Sunday, February 28, 2010

Photoshoot with seven.. wait eight teeth.

Well we did it! We survived our first family photo shoot as a family of five. Fun! Stressful getting ready of couse. Ethan was not too excited and was pretty much done before we got there but we still ended up getting some cute fishing shots of him.
Allie loved every minute of her time in the spotlight like I knew she would. Jack did well too, but was teething that day, so there was much wiping of drool and much fingers in his mouth. When that happens you just have to go with it. We are happy to announce that Jack now has eight teeth.
We are using many of the photos in Jack's b-day slideshow on March 20th so we will post many on here sometime after that date but to hold you over here are a few favorites.

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This is Jack wearing his hanbok. A hanbok is tradtional Korean clothing that is worn on special occations. He will be wearing this for part of his dol,or Korean first b-day party, which we will celebrate on the 20th of March. Jack will wear his hanbok for the part of the party before the cake.
If you want to learn more about a tradional Korean first birthday party click here.

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My flexible boy.

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My fish crazy boy.

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Outfit that his Foster Mom got him. He was wearing it the day we picked him up.

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My flying girl.

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Family of five.

Photos by Dolby Photography www.dolbyphotography.com
If you visit the site you can see some more pics of our family in the gallery.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentines Day!

Glad to report we are all healthy again. We survived a round of RSV that went thought the whole house. Jack was on a nebulizer to deal with that. He also had a round of Roseola, and finally after three rounds of antibiotics for ear infections, finally has healthy ears again.
To celebrate Valentine’s Day we had the kids wear their red soccer jerseys. The two older ones are wearing Korea Jerseys we got for them in Korea. We also went to church and made a conversation heart box. Inside a hearts that have faith discussion questions to ask our children once a week during Lent. I can't believe it is Ash Wednesday already this week! Time is flying by!
Jack is doing great as far as attachment. He is really an easy going guy. He gets shy around people when they first come over to our house and stays close to mom but it doesn't take more than a few minutes before he is playing like usual. He is so happy!
He says the words, A ball, bye bye, hi five, dada, just started to say mama, says baba for bottle, and is working hard on Book. He currently says the "b" and the "ck' a bit later, which makes us all laugh.
He sleeps in his crib now at night and I have been able to sleep in my room all night long a few times. He actually sleeps more soundly without my extra movement and noises. He still wakes once a night for a bottle which is a lot better than the twice a night he was doing in Korea. Our older son still wakes at night so getting up once for Jack is so not a big deal for us. He may stir other times at night but goes back to sleep easily if I am not in the room making noise as well.
He likes to play with his brother and sister and is happy to see them when he wakes up in the morning and from naps. They make him smile, and he likes to give them hugs. Sometimes when they get a bit too wild he will just crawl away to play by himself in another room. He can play independently for quite a while, just happily playing with trains, balls, blocks or other toys.
His birthday is coming up next month. I am busy planning his party and inviting everyone to come to meet Jack for the first time if they have not already. I am thinking it will be on Saturday March 20th, so if you are friends, or family, that live close by mark it on your calendar. More details will come soon.
For now enjoy our V-day pics!

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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Taking a Picutre of Three!

Sounds easy enough. I had heard from many that the more children you have the harder it is to take a good photo of them. Think of all the vaiables. One child may not be looking, or smiling, or eyes may be closed, someone may have a finger up their nose, somone may decide that they are done with photos before the otherone decides that maybe it is ok to smile. UHG! Words can not explain as well as the photos so here you go. Those going from two to three, this is one of the hardest challenges. lol
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You get the idea!