Family Time in Korea

The best part of being in Korea was being together as a family.  We had so much fun exploring, seeing the sites, experiencing the culture and sometimes, just hanging out in the apartment.  It was great to see how attached Alden became to his Daddy while we were there.  When we first got to Korea Alden was a little shy around Drew but by the end Alden would cry and give me sad faces whenever Drew left, and he would get so excited and happy when Drew came home.  They loved their play time and cuddle time together and made such a cute little pair.  Whether they were cuddling, watching music videos, dancing, practicing soccer, playing with bubbles or just being goofy they always had a fun time together.  Here are some pictures taken when we were just hanging out as a family.

On the last Sunday I was there, Alden and Daddy had fun cuddling while Alden watched some videos.

Drew seriously loved the cuddle time that he got.

Once they were done watching videos they started chasing and tackeling each other.

I got pulled into the middle of part of it.

Alden thought this was so funny when he would just put his hand up to try and stop Daddy from getting him.

Alden loves to play with pens which is something we have to watch out for because he knows how to take the tops off and has written on himself a couple times.  But, mostly he just thinks it is fun to poke people with the pens.

Of course, bubbles are always a fun thing for us to play with.  Alden would get so mesmerized by the bubbles and he really enjoyed trying to pop them.  Here is a cute little video of Alden trying to pop the bubbles.

 Another thing Alden liked to do around the apartment was take Daddy's hat and put it on.  It was so cute!

These were taken a day or so after Alden learned how to climb on this chair and as you can tell, he was very excited.

 Alden and I have so much fun playing!

Alden drinks a lot of water everyday so he ofter carries his water bottle and it often becomes a toy when he is done.

 So, Drew and I made these chocolate cake balls for dessert one night but we weren't giving any to Alden because they were chocolate.  He got a cracker instead.  Well, apparently we have a smart child because he went into the kitchen and pulled the plate of these off the counter so that he could eat them.  He thought they were really yummy (of course).  Whoops!  Apparently I need to watch where I put everything now!

Alden enjoyed his cake ball.

 Alden and I have a fun time together during the day.

 One of Alden's favorite things to do in Korea was pull all of his clothes out of his drawers and off the shelves and play with them.  Most of the time I remembered to keep the closet doors shut...but here was what happened if I forgot. Click here

Alden loved this little trumpet.  He was really good at blowing it and it was loud!

 Alden's adorable smile and the teeth he had when we left Korea.

This evening we happened to watch "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown,"  which Alden enjoyed.  We had fun watching it together as a family, even if Alden did not actually want to sit down for most of the show.

We all had an amazing time being together in Korea and we are sad it is over but at least we made tons of good memories.  It was nice to see how attached Alden became to his Daddy in the three months that we were there.  Korea truly felt like home by the time that Alden and I left which made it a little harder to leave, but I think that that means we made the most of our time there.  Drew, Alden and I all had an amazing time this summer and I wouldn't trade the experiences that I had there for anything!  There might be one or two more blog posts about Korea but otherwise I have posted about just about everything we did.  I hope you enjoyed it!