Beach Week

Once again, our beach vacation has ended way too soon. The anticipation of the salty breeze in our hair, the sand in our toes and the taste of the treats we will consume haunts us for weeks before. We ate like pigs, climbed up a lighthouse, rode go carts and played baseball in the rain on a tennis court... We mixed it up...literally with a new cocktail each night... We danced to live blues... Fireworks on the beach rocked... And a good time was had by all. Until next time beach house...we will miss you!

The Tea Party

So I went a little crazy. For her birthday, Lily knew exactly how she wanted to celebrate and that was with a princess tea party. For as long as I can remember, I have resisted the whole princess thing...you know the whole being rescued by a man, doves flying and pink everywhere. It never sat well with me. Little by little though, I'm seeing that no matter what I say or how I try to divert from it, the princess thing comes up. Even when Lily plays with her dolls, I would ask "So is this girl a doctor or maybe an engineer?" and the answer is always "No, she's a princess." I was more than happy to dive in to creating our first ever tea party. For years, I had been surrounded with all things boy...dinosaurs, trains, cars and being that this was going to be our first big girly bash, it had to be awesome. Off to the thrift store I went...not to mention a few stops at Michaels, Home Goods (my happy place) and Party Depot. The stage was set and the girls began by crafting their wands... Of course, Korean green tea was our featured tea... with lots of sugar filled pink goodies... Our special guest arrived... And after the songs were sung and the fairy dust had settled, a wish was made... Even the boys jumped in for a bit... Glitter and tulle, crowns and wands. There's a 5 year old girl in our house and yes, I caved. I caved to the princess thing. And really happy I did.

Thank-you Yeosu

The sea...it's in her blood. Yeosu is a maritime town in the Jeollanam do province South Korea. The southernmost part of Korea, Yeosu is a port city. It has a beautifully long coast line with 317 small islands off of it. It's known for it's delicious seafood and last year it was the site for the Expo 2012 Yeosu. At this Expo, people from around the world pledged to enhance their cooperation to protect the ocean for the future survival of the world. Lily turned 5 yesterday and just like every year, we are so thankful to her birthland. Now that she is growing, she is able to understand more about her birth country. We will visit one day soon as a family... The sea...she loves it. Happy 5th Birthday to our little beauty from Yeosu!!