Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Here in Korea, Kelli made a turkey dinner. I invited some people I work with to come over. We had a really nice time and a great meal!

Kelli standing by the Turkey. It is a 13 pound turkey that barely fits in the oven with the baked corn. It is tough cooking in the Korean oven. It is so small!
The Chef with the food before the feeding begins.The Wii makes a great warm up for dinner. Boxing and bowling really work up the appetite. In this picture are two of the guys from my office. The Korean is what we call a KATUSA, he is from the ROK (Republic of Korea) Army but attached to the U.S. Army. I invited him for a traditional American meal. He seemed to loved it. It was his first Thanksgiving.My friend's wife, she is Filipino, this was her first Thanksgiving meal too. I showed them both the tradition of the wishbone and let them have the honors. He was quite happy to end up with the larger part of the bone. I wonder what he wished for?

Time Flies when your Busy!

We have been busy the last couple weeks. Here is a picture of Kelli at 30.5 weeks. (I snuck in the picture too!) Kelli and I had a childbirth class in Yongsan(Seoul) and then did some Christmas shopping in Osan. Here is an updated picture. I haven't noticed a change since I see her everyday. She can tell more than me. I'm sure some of you will notice a difference. I certainly can going back and looking at the pictures.

For Halloween the church had a kids party called " Hallejuah Night". Somehow Kelli and I got roped into helping. We had a pin the nose on the pumpkin game, candy toss, and a candy relay, then the kids got to ice their own cupcakes.

For Veterans' Day my friend had a BBQ on his roof. It's another Korea thing. It was fun and the nicest day of the week to have it. We had ribs and chicken along with some korean side dishes. It was a nice day off work.

28 1/2 Weeks & A Haircut

It's hard to believe, but this week past week I offically entered the 3rd Trimester, which means only approximately 12 more weeks to go until we meet our lil guy :) Here is what seems to be our bimonthly photo shot. This picture seemed to turn out a little better than the last one. This picture lets you see my growing belly, which some of you back in the states seem to love to see. After several years of attempting the long hair thing, Saturday I reverted back to my standard length. I decided enough was enough! After my doctor's appointment we went to Camp Walker and I braved another Korean Haircut. I liked this lady much better than the lady who cut it last time at Camp Carroll. After my haircut we headed to the Commissary (grocery store) to pick up a few things. As we were shopping down one asile there was a little girl who was in one of the kiddie grocery carts that look like a car that is attached to the front of a regular grocery cart. As I was walking down the aisle she loudly said, "Move out of the way, woman." I must admit I was startled and so was her father. He apologized on her behalf and then went to talk to her while we continued. While in the next aisle the little girl came over and apologized. Then about 10 minutes later we saw her father again. He apologized yet again said that she probably got it from him. He said that when he is driving in Korea he often makes a comment about the woman Korean drivers and how they need to move out of the way. Once again I told him that it was okay! He certainly was very embarrassed about what his daughter had done.
Andy felt neglected with most of the pictures being of me and decided that we needed one together!

Back to the grainy pics.

Needless to say this picture was disappointing after the 4D ones from last time. Everything still looks good though according to the Doc. She is now 28 weeks and in the third trimester. Home stretch time. Apparently this is his face and the dark spot is the eye socket. Caden's dimensions are measuring a little larger than they should for his due date. Which means either he is going to be a big baby or come a little sooner than expected. The doctor is a little concerned about Kelli's weight gain. I guess two trips to the States have done their job. Her blood pressure is good though and her swelling is acceptable so far. Kelli was upset that she has gained so much weight, of course. I cheered her up by taking her to TGI Fridays after the appointment though! I don't think it helped the weight issue but it was fun!

After Church Picture

Kelli is currently 26 and a half weeks pregnant. Per the request of some family members here is a picture of Kelli's belly. It is pretty much in the same position as the last one for easy comparison. Taking pictures after church seem to work well. Since we are dressed decently. We tend to spend a lot of time hanging out in sweats. The color is off a little bit so the pic is not great. I think the light coming in the window behind us made the pic very dark.

Yes, We live in a Rice Paddy!

For anyone who doesn't know our apartment building is surrounded by rice paddies, as are most things in Korea. It is the time of year where they harvest that rice. Yesterday we saw this very interesting piece of equipment harvesting the rice by our building. It shears the rice stalks and sends them back along a conveyer where it shakes the rice off into bags (on the other side of the machine), then dumps the stalks out the back of the machine. Notice the man is standing up the whole time ( I guess they don't believe in seats on equipment over here). There is a saying over here in the military. OINK! Which means Only IN Korea! Apprently posting these interesting culture differences is going to be a new trend on the blog, so stay tuned for more OINK moments!

Just When You Think You've Seen It All...

Over the past year in Korea Andy and I have learned that there isn't too much that surprises us anymore. Koreans tend to go about doing things in a very different way that Americans would. They tend to be less worried about safety. For example, one of my Korean friends has a 2 daughters; one of them is 2 and the other is 4. Often the 4 year old is in a car seat (most likely unbuckled) and the 2 year old is roaming around the car. I am not sure if there is a law, but if so it definitely isn't adhered to very well. Anyhow, on Friday we were driving down the dirt path to our apartment building. We were talking about the colors they were painting the new building behind our apartment building. All of the sudden I noticed HOW they were painting the building. The man is sitting on what appears to be similar to a seat of a swing that has a rope attached to it. He is wearing no safety gear at all! He began at the top and was lowered down as he was painting the building with a paint roller. Then there was a man on the inside painting the outer window ledge. If you click on the picture it will enlarge it so you can see it better.