Seoul Tower at Night

After seeing the lights downtown and then getting a hamburger at Kraze Burger (I think we were more in need of thawing out than of food), we caught a taxi and went to Seoul Tower. Cars are not allowed to drive right up to the tower so we could either walk up a ton of stairs in the freezing cold to get there or take a cable car. So, even with my fear of heights and being on something that doesn't seem stable, I held on tight, closed my eyes and we took the cable car. Then, at the base of the tower, we took a short elevator ride to the observation deck. Along the windows of the tower there were mileage to different areas of the world. We couldn't miss taking a picture of how far it was to the United States. Being up in the tower, you really get a sense of how big Seoul is; it seems to go on forever. The first picture is from a few months ago, but since I didn't get a picture of Seoul Tower tonight, I added it.

Downtown Seoul

We went downtown tonight to see the Christmas lights with another couple from Osan AFB here in Korea. It was very cold, but we had a great time. Enjoy the pictures!

Korean Zamboni

We went downtown to look at Christmas lights and we came across a Korean Zamboni. Since we have been here, we find that things are sometimes not quite right. Well, this gentleman was pushing this ice scraper along the ice and pouring water out of the kettle behind the scraper. He never went back over the water with the scraper to even out the ice. We took a closer look at the ice and noticed it was full of cracks and divots from iceskates. I wondered why they made people wear helmets to skate there and now I know. :-)

Christmas Morning

The kids were up bright and early this morning to open presents. David woke up first, ran to the Christmas tree and then into Katie's room to wake her up. She didn't want to wake up (I guess she forgot it was Christmas morning) so he went back into his room to wait for her to wake up (such a sweet brother). We got up and helped him wake up Katie. They both enjoyed their presents as you can see in the pictures. As we do each year, we also made a "Happy Birthday Jesus cake." The kids get to ice it and then we sing happy birthday to Jesus. We had a joyous day celebrating our Savior's birth. We are truly blessed.

Snow is Falling

We suprisingly woke up to a couple of inches of snow this morning and the kids had a blast playing in it. It all had melted by the next day, but it was fun while it lasted.

Children's Christmas Program

David and Katie sang in our church's Christmas program. They did a wonderful job and we loved watching them.

Running Club

Katie is now part of the running club. As many of you know, I am training to run a half-marathon this spring. On our short runs during the week, I push Katie in the jogging stroller. Today after our run, Katie came home and put her baby in her stroller, got her running hat on, put the head band on to keep her ears warm and went running around the house. She was even breathing hard like mommy does on those tough hills. So adorable!

Dance Class

Katie is now in a new dance class and she really enjoys dancing and singing. She does ballet, tap and gymnastics. The class is fast paced and she enjoys the fact that she doesn't have to wait in line a lot like she was in gymnastics. She comes home and shows her moves to David and Daddy.