Monday, December 30, 2013
Christmas 2013
We had a wonderful Christmas at home this year. It was quiet and simple, which was exactly how we wanted it if we couldn't be home with our family or off on another adventure. It was a great day!
Teddy had a great visit from Santa who brought some fun toys and games!
Ripley also had a great visit from Santa but his favorite gift was from Grammy and Pop - NY Giants and Yankees onesies!
Teddy loved the tree and all of the gifts under the tree!
Ripley also loved his little monkey blanket from Santa.
And Teddy was pretty thrilled with his Doosan Bears Jersey and Hat from Daddy. The Doosan Bears are Teddy's favorite Korean baseball team!
Friday, December 27, 2013
Bath Time!
Ripley's first bath in his tubby! Teddy was a big help putting soap on the wash cloth and washing Ripley's tummy!
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
K5 Christmas Party
The K5 Moms (Shana included) threw the class a lovely party where we got to read Teddy's Christmas list, open presents from all the kids, sing Christmas songs, and eat yummy food!
PS - Teddy wants one thousand cats from Santa!
Christmas Concert
Yesterday, we enjoyed seeing Teddy sing in the annual elementary school Christmas concert! He did an amazing job singing and dancing, and we are so proud of him and his classmates!
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
American Citizen
Last week we took Ripley to the US Embassy in Seoul to get his US birth certificate, passport and social security number!
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thanksgiving with our adopted family
We feel so lucky to always be surrounded by amazing friends who quickly become family. I don't know if this is because we live abroad but it definately is an awesome thing!
Ripley pictures from the hospital
Ripley was admitted to the NICU because he was so big. I guess they aren't used to big American babies in Korea!
He is totally healthy, probably the most healthy baby in the NICU and certainly the biggest!
Welcome Baby Russell!
Welcome to the world, Ripley Wood O'Rourke Russell! Born at Severance Hospital in Seoul, Korea on November 24, 2013 at 5:08pm.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Publishing Party
Teddy and his class had their first book publishing party on Friday. All of the kids wrote and illustrated books. Teddy's book was about visiting the baby birds in the woods at Tunxis with Papa!
Monday, November 11, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Seoul Museum of Art
We made a brief stop at the Seoul Museum of Art branch in our neighborhood to check out the new children's exhibit hall.
The boys enjoyed making a robot out of blocks and looking at the modern art!
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Seoul Lantern Festival
We had an amazing night at the Seoul Lantern Festival! This was different from the Lantern Festival in Taipei because it was on the water but it was so fun to see something truly Korean. This might be our last big sightseeing trip before the baby is born.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Baby Bump
Our very talent friend, Meg Pendleton, took a few baby bump photos today. Here is our favorite!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Happy Halloween
Teddy as Optimus Prime from Transformers! Martha Stewart probably wouldn't approve of our homemade costume but we thought it was pretty cool.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Korean World Series
Michael is at the Korean World Series with some friends from work. Go Doosan Bears!
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Haircut...Korean style!
Teddy got his first haircut in Seoul this afternoon. It was a very different experience from his usual $3 haircuts in Taipei. The highlight was that he got his hair washed twice!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Little Things I Love About Seoul
I love walking down the street and finding foods and spices being dried on the sidewalk. I found these hot peppers being dried right outside our building. Yummy!
Dream Forest
We took advantage of the beautiful weather and went to Dream Forest, which is a huge park right near our house. It was packed with people who were also enjoying the Indian Summer.
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