1st Day of School

S and a6 started school today. I could tell they were excited, but a little nervous. Yesterday a6 told me her stomach was hurting. I thought, "Oh, no! Here it comes again!" Last year she developed ulcers from getting nervous and upset about going to school. This year I came prepared. We have a prescription medication that I can give her so it won't get out of control. Anyway, we started her on it and this morning her stomach wasn't hurting as much. Thank goodness. S is in 2nd grade and this is her 4th school. a6 is in 1st grade and this is her 3rd school. They were able to meet lots of kids this summer, so I don't think this transition will be as hard as the others. I walked the girls to school this morning and was able to take them right to their classrooms. a6 looked a little worried, but there were no tears. S took it like a pro and was all smiles. Hurray!

One Last Hurrah

On Thursday I went with a friend down to Humphreys AFB which is in Peyongtek. They have a waterpark there that only costs $6 a family. It was great - very kid friendly, which is good because Ammon wasn't there. Even though it is only about 40 miles away, it took almost 2 hours to get there. There are a lot of cars on the roads here. All 6 of the kids in the van were very ready to get out and play.

Palace Pictures

These are sleeping Quarters for the Royal Family.

This is a long shot view of the side of the palace

These teenagers wanted Ammon to take a picture with them. He was hamming it up!

Every 2 hours there was a changing of the guard.

It was really, really HOT outside!

To Be A Princess

We visited the Geyongbukgong Palace on Saturday. It is pretty impressive to see how Emperors and their courts lived. Seoul was destroyed 60 years ago by North Korea, so these buildings are only replicas, but they are still impressive. We had a lot of fun. We even went with a family from our ward that is also new to the area. It has taken us a month to be able to go to this palace because it has rained every weekend. When we first decided to go to the palace, S asked to wear a6's red dress. She thought we were going to meet a princess there. She was disappointed when we told her there weren't any princesses there anymore. Being inside the grounds, it almost felt like you were transported out of a reality into a fairy land.

Dr. Fish

As you all may know, my feet are very, very ticklish. I have done something that you may not think me capable of. I have put my feet in a tank of fish and let them nibble on my feet. I am still shuddering! There is a little cafe just outside of Hannam that does pedicures - and the fish are the ones giving the pedicure. How? You may ask. Well... these particular fish eat the dead skin off your feet. I screamed when they started nibbling - at least I wasn't the only one. There was a whole group of silly Americans who went and we all made a lot of noise. The entire cafe turned around and laughed at us. I think it was one of the LONGEST 15 minutes of my life. I have to say my feet were soft after they were done. The only way I will do it again is if one of you come and visit me! So save up it costs 2,000 won to get it done (That, by the way, is less than $2 for any of you gringos who aren't hip to currency rates).

Memories are Wonderful

I have seen this posted on two different blogs. I responded to theirs. I am putting it on mine, so they can respond. It will be lots of fun to remember!

The Memory Game

Here's what you do:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Kiddos

Here are some pictures. We haven't been able to go sightseeing very much because of the rain, but we did go to an aquarium. The kids had a blast!