Return to Korea

I said I would be back for our trip to Turkey, but here I am in Korea visiting Erika and family. She and Simeon were planning to come to the US, but plans change and here I am instead! Unfortunately Steve had other commitments and can't join us.

I am not ashamed to say the trip is all about spending time with three-year-old Simeon before he becomes four-year-old Simeon and soon thereafter leaves for college. (At least to us grown-ups, that's how fast things seem to move. We watched videos today of baby Simeon and I would have sworn they were taken just a week or so before this trip.) So brace yourself for lots of pictures from a doting grammie.

We've had a couple trips to the playground.

Driving the train on the playground.

We also spent a couple hours at the base Splish and Splash. Neat water slides that looked like the double arching back of a sea monster among others. Simeon had a ball despite the clouds but no pictures due to the wet! (I already had to replace my phone once this summer because of a mishap near our dock.)

There was church on Sunday (Why do people sit so far apart in a large auditorium?) and a music rehearsal for Protestant Women of the Chapel (PWOC). Erika leads worship, but no one participating this week sings harmony so I got drafted.

Saturday Dan participated in his second triathlon. He took second in his age group. Simeon was thrilled with the trophy.

As we prepare for a Labor Day hike, Simeon thought he would try wearing both my boots and his mom's.

I don't know how often I will update this blog. Life is a bit less predictable with a three-year-old around, and everyday experiences are not as exciting as Alaska or the Canadian Rockies.