our bedroom window.

learning to use chopsticks.

but still using a hand when needed.

a thank you card from seth & becky. a sweet note with an equally sweet stamp.

after hanging out with heonjae, arrow couldn't stop saying, "heonjae. soobak (watermelon). mah-chee-cha (his version of "tastes good"). he was so excited to have watermelon again.

picked dolnamul (mountain greens) from our backyard yesterday. which only means one thing, daily bibimbop cravings have arrived.

the laid-back firefighter.

couldn't ask for a better friend for arrow than heonjae. what a hilarious kid.

eating watermelon like old pros.

birthday breakfast! 

2 years old. wow.

birthday socks. i've gotten him these panda socks in every size since he was a baby because clearly, they're comfortable.

construction on our block. it was a birthday miracle. 

our gift to arrow: a ukelele.

 he loved the "bockpock" it came with as much as the actual instrument.

happy birthday to my sweet, stubborn, wacky little man.

what a gift these past two years have been.

 no surprise. he loved the cake.

one last hurrah with the cherry blossoms!

 both of us getting into it.

it was windy, so we positioned ourselves to make sure the petals fell on arrow.

 but the wind decided to take a siesta at this particular moment...

...and i got myself good.

it was fun while it lasted.

saturday stroll. from seoul women's university --to-- hongik university.

spring!!

trying to prepare for a garden by relocating an ant colony. so far not so good.