1st Year picture day

Picture Day ! I took Kijin to Loblaws this morning to get his 1st year pictures done in this outfit and his "Hanbok" ( thanks for that sugesstion Belinda and Barb!)
That was fun ! Not! LOL ! WE get to the photo shop and get ready to take his photos- and man was he ever fast and up and ready to take off on us ! The photographer and I had to tag team it and get him to sit still for his photos ! Then it was time to do them in his "Hanbok"
He was now slippery and fast ! The fabric is like a silk--and he did not want to sit in the chair for that photo ! But he kept smiling and we got some great photos ! Now it was time to pick , 2 poses out of many many good photos ! I picked the best 2, and hoped to pick them up before the weekend parties !! Whew !!!!! Glad that went well and its over !!!!
Thanks Pickering Loblaws ! :)

Ajax by the Lake walk

AHHHH....... a beautiful Wednesday....a break from shopping......a nice stroll at the Ajax by the water park and bike path. It was a hot morning but it was nice by the water ! We dropped Kyler off to school and Kijin and I went for a stroller stroll!

A busy, busy week! It started off........

Hi all ! What a busy week we had last week!!!!

I first started off by preparing a "ShowNTell" table. I put all the stuff on the table on what we got while in SK. Our Photo Album, purchases we bought, brochures, toys, books, stamps, Kijin's SK Flag, won$, etc. I printed off the information as well for "Tol" Birthday , explaining the SK Tradtion .

This is the "Toljabee Event Table". In this event, the birthday child goes around the table and picks up items that attract him or her. The child's future is predicted according to what he or she grabs. After placing the child in front of the table, the child gets to pick whatever they want. The first and second items the child grabs are considered the most important. The child's future is predicted according through these items and more.

bow and arrow - the child will become a warrior

needle and thread-the child will live long

jujube- the child will have many descendants

book,pencil or related items- the child will become a successful scholar

rice or rice cake-the child will become rich ( if they choose the rice cake, the child is not smart ! ) so of course I did not add this to the table !

knife- the child will be a good cook.

I added my own few things to the table - a stethascope, a musical instrament, an animal-( a vet? ) a ball ( athlete) a wrench ( architech? ) etc. This was set up for him to do on his actual birthday.


Now time to shop! Where do we go and get Korean snacks or food?
Pickering has an International Market called "P.Hat" Market. Apparently they have Korean food and among many other foods from all over the world. So Kijin and I went to check this out !
I sort of had a list on what to buy - when we got there, the market seemed to smell really really bad and the stuff was all over the place and not really marked out well on where the Korean food was. I did my best and bought a few Korean "snacks" and ice cream bars.

Then we decided to head out to Markham and checked out "TnT Market. WOW! Clean and well organized ! Yeah ! I bought rice crackers, some Red Bean rice cakes, and chocolates ! The shelves were labeled Korean or Japanese Food. ! The bakery smelled great, but too early to buy their bread--it was possible we might come back?

Next it was off to watch Kyler play a soft ball game ! GO Kyler Go!

WE lost , but Kyler got 2 more boys traded to their team ! He is happy about that !

To BE CONTINUED................................Daddy was home trying to get our deck finished for the party !

Kijin's Hanbok

This is Kijin's lovely "Hanbok". His foster mother gave it to us when we visited her and met Kijin in her condo the first time.

It is a lovely shade of pink, yellows, and greens. The pants ( not shown ) are a dark green colour.

It is the traditional Korean dress. It is often characterized by vibrant colours and simple lines without any pockets. The term "Hanbok" means "Korean clothing" and worn to any semi formal or formal traditional festivals or celebrations. The children usually get one every year and they wear them on their birthdays, celebrations and other cerimonies. Kijin's is about a size 1 and it should fit him just fine or a little big on him ! We will take many pictures this weekend with him wearing it on Saturday and Sunday in church for his dedication.

We also plan to keep in touch with Kijin's foster family in South Korea and send them pictures of Kijin in his "Hanbok" outfit and amoung many other updates as he grows !

Karen

Weekend words---a wedding, grandma and grandpa babysit and preparing for Kijins bday on June 18th

Hi all ! A few weekend words .....( thanks for the pic Belinda LOL) Ed and I had our "first night out" since coming home from Korea. ( over 2months now )We attended a beautiful wedding, and recruited Grandma and Grandpa Wiersma to babysit the boys ! One of Ed's coworkers got married- ( I have a pic to post later on ) so off we went to have a night out ! Kijin did really well with his grandparents and having Kyler help supervise ! hehehe lol --they took him for a long walk, and to the park--pooped him out and he went out like at light at bed time ! YEAH ! That means we can go out more often ! heheehehh
Kijin turns 1 on the upcoming weekend......so we are having my side of the family come for a BBQ and bday celebrations on Saturday and Sunday we have some of the Wiersmas attending and we will be dedicating Kijin at our church in Ajax. So all in one weekend ! SO the prep begins for the weekend. ! Shop Shop Shop--Food Food Food !


The Koreans have a Traditional "Tol" Ceremony for 1st birthdays. Kijin will be wearing his "Hanbok" outfit and our families will be enjoying a little bit of Korean food and information about this celebration. I will write more about this later on this week, as I run around and prepare for this upcoming weekend ! So far though, Kijin and I have visited an Internation local P'Hat" Market here in Pickering. This was fun ! I was able to pick up a few Korean favourite snacks- but everything was all over the place , and the staff could not direct me in the righ direction for the Korean food. Oh Oh ! So I "winged" it and grabbed what looked good and hope for the best ! Next stop is a few stores in Markham ! I need a few things yet --wish me luck !!!
The Birthday cake has been ordered- ( Costco of course ) I have booked Kijins photo sesstion in Loblaws to be taken this week with his traditional "Hanbok" outfit on , in case I cant get a good picture of him in it without a piece of cake on it !!!!
This is only Monday---but I think I have my shopping lists ready and Kijin and I will be out to get the stuff we need !

More to blog later....... Karen

Happy in the Pool and a Published Poem

Hi all ! Kijin loved his little pool ! For sure we will be hanging out around the pool and sunshine.

Kyler had his published poem printed on page 8 ( moms favourite number !!! --Kyler born on Oct 8th, 8.2oz at 8:12am--Kijin born on June 18th ) He is finishing grade 4 in a few weeks !

Week/Week end Words

Hi all !

Kijin is walking - well most of the time anyways ! He definately on the move ! He is eating and sleeping great still !

He will visit the doctor this week for needle # 3 ! Yikes ! and a check up ! Those teeth are still trying to come in, I don't think it will stop for awhile yet.

He loves his stroller walks , the park and shopping with mom ! YEAH ! Kyler was a terrible shopper ! lol ! So it's great, I can pack him up and take him everywhere !

Kyler is on the go with Softball x2 a week. His first game was last week--they bombed it ! ( Kyler blames it all on the girls of course , since most of his team is girls ! ) But he got a hit !

He will be finishing Grade 4 in a few weeks ! Already ?

His "Haunted House" Poem was just published in a childrens book , Young Writers of Canada, "Under the Pumpkin Patch " it's called ! So we have a Wiersma who has had something published in a book ! Kyler took the book today to school to show it off ! ( I will post pictures soon )

I am going to put him in a few things this summer, swimming , VBS camps and hook up with some boys from his class. Im sure he will be bored all day home with mom and Kijin !

Kijin will be turning 1 on June 18th, 2011--WE are planning his bday "TOL" for that weekend and his dedication ( Babtism ) I will be on the hunt for Korean foods, or baking something from our Korean Recipe books! Plus a Korean store to find a few things to add to his bday party ! Wish me luck ! This should be fun !

Ed is trying to finish our deck before the 18th of June ! It will look great when it;s done ! ( the before picture is above ) I will have an "after" picture I hope soon !

Have a great week everyone !

KEKK