The Cabbage Patch

Gerard Sarno ~ Rest in Peace

Please pray for the repose of Ben's dear Great-Uncle Jerry's soul.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.  May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

Erin Marie Kennedy Cho ~ Rest in Peace

I hate that I can't find any pictures of Erin from my photo library.  I snitched this from my future sister-in-law's Facebook photos.  I need to do a search from my other hard drive.  

We are very, very devastated.  

Please pray for the repose of Erin's soul and for Patrick, her husband, my brother. 
 

Something for the Newest Cousin

I think it will look wonderful on him.  I hope to finish it soon.

 

Humility

Humility is taking a day in PJs so your children could rest.  Taking the day and not leaving until later so your youngest can sleep in and get over her cough.  Then at 2pm when we regularly schedule play practice at our house, two families show up.  To see you in pajamas.  To see the house littered with storage boxes in the process of being packed up with Christmas decorations.  

That's a serious dose of humility.

Spa Party

Honey wanted a spa birthday party after reading this Spa Princess Cookbook.  Today at 2pm, 2 of her friends came over to have some spa treatments, spa food, and some glamour.  Of course, her sisters were invited as well.  Dad and Brother played the role of spa helpers.

 

A berry facial mask with cucumbers soaked in a cran-pomegranate/mint leaf concoction.

 

 

Pumpkin hated the cucumbers.  I could barely put the mask on her at all.

 

Do you know how hard it is for little girls this age to just lay there and let their feet soak in the mint foot soak and let the restorative effects take place on their faces?

Don't they look cute?

 

This is my first attempt at making something out of a cake.  It turned out terribly.  Hopefully, with practice, the next time I attempt one like this, it'll look better.

Beauty

I hate my brother.  Really.  Okay, I'm just kidding.  My brother got all the talent in our family.  He's very artistic and he got the beautiful singing voice.  He used to sing with a cover band for a while.  His specialty is Breakfast at Tiffany's.  We even forced got him to sing it at his wedding reception.  It was great. 

I wanted to share with you these breathtaking photos he took before and after the baby's birth.  Absolutely breathtaking.  Please click through; it'll be worth it.

I don't hate him.  Really.

Arranged Marriage Part 2

Both boys (Part 1) are from the same family.  Their mom* is one of my best friends. 

 

*My friend miscarried her baby.  Please keep her in your prayers.

Rappelling

On Thursdays, the older 3 have a rock climbing class.  This past Thursday, they were rappelling.  Brother made it to the edge, but backed out at the last minute.  Sister was able to do it.

 

 

 

 

It was great watching her.  They gave the moms a chance to do it as well.  There are no pictures, but I did make it down too.

The Year of the Ox

Happy New Year!!  Today starts the new year on the Chinese Lunar calendar.  We had a feast of sorts yesterday at my mom's house.  She's an awesome cook.

This is a fish dish that is dredged in flour and then dipped in egg whites.  It is fried in a bit of oil.  It's pretty healthy regardless of the frying part. 

Then we have the beef version of this.  Usually, there are also many variations of this using different vegetables.  Also, you can have pancake type dishes.

 

This dish is called jap-chae (not pronounced with that strong "j" but a softer one). 

 

And, our main course:  mandoo gook aka dumpling soup.

 

This is a labor intensive soup.  Everything was made from scratch from the dumpling wrapper to the broth.  My mom is an awesome cook.   

Photography by Cho

My younger brother (by a year), Sae (pronounced "say") has always been a talented photographer.  He is now trying to get his business off the ground with his wife, Brittany.  Check out his website.  The picture that pulls up first is one of my newest sister-in-law, Erin.  Doesn't she look beautiful?  If you go to the galleries and look through the wedding ones, you'll see more of the photos Sae took.  You can also get a glimpse into the Pae-baek which is the Korean wedding ceremony.  The ceremony is beautiful.  My children are in the photo of the whole wedding party.  In the family photos gallery, you can see my sister's family including my nephews.  They're all dressed in red.