Abby in Charge

On most weekend mornings (and on a lot of holidays), Brad is kind enough to let me sleep in (which is about 7:30 or 8!). I think he feels sorry for me that Bekah is not a good sleeper. I will take his pity. For those of you that don't know me well, I am not a morning person. That is pretty much an understatement. ANYWAY, I was laying in bed this morning and I heard Brad tell Abby he had to go to the bathroom, so he was going to put Bekah on the floor. Abby said, "no Daddy, I can hold her." Hmmmm. No, he won't leave our 3 year old on the couch holding our 5 month old, right? Then Abby proceeds to say, "I can handle it, Daddy. I can handle it." Well okay then, she must be able to, right? I quickly get out of bed & head into the living room...this is what I find:
Notice I'm obviously not too worried about it, right?

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Funny Girl...

Update on our Hometown Greeting post, which you can find here. Abby has been conducting her very own Hometown Holiday Greetings with Alea. Here is a video that she graciously let me film--for those not aware, Abby isn't fond of having her picture taken or of being filmed. Anyhow, this is good for a laugh:

The best part is that Abby then tells Alea, "you did such a good job, I'm SO proud of you." Drama Queen. Just when you think they aren't paying attention... :)

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They Killed My Rabbit

My poor, poor bunny rabbit. He was so cute. Somehow, the movers managed to puncture him in his side. Luckily, he had a tag on his back...he comes from the land of www.stonebunny.com. The weird thing is, I had no idea he was made out of stone. Or that he was hollow. I am ordering a new one tonight. I guess I should order the piece of the crib they broke too! Probably isn't a very motherly think to order my cute bunny before the crib part. In my defense, I have tried to order the crib piece, but when I called, their computers were down (and Bekah doesn't really mind her pack n play)! :) Here's the sad bunny:



In other news, things are really starting to get busy around here. It's a different kind of busy than usual. This year, I am just involved in activities as a participant (with the exception of one thing!), so it feels a little weird. I am so exhausted with Bekah getting up in the middle of the night again, that it's probably a good thing. We started Bible study & MOPS this week...I also volunteered at the Thrift Store. It's been fun, but a bit tiring with poor Bekah. She needs her morning nap in a quiet place. That means she has been torturing the nursery workers. If you don't mind carrying her everywhere, it's not a problem! I'm just praying I get her on a schedule of some sort soon. Poor #2 is tortured in ways #1 never had to experience!

Getting ready to buy my dad, mom & brother's tickets to come visit us in December. Very exciting! Abby asked when they would be coming, and I explained it would be a little over 3 months. She told me that she thought 3 months was too long from now! It's not easy going from seeing your Papaw & Grandma practically every weekend to 2 times a year! We're just happy we're going to have visitors.

Gotta go exercise, read my Bible study & unpack boxes until Brad gets home from work. He's been working like crazy. We hope to go on a date soon--maybe on this 3-day weekend (it's Korean Thanksgiving)! :) I hope Bekah doesn't scare all the babysitters off...

I will do my best to take photos of more things around base & off base, so you can get an idea of what it is like here. My camera doesn't always make it into my bag. I'm taking a little trip tomorrow, so I'll try to remember to snap some shots then!

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Proof that we REALLY live in Korea...

FINALLY! Okay, here's what you have all been waiting for...actual pictures of Korea! I went to the Open Market in the town right off base today with my friend Amanda & her boys. It was so much fun--plus, we got a huge load of fruits & veggies for about 11,000won (around $10). Here we are posing in front of the fish. Yep, they just have fish & various other things that we normally refrigerate sitting out on tables! The girls were great! Bekah barely made a peep. You can't tell too well in the pictures, but there is not much room to maneuver--tons of people. Navigating the market wasn't too bad. Most of the time they had signs up on the tables to tell you how much things cost. There were some really good deals. Amanda made some deals when she wasn't even trying--sometimes the language barrier works in our favor! The only thing on my list I didn't get...peaches. Next time, I'll tackle that one. Here's a look at our deals:

Oh wait...those are the bugs. :)

Here you go:

Isn't it all beautiful?? Very colorful & it's delicious, so far! I'll report on the quality of the corn later...

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Hometown Holiday Greeting Fun!

Our little family walked over to be filmed for one of those Hometown Holiday Greetings that they play in the states over the holidays...just thought it would be fun to say "hi" to our loved ones back home & that way, they could see the girls. It seemed simple enough. Well, Abby started in on how she wasn't going to look at the camera & talk--on & on she went. She wanted me to hold her; she didn't want me to hold Bekah. Brad wasn't too keen on the idea to begin with, so I'm sure he was enjoying it all because HE had to hold her. Abby was true to her word; she would not say "Merry Christmas" or "I miss you" or anything that we bribed her to say. Yes, we bribed, and she did not fulfill her end of the bargain. After we were done, the first thing she asked was what her special treat was going to be. I told her that she has to do what we ask her to do for the special treat, and since she didn't, she wouldn't get the treat. Take out some paper...these are some parenting skills you don't want to miss. Anyway, on the walk home, Abby says to me, "Mommy, if you would have held me, I would have said whatever you asked me to say." Nice. See, she IS learning something. Here is a video of what transpired after we got home:

Daddy thought that last part was especially funny!

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Bekah's New Hat

Pictures do not really do this justice! It could just be MY pictures though. :) We went out to grab a bite in between unpacking boxes & when we got home, Abby placed this on Bekah's head (I believe it's an American Girl hat--Auntie Sar, Hannah??). I about fell off of the chair I was laughing so hard! :) Abby is so funny...the stuff she comes up with! Bekah was a good sport...


So, just in case the picture isn't enough, here is a video:

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Indy Dog & the Movers

Here he waits. That dog whined the entire time the movers were here. He is not handling the chaos very well...apparently, he is a neat & orderly dog. For some reason, he is very tense...me too, but I have wine. He did get a half of a cheesy burrito from Abby earlier, so I think he's stress eating!



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For my mom...

Here is a picture of how my dye job went...couldn't get a good picture of the haircut! It might've been the red wine or it could've been that Brad wasn't here to take it! See all the gray hair?? I don't think it worked...hmmm.

Enjoy!

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