Our growing boy...

We decided this weekend that Graham needed new shoes. We're just about done with sandal weather around here, and I figured it was time to get his feet measured to make sure he would be wearing the proper size. My favorite place to buy children's shoes happens to be at an outlet mall so off we went. I still can't believe I braved the outlet mall with two boys who hate shopping on a rainy Saturday! It's a good thing we went when we did or I'm afraid Graham's shoes would have stunted his foot growth! :) I'm too embarrassed to admit what size shoe he was wearing when we walked into the store, but I will say that when he ran out, he was the proud owner of two new pairs...both size 7W! Needless to say, we'll be back in just a few months to have him measured again.

The ONLY restaurant at the outlet mall is Burger King so that's where we had our lunch. Here is King Graham kissing his new dinosaur. This toy came in his mac&cheese kids meal...who would have thought that Burger King would have pasta on their menu?

Graham loves to drag Annie around the house on her leash. Unfortunately, Annie tires of that game pretty quickly so we attached Graham's stuffed dog to Annie's leash as an alternative. It's amazing how long he entertained himself with this game!

Just a cute picture of Graham playing with his absolutely favorite, most prized possession in the world...his blanket!

I have no pictures to go along with the following event, but this evening we joined Jeff's parents for a wonderful dinner in celebration of Chuseok, a three day Korean holiday. Graham unfortunately chose not to eat his food, but instead yelled for the ice cubes that he could see in our glasses. I have no idea why he likes ice so much! He was all smiles though when he was allowed out of the high chair to run free and play with a set of giant lego blocks. With the help of Halabeoji, Graham was able to build multiple buildings taller than himself! Thanks for a great dinner, everything was delicious!

I can't not mention what was going on a year ago...actually as I write this, Jeff and I were probably about 7 hours into our 14 hour flight on our journey to Seoul....we left Minneapolis early in the morning for Chicago. We unfortunately left Minneapolis late, then circled Chicago for quite a while because of heavy winds. The poor woman next to me was throwing up from the turbulence and I myself felt like I wanted to throw up as I continually watched the minute hand on my watch...we were landing REALLY late and there was no way we were going to miss that flight to Seoul. We ran off the plane, navigated the maze of an airport called O'Hare and made it to our gate just as they were boarding...talk about cutting it close! I had time to snap two quick pictures of the plane for an older Graham, and onto the plane we went. The plane was great-Jeff loved the movie choices and video game options and I loved the chex mix complements of Sara. What can I say, I'm a nervous eater! But, every time I eat chex mix now, I think of flying to get our sweet boy! Although Jeff was able to completely relax and even sleep, my mind was racing too fast to focus on any one thing for more than a moment. I was still in disbelief that this was really happening. Our multiple year journey to parenthood was ending and soon we'd be with our first child. I still get goosebumps when I remember how I felt sitting on that plane. I remember every single detail-my seat number, what I ate, the cover of the magazines in the seat pocket, the smells, the sounds...I never want to forget that nervous anticipation that forced me to focus on those details. Most of all though, I never want to forget the look on Jeff's face as we landed in Korea. At that moment, there were more tears shed by me (are you surprised :) ?? ) and he grabbed my hand. This was REALLY happening!!!!