Family

Over the holiday break we have visited with lots of the family. It's been nice spending time with all of them again.

Christmas!!

Well, our 1st Christmas with Kelsey was WONDERFUL!! She was too funny. She only wanted to open presents when it wasn't time to or they weren't hers. But, she got pretty good at tearing off the paper!! Here are a few pics.

Let's Play & Hanboks, again

Today Rusty, Kelsey and I went to "Let's Play" in Lawrenceburg for open gym time. Kelsey had a great time. They really had a lot of cute things for her to play with and she loved seeing the other kids. She was good today and didn't beat up on any of them. But, she did keep rubbing this baby's head.

Well, I FINALLY got my picture of Kelsey AND Hercules in their hanboks. It was a rough few minutes for Hercules. He will probably be scarred for the rest of his life, but we managed to get through it. Here is the best one that we took, and yes, she is pulling his hair!

Howson Christmas

Last night we spent the evening with the majority of the Howson Family at my Uncle Jon's house. It was the first time many of them had met Kelsey. But, it was also the first time I'd gotten to meet the other 3 new additions to the family: Gracie, Melody, and Emry. Kelsey LOVED the babies. She gave them many hugs and kisses and loved patting them on the head. It was kinda wild having that many young kids around...just like when all of us were little.

Snow Day!!

Well, today we had our 1st snow day. Having the day off has been nice, but it is really cold outside. Kelsey was not a fan of the snow. It was too cold for her. But, we did our best and got a few pics. Ya-Ya is becoming a natural behind the camera!!

1 Year Check-up

Yesterday we went for Kelsey's 1 year check-up. She is doing very well. She has picked up a few more ounces and another inch. She is 31 inches tall and 22.6 lbs. She is above the 95th percentile for height and the 70th percentile for weight.

She also got two shots and did very well with them. We were worried she'd have a fever and be really cranky. Luckily, she has not been. We won't go back to the doctor until March and she'll have more shots then. She has already figured that out and it makes going a little difficult.

Today is a snow day for Rusty and I. We got around 3" of snow. So, we are going to take her out later today and let her play. I picked up a snow suit and boots the other day. So, she's ready for the snow. I'll probably try to post those pics later today or tomorrow. IF we get what they say we will; we may be out again tomorrow!! :)

Kelsey's Birthday Party

Well, Kelsey's 1st birthay party was a success. She loved all the fun, new toys and mommy loved the new clothes. However, she was not real hip on the cake. We started off with dinner and then had her dol ceremony. This is a traditional Korean ceremony where the child chooses 2-3 items off a table that represent different things. The ceremony is mainly done for fun now, but in the past they say the objects a child chooses will determine their future. Well, Kelsey chose a ball, a book, and a pen and in that order. The ball represents athletic ability, the book represents knowledge, and the pen is for writing or historian...traditionally a calligraphy pen is used.

After the ceremony, we had cake and ice cream. Kelsey didn't really like her cake. She stuck her fingers in it a few times. Then, she picked it up and handed it to Rusty. She was not very messy at all and didn't eat but a taste of the frosting. After cake we opened presents. She got tons of fun stuff. She wasn't very interested in the opening of the presents, but she loved what she got after I opened them. So, here are SEVERAL pictures. And think, this is only a small sampling of the multitude of pictures taken, of course. She's like a celebrity!

Kelsey's Dol Table

Candy/Food towers are tradition.

Here she is choosing her ball.

She had to check the book out before deciding to keep it.

It took her a lot longer to choose the 3rd item. I think she was getting tired of going back to the table. But, she finally chose the pen.

Okay dad, get ready because here comes the cake!

Wow, a drum...I hope they bought Ya-Ya ear plugs!

Here's my favorite gift, a ball pit and tunnel.

Here is my Uncle Willis and my new Pororo car. It plays my favorite theme song from my cartoon.

Kelsey is 1!!

Yesterday Kelsey turned one!! It was a very exciting day for her. We took her to Chuck E. Cheese for dinner and games. She LOVED it. She wasn't so wild about some of the rides, but we found a few. Rusty and I had fun playing skee ball. All we ended up winning was a bag of cotton candy.

I've also attached a few of Kelsey's 1 year pictures. They really turned out good. I'll update again this weekend after the birthday party and dol ceremony.