Monkeying around

Today after dinner dad and the kiddos decided it was time to have some fun. I just had to share these silly photos. We had some good laughs!

Another Missing Tooth

David's top tooth has been loose for quite some time and was definitely ready to come out, but he just wouldn't pull it. So, we were at Baskin Robins today and Dad made a deal with him... He would give him a dollar to pull it, but if it hurt, he would stop and David would still get the dollar. David said OK and so Dad prepared to pull it. I just couldn't watch (I don't know why). As soon as I heard David start to wimper, I also heard a pop and the tooth was out. So, now he has a big toothless grin!

Katie's 4th Birthday Party

Katie had a great birthday. David woke her up, and handed her his present to her... a lightsaber so that they can now duel. Katie wanted a green one so she could be Asohka from Star Wars the Clone Wars. That evening when Daddy got home, she got to open up more presents. Then, the next day we invited her friends over to have cake and ice cream, play on the playground, play pin the tail on Swiper and then hit a Dora pinata. The pinata was pretty hilarious seeing as after only a few kids hit the pinata, Dora was decapitated-- lucky no one got upset and we turned her body over to let the kids scramble to collect candy. It is just too bad that we didn't get an pictures of that. All the kids had a great time and Katie was so excited that it was finally her birthday and she got to be the center of attention.

New Big Girl Bike

Katie got a big girl bike today. We got this bike from a friend whose girl has outgrown it so it is a bit worn, but Katie doesn't care. She was so excited to finally have something bigger than her tricycle (I know we waited too long to get her a bigger bike). She has learned how to use the brake and is doing really well. She said that she wants to give the tricycle to the new baby... how sweet!

Another Picture of Our Newest Mitchell

Here is the newest picture of our little one taken at 16 weeks. The baby was wiggling around a lot and had his or her hands up by their face. Seeing as both David and Katie came out like this, it was neat to see this one likes to do the same. It was wonderful seeing the little one and knowing that all is still well. The midwife couldn't tell if it was a boy or girl at this time, but hopefully we will know at the next ultrasound we have scheduled April 7th. That is the "big" ultrasound when they take all sorts of measurements and make sure all is growing properly. We will keep you up to date.

Another Look at our Newest Mitchell

Here is a more recent look at the newest Mitchell. So beautiful! Now in the second trimester, we are so happy that all is going well. Thank you for all your prayers.

Korean Military Academy Cadet Visit

One of the big points of emphasis between the United States and Korean military is friendship. At least once a month there is some sort of event hosted by the Koreans or Americans. It's a critical part to strengthening the relationship between the two nations and part of the "gatchi gapsida" (We Go Together) military culture on the staff.

The most recent example of this was the annual event when U.S. military officers host Korean military academy cadets to their homes for dinner. The host families were told to serve "traditional American meals." Most of the military folks joked the "traditional American meal" would be hot dogs, hamburgers and Bud Light. Never mind the fact that most of the time "American" meals are things like lasagna, tacos, enchiladas and spaghetti. Anyway, the point was to feed the cadets something besides bean sprout soup, kimchee or bulgogi.

We hosted a senior cadet named Doo-Hee Lee. He majored in Chemistry and was going into the infantry after graduation. He showed us pictures of his pretty girlfriend and was a real gentlemen during his visit.

The consensus from the host families after the cadets visited was the academy doesn't feed the students very much. One family made steaks and their cadet ate three of them. Emma made the traditional Mitchell Italian casserole (if you've had a baby and we brought you a meal, that's what you got). Doo-Hee ate almost half of it by himself along with a bunch of bread and salad. We sent him back to the academy with a six-pack of IBC root beer and some chocolate bars. The general who's responsible for our division stopped by and said hello to the cadets too. We had a great time hosting him and we've told folks to take advantage of this program next year.