance in my arms and bounce and be talked to.  

After baby duty we met with Dr. Kim along with a teenage adoptee who was visiting his home country for the first time.  She went over the history of Korea, adoption, and what other services ESWS provides.  She presented us with a small gift and then handed us off to three other staff members, including two agency department directors, who took us out for lunch at a Chinese resturant.  Normally lunch is held at Eastern, but since there was such a small group of us they decided to send us out for lunch.  We had some great conversation with the teenage adoptee and the staff members of Eastern.  And the lunch was wonderful.  The food just kept coming and coming and filled every last inch of the table!  

Following lunch we parted ways with the staff and headed back to our hotel to drop off MeeHyeon's paperwork and bottles, formula, diapers etc...that we were given for our flight home.  What an emotional day! 

Korean Culture Day

Mike writes:
This morning Robin woke up at the ungodly hour of 4 AM...she must have too much on her mind! I woke up at 5 but was able to go back to sleep until 7, which was sweet. Probably not going to get too many more of those days soon! We checked out the weather and were worried about impending rain, so we called Youn Shick, our local tour guide for the day, and asked him to pick us up earlier than we had originally planned. He had to wake up his teenage girl (Naomi) first, who likes sleep even more than me. But then by 9 or so we were on the road.

Our first stop was Changdeokgung Palace, one of the most well preserved and representative palaces in Korea - with the added bonus that it is not currently under construction, unlike many other landmarks we had on our list. We got there a bit early and Youn Shick figured out the lay of the land for us, buying us all tickets for the "general tour" as well as the tour for the Secret Garden, which is inside Changdeokung Palace. We hung out at a little cafe and had excellent Korean sweet tea while waiting for the general tour to start.

At 10:30, a small Korean woman in traditional dress led us around the palace with a little mini-microphone and amplifier for her voice. She told us about how the palace was destroyed by the Japanese in the 1592 invasion, but restored in 1610. It was the main palace for 270 years. It has all kinds of chambers, courtyards, and doors where you have to duck if you don't want to hit your head.

Right after the general tour wrapped up at 11:30, we joined the tour for the Secret Garden, led by a different woman in traditional dress. The wind picked up and you would swear we were about to get drenched...but barely a few drops fell. The tour guide explained all the different stops we were going to take and detailed them on the map...which was good because eventually we figured out the tour would be 2 hours long! We had lunch reservations for 1 pm so we knew we would only be able to do half the tour. Regardless, what we saw was beautiful, simply the essence of man designing buildings and spaces in harmony with nature.

At 12:30 we left Changdeokgung and Youn Shick drove us to Bellagio, an upscale buffet restaurant with pretty much every dish you can imagine available. We got a table and made our way to the salad bar, but when we say "salad bar", we're not just talking about iceberg lettuce. Indeed, I found two different kinds of squid to munch on and some sweet crab meat sushi, which Youn Shick convinced me to try toward the end of the meal...and I thanked him effusively for pushing me. What flavor!

After lunch, Youn Shick took us to the Seoul Museum of History, which has some really nice features: a "bird's eye view" of Seoul, free admission, an audio guide in four languages, a Korean War exhibit, free admission, and folk history features. Did I mention it was free? Perhaps what made this museum the most special, though, is that Youn Shick's own work was on display: English translations of various presentations and exhibit text. Grandma Dolbow would be proud of his work.

We were a bit tired after the Seoul Museum, but it was too early for dinner, so we decided to try the last item on our list: the National Folk Museum. This is just north of Gyeongbukgung Palace, which is under some minor renovation.  Once we arrived, we saw an amazing temple that has a really nice (also free!) museum in the first floor. If you go here, definitely plunk down the 1000 won for the audio tour headsets, because they were easy to use and gave a thorough explanation of each exhibit. The museum closed at 6 so there was no way we were seeing this whole thing, but we picked some spots and learned as much as we could.

After the Folk Museum, it was time for dinner, but we were too wiped to go on an adventure anywhere, so back to Lotte City Hotel basement it was! This time we spotted 25 Katsu near the escalator, which I would probably describe as "fusion" cuisine - it had traditional Korean elements, but the main feature was a big old fried piece of pork. It's a really simple place, too - you just pick the style of pork you want, and they bring you the rest! It was the perfect end to a perfect day. Unless you count the Aleve I'm about to take.

Shopping, Shopping, and More Shopping

Our HUGE shopping day was today.  We had so much on our list that we wanted to buy and accomplished a great deal of it.  Success and tired feet!!!  Just a quick note:  some of our purchases we can not share with you as they are gifts for others back home. 

So back to our day...after breakfast we began with a stop at Namdaemun market.  Namdaemun market is a huge open-area street market where ladies' clothing, kitchen goods, artwork and raw fish mix.  It's quite the experience and sometimes quite the smell. (Mike says: "Think sushi in a blender with diesel exhaust.") Here we bought hair clips (Korean hair clips are so cute), a hanbok for Lauren when she is older, some korean hanboks for her dolls, charms, bookmarks, wedding ducks (for Lauren if she decides to marry one day), a jewelry box, and many more fun items.   We needed some refueling by now, and Mike (otherwise known as my "pack horse" today) needed to get off his feet for a few minutes so we grabbed some street vendor food to eat.  It looked like Korean hoddeok but had no filling.  It was ok but we really wanted hoddeok.  The hunt for that yummy goodness continues. 

Our plan following Namdaemum market was to head back to the hotel to drop off all our goodies, but we decided at the last minute to get off at Seoul Station to explore and maybe hit Lotte Mart.  Lotte Mart is like Target only way, way bigger and on two floors.  We loved Lotte Mart...not just because of the air conditioning (ok, well maybe that was a huge factor), but because there was just so much to see.  We ended up buying some Korean socks (yes, much better than American), some things for the boys, and a teething ring.  We didn't pack a teething ring, and Lauren's foster mom told us she likes to bite right now since she is getting more teeth.  Hopefully this will help her not to bite us! 

Outside of Seoul Station we made another great find...Pizza Hut!  Since it was time for lunch we headed over there for our Bulgogi pizza.  It was nice to rest and relax.  The pizza was very good and a great twist on combining American food with Korean food.  Since we couldn't finish our pizza, we asked for it to be boxed up.  Boy, there is so much style in Korea.  Our little box was complete with a beautiful red ribbon around the box.  It looked like a gift box!  We made the trek back to our hotel with one more side stop for dessert...Deli Manjoo (its like a corn flavored mini donut with cream filling).  So tasty!

After a bit of rest back at the hotel, we were off on another shopping adventure.  Our next stop was Insa-dong.  We were on a mission this time to find the location of the famous name chop place.  Use of a name chop is the tranditional method of signing one's name on important papers in Korea.  Basically your name is carved to a stone and then dipped into this special waxy ink which you stamp on paper.  It's beautiful!  We located the shop and placed our order.  They said it would be about 30 minutes but they were done much sooner and we got to see how it was made.  Their skill was amazing. (Mike says: "I loved the little rotating block the first guy used. He positioned the stone in it, then spun it whichever way he needed to make precisely the right cut. Cool.") We had her full Korean name placed on the name chop.  The owners of the store showed us how to use it and gave us free ink because we are adoptive parents.  It's their way of thanking us.  So sweet.  (The entrance to the name chop place is the first picture below - we hope it helps some future visitors find it!)

                                      

More shopping in the Insa-dong area was on the agenda next.  We picked up a small Korean purse, more charms, and a beautiful purple amethyst necklace.  By this time we were hungry and the hunt began for our dinner location.  We found a small little place along an alley where we enjoyed a yummy meal of dol sot bee bim bop and potato pancakes complete with all sorts of side dishes.  

                                      

We had thought Insa-dong would be our last stop on our big shopping day, but I convinced Mike we needed to go back to the Toy Market area in Dongdaemun to pick up just a couple more things for the kids.  Hope they like them!  Following this last stop we finally headed back to the hotel for good and to rest our feet.  What a productive day. 

Monday: Seoul Tower and Scroll Man!

Mike writing today: 
After the shock of meeting Lauren for the first time wore off, we grabbed a quick lunch of sandwiches from the supermarket in the basement of our hotel and planned out our afternoon. Our first priority was to visit Seoul Tower and place a lock for Lauren to return to when she is older - never mind noticing how the rain continues to hold off, making for a great "outside day". Little did we know the workout that lay ahead!

The subway stop for Seoul Tower was only one transfer and a handful of stops away from our hotel, so that was easy. Finding the tower after exiting the subway was pretty easy, too, because if you look around enough, you can see it from the street. Nevertheless, Mike was comforted by his handy compass as we plunged South up a steep street. About a half mile of sweat-filled climbing later, we were at the cable car base station. "Please, take my money so you can get me up there by electricity!"

We were already drenched with sweat at this point, and the cable car was hot and stuffy filled with locals and tourists - but what a view!

When we got to the top, we were faced with another hike: about 60 wooden stairs to get to the base observation deck at the bottom of the tower. It was comforting to hear others huffing and puffing, knowing we weren't the only ones working hard on the climb! At the top we were greeted by a wonderful reception area, with vendors, viewing platforms, and these ancient-looking turrets:

After wandering around for a little bit, we bought tickets to the top of the tower. The ride to the top is pretty much just a glorified elevator ride, but very quick and easy. The top is a round room surrounded by glass, where labels of the distance to various cities and landmarks are painted on the glass in the correct direction. We got a lot of great pictures from the various vantage points, including the closest to our home:

After we came down from the tower, Mike got an ice cream and Robin found the spot where we wanted to place the lock for Lauren. This is a symbol of her undying love for her home. It is in a fairly distinctive spot that we hope will be easy to find years from now.

After placing the lock, we made plans for our next destination: scroll guy! We rode the cable car back down to the base station and counted our blessings that the walk back to the subway would be downhill. Another half-dozen subway stops later, we emerged in Itaewon and looked over...Robin let out a sigh of relief: scroll guy was open for business! He helped us pick out two scrolls and got to work writing some Korean "calligraphy" that we requested.

Mike was really glad that after all the hiking at the tower, we didn't have to walk far in Itaewon to get what we wanted! Back to the subway we went, in search of Pizza Hut and a bulgogi pizza for dinner. (Sure, there's Pizza Hut in the states, but bulgogi pizza? Not so much.) Unfortunately, the map was out of date (must have been those incompetent GIS guys) and an apparent nightclub was under construction where we anticipated Pizza Hut to be in Mapo. But we were only a few blocks from the hotel, so we walked back and tried to figure out where we might find it again. A Google search back at the hotel was fruitless, and we were starving, so we "settled" for some Vietnamese in the basement of our hotel. But that turned out to be a very good choice for an inexpensive and unique meal. Mike has now had 3 of the approximately 6 Korean beers!

We weren't back in the hotel for long before hitting the hay and falling fast asleep.

We want our little boys back home to know that Mommy and Daddy miss them very much and we can't wait to see them when we get home from this adventure. We know that we are bringing home a gift that will last a lifetime.