Esther will be a SCHOLAR

Yesterday was a beautiful day to celebrate the blessing of having our daughter in our lives and remembering her birthmother who sacrificed all for Esther to be a part of our family, full day celebrate with family and friends, and tiring day of preparation and cooking up a storm. All in all, it was such a great day.

"Toljabee" event is when the child gets to choose something from a tray to predict their future. On the tray there will a thread which signifies long life, book or pencil which signifies they will become a scholar, and money or jewelry that signifies they will be rich. Esther chose a pencil and very content with a pencil. We were very surprised when she didn't choose a ring on the tray because we call her our "bling bling" girl for the reason she loves shiny things (i.e. necklaces, earrings, rings). She will be a scholar. Life will be very interesting having 2 scholars under one roof. Her older sister Helena also chose a pencil at her tol day. It will be the battle of the brains in our house.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESTHER!!

I have not been so good about keeping up with this blog. I have not posted anything since late July. Well here it is February 07.
Esther will be turning ONE on Sunday. Where does the time go? I can't believe she is one. She is crawling all over the place and starting to pull herself up on the things. She shakes her whole body yes and no, wave, can baby sign: more, all done, down, change. Lots of babbling: mama, papa, meow. I can't imagine life without her and what an incredible blessing she is. She still adores her big sister Helena and gives her the most smiles. I love watching her and Helena interact. I can't wait to see them together as they get older. My hope and prayer for Esther is that she will grow into a woman of courage and strength just like Queen Esther in the Bible.
On Saturday, we'll be throwing a big birthday bash Korean style. The "tol" (1st birthday) is a huge milestone. There will be lots of yummy Korean food: bulgogi, kim bap, homemade mandu, chop chae, etc. Esther will be making a entrance with her hanbok (beautiful traditional Korean dress) and will be "predicting" her future by picking from such items as (book or pencil: scholar; money or rice: rich; thread: long life, etc).
Stay tuned, we'll post some pictures after the big bash.