Jacob is 2, already?

October is here, and I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed since our summer in MN. Life hasn’t even been “that” crazy, yet the time continues to fly. I just keep thinking, what are we going to do when we have two kids requiring our attention and care?  And then some times I wonder if the time is going so quickly because my ability to hold memories seems to have decreased greatly since September of 2007, causing the days and months to blur together because I can not remember what distinguishes one from the other.  Whatever the reasons for the speed of life seeming to hold steady at too fast, I am still sure of one thing, God is amazing and has blessed us with an awesome life.

One huge blessing we have been given is Jacob! It is hard to believe that he has been ours for two years already. He is growing and changing so much; each day he astounds us with a new saying or a funny idea. There is such an abundance of joy in our home and dorm because of his personality and antics. We were able to celebrate all of these things a few times during the week of his birthday. First, he had a party with all of his friends from the ELC (Early Learning Center), the next day he got to eat cake with his friend Theoren. Then, on Sunday, we had a “God-family” party with friends who have become like family to us–most of whom were at his birth or helped in the days following. Lastly, we made a trip up to Suwon, to see our friends who are members of the band, Station 2. Station 2 has traveled to Korea many times, the first of those being when I was in my second trimester of pregnancy with Jacob. They returned to Korea a few days after Jacob was born and have been around a few times since. Needless to say, they have seen me in more stages of pregnancy than most of my family, and they have become wonderful friends to us.

Jacob’s favorite member of the band is Josh, the drummer. Josh let Jacob play his drum-set last spring, and ever since, the word drum rarely exits Jacob’s mouth without the word Josh to accompany it. So, when Jacob was given the chance to see Josh and play drums with him again, the word ecstatic doesn’t even begin to describe his emotions. To top things off, Josh, Dave and Andrew played the drums with Jacob for over an hour! I have never seen him focussed on one activity for that long during his entire life. I am pretty sure that if he could analyze the gifts given to him for his birthday and place them in order, the one on the top would be the hour he spent playing the drums with is friends, Station 2.

Other blessings in our life  in the last month have been a dorm that has been running smoothly, a pregnancy that is proceeding normally, good health (no H1N1 for us!), awesome weather for spending many hours outside, and just two days ago, we bought a vehicle. I think you could say we are settling in more and more to life here at TCIS. And even though each day and week have challenges, God has given us strength and peace to remain focussed on the ministry he has given us at this point in time. We are thankful for the prayers and support of family and friends that help us through each day.

Below are some pictures and video clips from the past few weeks. We hope you enjoy them!

Playing soccer near the river at Expo Bridge.

Jacob, Nina and Tavin walking to the park.

Jacob waiting for his friends to arrive.

Family picture with Tavin

ELC friends eating cake and watching Blue Clues

Some of the kids eating on the balcony.

Opening gifts--everyone had to see what he was getting.

Eating cake with Theoren.

Opening card from Great-Grandma DeAnna.

Opening guitar from Mommy & Daddy.

Drumming with Josh.

Family picture with Station 2.

At GeryeongSang with Mommy.

At GeryeongSang with Daddy.

One of Jacob's new favorite activities, "helping wash the dishes"