my mom got up super early this morning to make her grand daughter her birthday breakfast. 
For dinner, she also made her favorite food, Kalbi!
Andrew brought home her favorite strawberry short cake from the city!
Happy birthday Chloe! You are 12!!!!!!!!!!!!
With a great help of kids, we painted our dinning room and installed a brand new wallpaper by Ellie Cashman. I had been obsessing over
this dark floral design wallpaper for two years now. I finally pulled the trigger and went for it. I’m very happy with how it turned out!
It is also our family tradition to get our Christmas tree day after thanksgiving day. 
We had holiday music in the background and spent all afternoon decorating for the holidays~ Love this time of the year!
We are happy to host thanksgiving dinner for both of our parents this year.
It is a family affair, we all cook together for the thanksgiving dinner. This has become our family tradition. 🙂
Shane makes mashed potatoes,
Chloe and Andrew make an apple pie,
And I make everything else.
Roasted butternut squash, caramelized fig and feta salad
Flatbread with goat cheese, arugula and roasted garlic jam
Cranberry sauce with walnut
Sage buttered mashed potatoes
Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
and 15 lbs herb roasted turkey
Started snowing little bit when school got out, but then it turned into real heavy snow real fast making our commute home from kids activities which normally takes about 20 minutes into 2 hour ride home. Crazy! So many cars were stuck on the roads and we saw many accidents. 
I’m thankful we made it home safe.
After dinner we came to experience a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by the team of artisans. Amazing!
Emojis
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.
