Ooops! I've been tagged!

I just noticed my friend Karen tagged me for a "Friday Fill In". Here's my answers in bold:

1. Some relationships are meant to last forever.

2. Shania Twain (I think...it's been a while!) is the last concert I saw; it was super entertaining.

3. Spring should be showing up soon.

4. Oh no! I forgot to do and say so many things!

5. I've recently started feeling the baby move around!

6. My family never fails to make me smile.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going out to eat and just chillin' out at home, tomorrow my plans include going up to Seoul to go to the temple and Sunday, I want actually get Kami down for a nap before 1:00 PM church starts...hey, I can wish, can't I?

Okay, so I wasn't going to tag anybody specifically, but I changed my mind. I tag: Jenna (because I would love to see her answers), Rachel (because she hasn't posted anything in a while!) and Ruth (because I think she secretly stocks my blog more often than she admits!) ;^)

Diaper Mishap

So, yesterday being Easter for us over here in Korea (Happy Easter to everyone else, by the way!), Kami got to wear her cute new Easter dress to church! Unfortunately not long after we arrived at church I realized I had forgotten to put Kami's little bloomers on. Oh well. Not the first time I've forgotten those. Just before the sacrament, however, Kami started to get a little crazy, so Drew went to pick her up and put her on his lap. As he picked her up, Kami said her new favorite phrase, "Uh oh!" And at the same time Drew and I looked down and there was Kami's diaper in front of us on the floor! It had totally fallen off her little bottom! Drew quickly gathered up the diaper (which was clean, thank goodness!) and Kami and rushed out of the chapel to fix the mishap. Me, however, left alone got over the initial shock and realized just how funny the whole situation was - especially after I had the thought, "Man, I knew I should have put that bloomer on today!" So, there I was, a huge smile developing on my face, my face feeling suddenly hot and bright red, and then came the convulsions of me seriously trying to hold back a huge laugh out loud, roll on the floor laugh! I'm actually surprised nobody else in the congregation noticed (we were sitting in the back row), besides Mary, the 5 year old sitting in front of us who was looking back as she usually does trying to get Kami's attention and I'm pretty sure President Knudsen, sitting on the stand (he's a counselor in our District Presidency, but our branch is his home branch - his wife is the one who taught us Korean cooking last week). So, finally, before I got the attention of the whole congregation and before the sacrament was to be blessed, I quickly dashed out of the chapel and into the hall (meeting Drew and Kami on my way), rushed into an open classroom and let the laughter come!

Ah! Just thought I'd share the experience. We missed the sacrament that day, by the way. Easter of all days! Awe well. I'm pretty sure Heavenly Father understands; in fact, maybe He was laughing, too! ;^)

Hey!

Hasn't anybody noticed the new little ticker I put at the bottom of my blog yet??

Korean Cooking Class

So, today some of the ladies in our branch got together at the Relief Society counselor's house for a Korean cooking lesson. Jihyun was a fantastic (and very patient) teacher. She is such a talented and incredibly sweet person. She is so awesome, I just love being around her!

Today's lesson was on how to make Kip Bop (Korean Sushi) and Korean Vegetable Pancake. She first took us to a little market by her house to buy the ingredients, which was so helpful, since not many of us can read Hangul! Once our shopping was done, it was back to her place to start chopping, cooking, steaming, assembling, chatting, laughing, etc., etc.! Here are some pictures from our afternoon!

Jihyun cooking the meat for the Bolgogi & Mint Leaf Kip Bop.

Daniella & Meredith (and Erin, who was also taking pictures at the time I snapped this one) doing some prep work for the Kip Bop.

This type of Kip Bop consists of Spinach, Carrots....

....Korean Radishes (two different kinds), ham, crab....

....and egg!



We also bought the ingredients to make Korean Vegetable Pancakes which you make with a special batter, chives, carrots and onions.

We ran out of time to make it at Jihyun's house, so I attempted to make it at home this evening for dinner. I think I did okay, however, the next time maybe I'll make them a little thinner - it was kind of doughy in the middle. But, everything tasted so yummy!

Saipan?

Okay, so. If you're anything like me Christmas morning, you would have opened one of your presents, looked at the airplane tickets and said, "Where the heck is Sai-p-an?" Hum. Who know such a place existed! And come to find out that the place is a US Commonwealth! Holy Smokes! For those of you who are geography dummies, such as myself, Saipan is an itty-bitty island that is part of the Northern Mariana Islands. Look it up on Wikipedia or something if you want to know more!

So, anyway here are some random pictures of our vacation this last week! We all had a ton of fun. Kami could have spent every waking hour in the pool, if we let her. Unfortunatly, she got the brunt of the sun. In fact, I feel like such a bad mother! She came home with a sunburned head, face, back and arms. I promise you that I put sunscreen on her and reapplied it! Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Me, Drew and Kami going down the Lazy River at the resort we stayed in.

Is Kami's Mommy cool, or what? And, no, Kami's feet aren't on backwards, that's just her shoes!

At the Beach! I LOVE B&W beach photos! They're the best!

Here are a couple of cool sunset photos from our room! It was so beautiful!

A big wave came in and splashed all over Kami. She loved it, of course. Unfortunatly, mom didn't bring a change of clothes!

Here's a sample of what Saipan looks like. The pretty parts anyway. Most of the cities look pretty poor and run-down.

Does anybody else remember their dad's doing this with them?

First golf lesson.

Another picture from our hotel room.

So many times since we've been in Korea, Koreans love taking pictures of Kami. This mom that we ran into was determined to get a good picture of Kami with her daughter. Since she was snapping pictures, I though I'd join in, too. I dunno. This just looks like two mom's forcing our kids to be friends or something. Hmm. Anyway, I hope that mom got the picture she was wanting!

Major Feth!

Yeah! So, as of last month, Drew is now known around the office is 'Major Feth'. Whoa there, Mr. FGO! No really, we are all very proud of Drew and the hard work and dedication he puts into serving his country. He truly loves what he does. Okay, maybe not every day, but the overall picture of what he's a part of makes his job worth it.

Anyway, here's a couple of pictures courtesy of our friend, Eve Robinson. Pictured is Drew and Lt. Col. Jack Stokes. Jack is a friend of ours from church and is the commander of the 25th fighter squadron here at Osan AB. He's also the dad of one of my super cute Mia Maids (soon to be Laurel)! ;^) If you're wondering about his hair-do, it just happened to be 'Flat-top February' for their squadron. For the month of March? You guessed it, he's sporting a mustache! LOL! Those pilots are crazy!

Cute Cousins

So, just before returning to Korea, Kami and I made a stop in Seattle to visit my sister, Rachel and her family! While we were there we hired one of her photographer friends to take pictures of our girls together! They turned out awesome! Here's a sampling of one and the rest you can visit her website at: http://carriestroudphotography.blogspot.com/