Firsts

Is it really March 2014? These past three years have brought many changes and yet so much remains the same. Toddlers are now taller. Babies are terrible twoing. And Autumn starts elementary school on Monday. Hardly the first parent awed by a growing child, I'm still no less amazed. Her spirit is warm, accepting, and oh so innocent. She wonders, gazes and loves. Mischievous in the right amounts, yet understanding of moral responsibility.

Her ability to remain focused on a task is astonishing. The other day, Sun Shil gave Autumn a book of Chinese characters. A rather large book each page with one large Chinese character. Autumn spent the better part of a week copying each page onto individual slips of paper making a new book in the process. I think this stems from her absolute intrinsic adoration of books. She loves to read and can do in two languages! Though of course her Korean ability is far superior to reading in English.

We had a lot of fun over this past year. We went camping; She came with me to the Muju race; We started adventuring as a bike duo with her in on a pedal trailer. This summer, we are planning to do the entire Seoul to Busan river ride with this...

We can't wait! But first, first grade. Pictures to come of Mondays BIG DAY.