Winter to Spring

March 31, 2011

I know the frequency of our blogging has been pretty lacking lately, but we’d like to think that it just means we have more to share when we finally get around to it.

We’ve been having a great beginning to the year. February brought snow, which was weird, but Henry loved it and demanded that we build a snow volcano (apparently, snowmen are out). We’ve also added a playground in the backyard, much to the kids’ delight (thanks, grandparents). And once the weather started warming up, we found time to do some fishing and camping with the Martin-Rider family at the Burdett Ranch in Florence, TX.

And, of course, our Henry had a birthday. It’s hard to believe it’s already been five years.

Henry and George are having a blast, as you can see, and getting bigger all the time. Henry’s even reading now. And little George, with his newfound walking and climbing skills, is turning out to be quite reckless. He likes to go down the playground slide face first, preferably without assistance of any kind. It’s going to be a nerve-wracking couple of years.

Anyway, we hope everyone is well, and we will try to do a little better on the frequency of our updates, we promise.

Christmas and New Years

January 11, 2011

Christmas was sort of a mixed bag this year. We had a lot of fun, but we also had some bad mojo, including—but not limited to—some stolen Christmas toys and a broken arm for Gary (separate incidents, if you’re wondering). Most importantly, though, the boys had fun and got what they wanted and then some, and everyone survived (relatively) OK.

Our post-Christmas week was more relaxed and brought a visit from tom, Robert, Niki, and little Arlo. We took in the Zilker tree, partied at Holly’s house, and ate lots of BBQ and Tex-Mex. Good times.

George Turns One

December 10, 2010

Though it seems to soon for it, our little George is now a full year old. We celebrated his birthday (and Dorie’s, of course) at Bliss and Minsok’s place, where George got his first good taste of cake and enjoyed plenty of attention. We also tested George in a traditional Korean fashion by having him predict his own future by choosing either a dollar bill (success in business), a pen (success as a scholar), or a piece of string (long life). Apparently, he’s entering academia, so he maybe should have at least held onto the dollar bill.

Here’s a few photos of the occasion, and some others just for fun.