School is closed today due to snow storm. Everyone did their own thing this morning. Andrew worked in his man cave/office, I worked in my bed, Chloe read somewhere in the house, and Shane played his mindcraft game next to wherever Chloe was.
Then for lunch, Chloe and I decided to make California rolls.
It’s been the most quiet day so far…
On Tuesdays, Chloe gets picked up by her friend’s mom from school at 2:30pm. Chloe gets to go to her house, gets her homework done, plays, and eats dinner there. And the mom used to be a professional chef and Chloe always raves about how good her dinner was. Today her mom also packed chloe some cupcakes with different color icing piping bags so she can decorate them when she gets home. I mean… T.G. you’re amazing! We’re so lucky to know you!
Chloe’s self portrait. Acrylic painting.
I ordered 3 lbs of sea scallops for my dinner party I was planning on hosting on Sunday night. Well, the snow storm we didn’t expect postponed our party and I was left with well, 3 lbs of fresh scallops. Andrew’s gone for 3 days on his business trip so it’s just me and the kids. Kids, it’s going to be scallops for dinner for the next few days.
I made Seared scallops with broccoli rabe on Sunday night. Shane loved it! Chloe, not so much..but she ate all of it. All 5 of them.
Monday night was seared scallops over parmesan risotto.
Both kids liked it enough to finish their plate. Then I pack some more for their lunch the next day.
By Wednesday, kids put a stop to this scallop madness so the rest of them went to the freezer. 🙁
Haha, he can’t wait!
Kids’ one week winter break is over and we’re ready to get back to the swing of things. We had a fantastic week!
We’ve been really fed up with this cold weather so we wanted to do something fun indoors.
This is how Andrew copes with winter.
We found this awesome bakery not too far from us that allows customers to go inside where all kinds of baked creations are made and pick their own breads.
Chloe picked out some fresh warm bagels right out of the oven !
I think we might have to add this to our weekend to do list. So cool!
This morning we spent a couple of hours in MoMA looking at paintings. Kids enjoyed seeing Vincent Van Gogh & Henri Matisse’s paintings especially.
Magnolia cupcakes
We’re so excited to see the Lion King!!
The production of the show exceeded all my expectations. When they opened with “The Circle of Life”, and seeing how the set, costumes and lights brought to life on the stage, I almost cried because it was so beautiful. I’m so glad I got to experience the show with my kids who appreciated it so much. The very first thing Shane said to me when it was over, was “Mom, thank you so much for bringing us here to see the show. I loved it!”
My kids were awesome audiences!
I made Zuppa di peace, an Italian fish stew to end this very productive day.
After the cooking class, Shane got a haircut, then we went to an art class.
Shane’s clay work: A bat, a jack-o-lanter, a cat face, an alien face, spaghetti dinner.
Chloe made a bowl of a noodle soup and a lid on top, a fork, and a heart arrow. 
They also made t-shirts
and did water color paintings/drawings.
Wife, Mother, jewelry designer &
graphic designer /Creative Director, I am HaeWon Cadence Ryu. This is a glimpse into my life’s blessings, passion and inspiration.
This blog came to fruition after I began motherhood; I wanted to be able to capture every millestone of my two beautiful children - Chloe & Shane as they journey through their early years. Since the launch of my online jewelry site, cadencelee.com, I’ve come face-to-face with having to juggle multiple roles. As a result, I have decided to feature some of my designs and inspiration alongside postings of my precious family. For me, this is the perfect medium of work-life balance.
