We had such a treat in September!!! Some of Mike's relatives from Korea came to visit!! His aunt and uncle have been to visit before, but for his cousin, Kimin, and his family, ChiHyun, Hyun Jin, and Yung Jay, it was a first!! They stayed for 3 weeks, ate way too much sugar, and hopefully, had a great time.
This is Korean Harmony helping Elliott harvest his watermelon.
And this is Archie enjoying the watermelon!!
Some things we did: Played at many parks,
Got free Donuts on National Talk Like a Pirate Day because Mike's Aunt hurt her eye and had on a very pirate-like eye patch,
rough-housed…A LOT!!! They are a very physical bunch, and Lucy and Elliott spent most of the time telling them it was time to "Hajima!!"(stop!!)
Korean HadAbogi was such a good sport. He is always smiling.
They came to watch all of Elliott's american football games, and we explored some downtown parks.
They even stayed at our house for a night, we played Super Mario Brothers on the Wii (their first time), and had crepes for breakfast. The two little ones LOVED video games!! One of the first english words they picked up was "game", and they asked for an iPod or iPad every time we saw them. I guess some things are they same no matter where you're from!
After crepes, they all came to church with us for the first hour because it was the primary program, and Lucy was giving a talk: SWEET!!
We had some fun barbecuing: Korean food and American food.
Lucy was so excited they were all here to celebrate her birthday!! She got a Kindle reader and LOTS of attention, just like she likes it.
The boys took Kimin golfing, a rare treat in Korea.
There was so much amazing Kimchi and Korean games to play. It was so fun to watch the cultures come together and learn about each other.
They loved playing rough with Uncle Mike.
They could not get enough of Archie!!! (But really, who can?!?! The kid is so stinkin' cute!!) The two little boys would just follow him around and rub their faces in his head. We never did decide if they were smelling his hair, or if they just liked the way his hair felt on their noses. Funny.
We got them sugared up really nicely at a local all-you-can-fill frozen yogurt shop. ChiHyun just kept saying, "too much sugar…" That's right. That's why we like it so much!
The last night they were here, we just played badminton and soccer in Harmony and Had Abogi's backyard. It was so great, they are the sweetest, happiest people!
They were very impressed with Archie's soccer skills; he is a born runner after all- the boy doesn't walk!!
It was a great way to say goodbye.
This is just a picture of some of Archie's little personality. You can see why they loved him so much!!
Elliott's football pictures!!! He was completely, 100% dedicated to football this year. He made great friends on the team, practiced in all his spare time, and they made it to the semi-finals in the tournament!!
Lucy had her first of 3 tests for her second degree blackbelt while the cousins were here. They are in taedwondo as well, so it was fun to see how similar it is here in America.
She is showing off her birthday presents at Elliott's football game. Always reading!!
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