june gloom

for the past month, it has been gloomy. the skies were gray and it was often rainy. it sure didn't feel like june, at least not the kind of june i'm familiar with having grown up in la... but the good thing about the gloominess is how much you appreciate and enjoy the sun when it does come out! seriously, it's like you look at the day in a whole new way. we always talk about what a beautiful day it is when it's sunny and clear and we rarely did that when we were in la! i actually enjoyed a little bit of rain in la :) it really is so beautiful here when it's sunny though and we try to go out and do something so that we don't waste the day. so far, it's been sunny for a week already and it should stay pretty much like this for while considering it's summer :)

this month, a high school friend of ours actually had a wedding that was held here in seattle, so it was fun to be reunited with old friends. it felt so nice to just sit around and chat. we slept late and man... did i pay for it that whole week! i guess i'm not cut out to stay up late anymore...haha. thank you, christine for coming to visit me and making my month so much brighter :)

jun has been super busy with the summer kicking off...vbs (vacation bible school) just ended and he worked hard and was very tired at the end of the day, but it paid off. over 120 kids showed up! amazing... today, he will be giving his first bilingual sermon ever to the whole church. he usually either does korean or english, but never together. today is family worship and he was asked by our senior pastor to deliver the message. he's a bit nervous, i think it's the largest crowd he has ever addressed, but i have no doubt that god will use him :) i am proud that my husband continues to so faithfully do the ministry that god has called him to, even though it's a field that may seem to be all give and not much take. i don't hear him complaining...i should learn from him :)

the boys are great, or should i say, have been great? nathan was very sick this past week, with cough, sinus congestion, and fever. the worst night was when he woke up every hour. the next day was not the brightest of days for the parents :) he's getting better now and is back to his happy, smiling self. however....caleb was coughing a lot last night, so i'm hoping that he won't be full on sick! sick kids=exhausted parents! more than anything though, it was just hard seeing nathan so miserable because he's usually such a sweet and happy spirit.

caleb is such a character. he does and says things that make us laugh everyday. it seems like he picks up new sayings and words everyday, it amazes us. he was still too young for vbs, but he loved going to the praise part. he would dance and jump with the big kids. in one of the songs, there was the word, "supernatural" in it. that night, when i was putting him down for bed...he looked at me and said, "mommy...you are supernatural." i got a good laugh out of it!

i am definitely seeing a bond that is forming between the brothers :) nathan smiles whenever he sees caleb, even though caleb is always "accidentally" knocking him over and pushing him and screaming around him! caleb is already protective of his brother and it's so cute to see. if caleb is scared of something, he would tell us not to show nathan because he'll be scared too...things like that. also, if it's just caleb and me, he'll ask, "where's nathan?" when nathan's napping, he'll say, "nathan's up now" because he wants to go get him. in the car, they sometimes stare at each other and smile :) or caleb makes noises so that his little brother smiles. i think everyday, they love each other more! i can't wait until they can actually play together...i tell jun that and he says...but that's when the fighting begins! i hope it won't be too bad....that's my prayer and my hope...that they will love more than fight.

ok, now me...i'm ok. i'm just always tired and low on energy it seems. i feel like there's so much to do around the house and so little time because i only do things when the kids are sleeping and that's too little time in a day to finish everything! it seems like no matter how much i clean up, it never stays clean! i guess that's the territory that comes with having kids. i've been missing home and family and friends...i just need to have a getaway soon...to clear my mind from the daily routines so that i can do my job better. it's that time...i need a vacation.

so i figured out that uploading videos on youtube is so much faster. here are the links to the recent videos of caleb and nathan...

http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=cd5F1mS62hU
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=utQoIU34pB0
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=iV8VJrKbZIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Mh9APXiFWiQ

now, pictures...

time with daddy...
melts my heart...
favorite family time...spending time on mommy and daddy's bed
such a sweet moment
oh happiness :)
thanks, nathan honey :) enough said.
vbs 2010, caleb joining in on all the fun with the big kids!
nathan and mommy
nathan and daddy
caleb and mommy being silly...



exersaucer time...it was a hot day
supporter of the korean soccer team for world cup
playing with our neighbor's little boy...they were such good friends...so sad they moved :(
sofa picture time....
christine's visit :) good times...