On Monday, we hung around at home and played with all the toys that Olivia and Joe Sung Min got for Christmas. As evidenced by the pictures below, Liv and I had some fun with her new easy bake oven. We found some recipes online and she chose to make Barbie's Sparking Pink Cake and Sparkle frosting. What fun! Later, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner and we got to hang out with all the aunts and uncles that were having their annual 26th party. It was the first time Joseph had met some of them and he did not disappoint!
Tuesday was Joe's last appointment with his pediatric opthamologist before his surgery next week. While we were in the waiting room, a woman who works at the Cleveland Clinic came over and started asking me a number of questions as she and her husband are considering adopting a child. It was a nice conversation cut short because it was our turn to be seen by the doctor. Joe Sung Min did a great job (again, Pororo videos to the rescue) and the doctor was able to get all the measurements he needs to adjust Joe's eye muscles. It is amazing what they are able to do! One of the nurses was Korean and she took great interest in our little man and started speaking in Korean to him - and he had the most quizzical look on his face. (All I could catch was mom and dad). On the way home, we stopped at this awesome Korean market we found last year about 15 minutes from our house. Mrs. Kim owns it and she is the nicest woman. She loved Joe Sung Min and talked to him in Korean as well. We bought a few kinds of her homemade kimchi (so delicious), some snacks and a few dishes she whipped up for us: beef bulgogi (not as good as Omma's!), spicy pork bulgogi, vegetable pancakes (Joe loved these!) and kimchi dumplings. Everything was amazing.
Wednesday was a big day for Olivia -- not only did she get to spend some time outside with her bunnies, she lost her second tooth and went to the ice skating rink with Brian for the first time this year. Little miss did an incredible job and even started to skate by herself! She also was the hero/protector for Joe. We were watching Pororo (of course) and when it came to a part he didn't link, he gave a little shriek and then grabbed onto his big sister. It was the cutest. thing. ever. (The pictures don't do it justice).
Liv had a grandma day on Thursday so I could focus on getting some work done. I ended up taking Joe to the doctor because he had been very fussy, clingy and crying when he wasn't sleeping. Turns out, he has an ear infection ... the third one since September. Just like his big sister!
Today started with Liv and I making chocolate chip banana muffins -- she is turning into quite the little baker. The muffins were a huge hit. Joe couldn't get enough of them! He seems to be feeling a lot better today and is doing a great job drinking out of a sippy cup. He's mastered it in less than a week. Bye bye bottles!! Liv and Brian had another skate date this afternoon - we may just have a figure skater (or hockey player) in our midst! While they were out, my job was to keep and eye on Joe and the chickens. One of the chickens, Ruby, likes to jump the fence and hang out in the back yard. I had to wrangle her back in the chicken's area a few times. We hope she'll be laying some eggs soon. Never a dull moment in this house!
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