Little Mermaids

Here are a couple of videos of the girls swimming.  Molly LOVES to swim and has no fear when it comes to jumping in.  Morgan LOVES to swim too, and spends more time with her head under water than up.  I swear these girls will sprout fins by the end of summer.

Molly!!!

Oh. My. Gosh.

Mark was off of work on Monday.  We decided to keep Morgan home from school for a family outing.  Our plan was to take the girls to Everland Amusement Park.  (Korea's take on Disney.)  We thought it would take about 1 1/2 hours to drive there and left the house by 8:30 in hopes of being in the park by 10 am.  Ha!  Silly us to assume anything would go as planned in Korea.  

THREE HOURS later, we were still in the car.  It took us 2 hours to get from the highway exit to the inside of Everland's welcome gate.  We were stuck in traffic with every other Seoul-ite and their brothers, and sisters, and cousins.  We couldn't even see the parking lot.  What a disaster!!!  If the driveway into the park was this bad, we knew the park was going to be a nightmare.  

Morgan was really disappointed, but eventually we were able to convince her that turning around and going home was the best option.  We did promise to return though and maybe even stay one night at the resort and see the water park too.  We made it home in less than 1 hour and spent the rest of the day at the Seoul Club swimming pool.  We have learned our lesson and will never attempt to go to Everland on the day before a holiday.  

Turns out we weren't the only ones that had enough of sitting in the car.  Several other expats were in the same situation as us and also turned around to go home that day.

The Next Singing Sensations....

Here is a little video of Gracie & Morgan today during our picnic lunch at the zoo.  I thought Morgan was a little Diva.  The two of them together would be a real trip.

Field Trip to the Zoo

I joined Morgan and her class on a field trip to the Zoo today.  We had beautiful weather and a really great time.  The kids were fantastic...even though it took nearly 2 hours to get there.  Seoul traffic is completely unpredictable.  No one knew it would take so long.  Thank heaven it took only 45 minutes to get back to school in the afternoon.  Here are some pics from today's trip. 

Morgan and I on the bus.  She insisted on sitting in the wayyyy back.  Notice the parking garage behind us.  This is the parking lot for her school, not the zoo's.

Morgan with her friend Gracie in front of the HUGE tiger statue.

Morgan and Gracie thoroughly enthused in front of the elephants.

2 friends walking and talking

Hot & ready to get on the air conditioned bus.

Outdoor Swimming on May 3!!!

I mentioned in an earlier post that the outdoor pool would be opening this weekend at the Seoul Club.  Saturday started out nice, but ended up being cool and rainy for most of the day.  Sunday however, was beautiful all day and we took advantage of it.  I had to go to the club for my final weigh in for the weight loss challenge.  (I did good!  Lost 5 pounds plus overall body fat.)  So Mark and the girls came too.  They played in the pool the entire time.  The water was warm and inviting.  The girls had so much fun!!!  We've always known that Morgan loved the water and now Molly does too!  Here are a couple of pictures of our first day in the pool.  The first of many!

Okay then...

Molly threw quite the tantrum this evening, and it was all Mark or I could do not to laugh.  She was very tired.  In fact, both girls were.  We picked Morgan up at school today after the nurse called saying she had a high fever.  She wasn't complaining of anything else, but the fever was definitely there.  Between Morgan being sick and Molly having a short nap, the girls were on edge.  After several arguments, I decided to put both girls in the tub early.  And then it began.  The mother of all tantrums that Molly has ever had.

She had taken a Barbie in the tub with her.  The girls have about 15 Barbies between the two of them and each one has its own name.  This one in particular is named Teressa.  When she got out of the tub, Molly wanted Teressa to stay wrapped up in her towel with her to stay warm.  This part was cute.  How sweet of her to think of her doll and want her to stay warm and dry.  However, it all went down hill when Mark and I were both trying to get Molly into her PJ's.  She wouldn't let go of the towel, or the doll.  She started crying and wailing on and on about Teressa, "in there", "warm".  

We tried getting PJ's for Teressa, but Molly said "NO".  We tried to get Teressa her own towel, but Molly said "NO".  Eventually I had to force Molly into her PJ's, then wrap her and Teressa back in the damp towel.  Even then Molly was still so irrational.  The tantrum went on for about 20 minutes.  It all ended with the promise of dinner.  The girls both went to bed early tonight, and you better believe Molly is sleeping with her Teressa.