My mom made us birthday breakfast : Seaweed soup with rice and some vegetable dishes

Tonight we celebrated his birthday with a bonfire, smores, and cakes in the backyard porch.

He wanted ramen for late night snack. His favorite food on earth that he’s not allowed to have…except for  special occasions such as tonight…;P

Chloe joined her school cross country team and today was her first meet. She ran 1.7 miles with 6th, 7th & 8th graders and came in 17th place out of approx. 45 runners. I think she came in 2nd amongst  6th graders. That is pretty good!

When I got the invite for a girls only house warming party at Julie’s, I couldn’t wait to see the house! She and her husband worked on custom building this house, I knew it was going to be good. Really good. What a gorgeous house.

Thank you for a lovely afternoon of delicious food and laughter! My cheeks were sore from laughing so much. Thank you Julie! 

We even took a “prom” picture.

We went paddle boarding in Franklin Lakes.

Kids had an amazing time and they had testimonies after the camp.
Shane said that even though he knew about the gospel, and he knew he kind of believed but didn’t know why before, but now after this past week, he WANTS TO believe in God… I think that’s a very honest and incredible testimony by a nine year old. I’m so proud of our kids and so grateful Pioneers For Christ ministry!

These kids are going to a week away camp in PA. They had such a great time last year, they’ve been anticipating to go back!

Will miss you so much…. See you in 5 days~~~~~~

We’re on our way to the top of Mireuksan Mountain, one of Korea’s top 100 mountains to visit. Hallyeosudo Viewing Ropeways is the only dual-cable automatic circulating gondola in Korea. At 1,975 meters long, it is the longest ropeway in the nation. 

Glass floor

During this trip, we learned so much about Admiral Yi Sun-sin who was a Korean naval commander famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty.

Admiral Yi Sun Shin designed and developed Turtle ships to fight against Japanese navy in the Seven Years’ War (1592-1598).The Japanese used ship-to-ship boarding combat as their preferred tactic, in addition to cannon and other artillery. The Geobukseon were clad in iron plates and the topmost decks featured a roof covered in iron and metal spikes – making boarding a difficult task.

After the bike ride, we arrived at this beautiful Rainbow Pools. This place is such a gem! Rainbow Pools are natural swimming holes along the south fork of the Tuolumne River, where one can dip their feet, take a plunge or just watch courageous kids jump the rock lined ledges into the largest of the inviting pools. Yep. We were the courageous kids!

I hadn’t planned on jumping in at first but I got inspired by my kids jumping in without any hesitation, so I decided to jump right in too. I was scared but so glad I did! When in Rome, right?

Today is the final day of backroads tour and this morning we set off to do some exploring on two wheels. This ride travels over some rolling hills before descending along the Tuolomne River, where we enjoyed picturesque views on the way to Rainbow Pools. Along
the way, we saw the evidence of the devastating 2013
Rim Fire, the third largest wildfire in California history, that burnt over 250,000 acres. Distance to Rainbow Pool: .13.6 miles

I was so proud of the kids so bravely riding their way downhill on this curvy roads along the side of the cliffs.

After about 2/3 or the ride where the roads got really steep, kids and Andrew got into the van for the remainder of the ride and I continued to ride my bike to the final destination. What a spectacular view! I didn’t get a chance to take any pictures at this point as the roads were pretty steep and I was just soaking up on  beautiful Tuolumne River canyon.