We’re back in NJ just in time for the party!

This was a marvelous 1st birthday party.

Everything was just so pretty and dazzling!

The newest addition to the Mun family.  You guys look absolutely gorgeous.

Happy first, Eliana! Thanks for letting us be part of such special celebrations!

We arrived at the resort around 9 pm.

After we put the kids to bed, we got to enjoy some relaxing time.

I woke up very early because I couldn’t wait to see the outside.

So quiet and peaceful… I think the best way to wake up in the morning is with the sound of ocean waves.

Ms. Chloe also woke up nice and early to enjoy the view.

Mr. Shane’s still sleeping.

We picked up some groceries on the way here yesterday. This is the best raspberry jam I ever had! I loved how all the fruit and veggies are so fresh at the market.

Healthy breakfast

Now we’re ready to go out!

Shane’s monkey

We’re all waiting for Mr. daddy to wake up so we can go to the beach…

We drove up to the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York for our GRC church family retreat this weekend.

Chloe stayed up until almost 10 pm for the camp fire experience.

We had a great time here with our church family and now we take off to start our own vacation in Maine!

In the summer of 2006, when I was pregnant with Chloe, Andrew and I took my parents on a cruise to Alaska for my dad’s 70th birthday.

Our cruise started from Anchorage, Alaska and took us to Vancouver, Canada. From there we took a flight to San Francisco to visit my dad’s side of the family. During our stay, my dad’s friend from Korea insisted that all of us come visit him before we leave. He was my dad’s middle school friend who immigrated to U.S. after college and they have not seen each other in years. We tried to cancel the get together because his house was a little too far away from SF downtown, which was where we were staying. After several attempts to reschedule, we ended up going there. Andrew and I were just tagging along not really knowing why we had to drive over 2 hours to Silicon Valley for a lunch. When we got there, my dad’s friend and his wife welcomed us to a lunch at their country club and afterwards to their ginormous house. The house was a magnificent mansion with a tennis court, swimming pool and a beautiful patio area situated on top of a hill. As we sat down and started talking we realized why they insisted on having us over. When my dad was about 12 yrs old, they were good buddies in school and my dad invited him to his church which lead him to become a faithful devoted Christian. In the back of his mind, he always wanted to thank my dad for leading him to Christ. Their kind hospitality warmed my heart and that whole day’s experience will stay with me forever. What a great testimony… They are so wealthy but yet so humble and so down to earth. They use their house to host Bible studies, invite people over and to serve God’s people.

When I think about my dad, he’s a man of few words. Most of the stories I know about my dad is because either my mom told me or someone else did, like his friend from the trip. He never talks about himself and bragging is not something he’s familiar with. I would’ve never have known that he helped so many people if they didn’t show up at the airport to say good-byes to my dad when we were leaving Korea in 1989.

My mom always tells us that he is solid like a rock. Unwavering. Sticks to his beliefs. Unrelenting in his viewpoints, morals, and values. A steady stable reliable person. And he is. Though he’s such an easy target to make fun of because his unique sense of humor, I have a tremendous respect for my Dad.

Happy {belated} father’s day, Dad.

Some more pictures from the trip:

We looked so young!

Celebrating my dad’s 70th birthday.

5 month pregnant with Chloe

School’s almost over and both of them have been begging me to plan playdates with their friends.

So here’s our first {very cute} date!

Shane was disappointed that his friend couldn’t make it but he still had fun with girls.

Today is Chloe’s kindergarten graduation day!

and Shane’s doing a happy dance.

Congratulations Chloe!

I was tearing up as she walked in to perform on the stage with her class.
I started this blog when she was born in 2006 to keep record of her milestones such as today… It’ hard to believe she’s graduating kindergarten and soon be a first grader. We are very proud of her!

Today was definitely full of mixed emotions. My baby girl is not a baby anymore…

Shane’s moving up to 4 year old class next year!

I made this lampshade this week out of crochet doilies that I learned from here. It didn’t turn out perfect but it has its charm.

Today’s menu: I made Korean bbq ribs, caramelized onion & grapefruit salad and oven roasted potato, orange & arugula salad topped with crumbled Gorgonzola and toasted walnut.

and of course some gourmet burgers.

My fashionista Chloe changed her outfit a dozen times during the party.

Water guns and water balloons were big hits.

Our guest brought mini cupcakes, homemade cookies and pie.

Here’s a picture of me talking with a guest.

Here’s a picture of me saying, “no, no don’t shoot water at me!”

It turned out to be a great day spent with awesome company!

Yummy sangria

They have freshly picked strawberries from yesterday so they are making strawberry cupcakes.

It’s delicious!

Mr. Austin’s making stuffed burgers.

These two were such happy campers. Shane sat down first and said, “Naomi, come sit here!”

My pretty Chloe’s making a face at me.

That’s some burger.

It was so funny to see that baby Mikaela only preferred Andrew to hold her.

Happy birthday Amy!