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i had 4 kids this weekend

April 11, 2011~ Etc.

our weekend was busy and fun. these two girls from korea stayed at my mom’s house for 3 days while their parents were at a conference. and knowing my mom and how she’s a total homebody and doesn’t like to drive, i knew the girls would just sit at my mom’s house all day for 3 days. this was their first time visiting the united states so i couldn’t let that happen so i made sure to take them around.

took them shopping and bought them some “cool american clothes”

which according to the girls are GAP and Levi’s jeans.

aren’t they cute?

went night bowling + arcade games

the girls got to stay up a little later

went to the beach resort which was actually very disappointing

and i still feel bad for the older girls because they were bored.

but i do love this picture of adalie on the far right.

me trying to take pictures with adi but failing twice
since she runs away the moment the picture’s being taken

their last night.

the girls were so fun and i loved their age(14 and 8). i’m excited for my two girls to get older so i can take them shopping and talk about life and boys and such. which reminds me, jay and i’ve been talking about whether or not to try to have a baby soon. two kids are so manageable and perfect if i only think for myself but thinking of my kids, i think they would want more siblings. i think big families are fun and families i’ve talked to that only have 2 kids have told me they wished they had more kids and how empty and small it feels. but maybe there are some out there that absolutely loved it and i just haven’t found them yet. and it’s either have baby(ies) now or to wait when you’ve adjusted to the comfortable life of 2 older kids and start over with the whole pregnancy/breastfeeding/toddler/diaper stage and having to readjust to that again, or have all the kids be fairly close in age instead of having a huge age gap where it’ll be hard to accomodate family activites/vacations that everyone can enjoy, having the kids have a closer relationship by having them all close in age, oh i’m just babbling on now and don’t know if i’m making any sense.

so i wanted to ask 3 questions.

1. those of you who have 2 children or those of you that only have one other sibling, do you wish you had more kids/more siblings? or are you perfectly happy with two kids/having one other sibling?

2. do you think in your opinion it’s better to pop out the kids fast and then be done with the infant/toddler stage and have all the kids be close in age, or to wait a few more years, take a little break and then have two more kids close in age and start over with the whole pregnancy/infant stage?

3. how many kids are in your family and do you wish it was any different?

and the worst mother of the year goes to…..me

April 8, 2011~ Etc.

adi pushing rapunzel on the swing.

last friday when we woke up and had breakfast, we went to target, the grocery store, and then the playground just like i had promised the girls if they were good. when we got home, we ate lunch, then i did my daily routine for naptime which is giving adi and ana their milks, tucking adi in her bedroom, turn on the heater and the humidifier in her room, then turn on the ipad while she watches something for 5-10 mins. while i put ana to sleep. so i closed her door and then went into ana’s room, turned on her heater and humidifier, lied down with her while she drank her milk, then waited until she fell asleep so i could quietly sneak out of her room to go put adi to sleep and to take a nap myself with adi too. i do this every single day. and not once in the last 2+ years did i ever fall asleep while lying down with ana since i knew adi was waiting for me.

well, this day was different. i guess i had fallen asleep because i suddenly woke up and found myself lying next to ana. i quickly reached for my phone and it was an hr. later. i jumped out of the bed and snuck out of the room and when i entered the hallway, i saw adi’s room’s door wide open, her ipad shut off, her bedroom lights on, and her missing. i called out her name and then i saw down the end of the hallway that the door from the kitchen to the laundry and garage doors were open. i ran out and saw the door to the garage was open and the garage door was open. there was a ladder by the garage button and i panicked. i ran out bare foot, yelling her name and looking for her. i kept yelling her name but she was nowhere to be seen. i ran back inside the house and yelled her name while searching every bit of the house, just to make sure she wasn’t inside the house. and she wasn’t. my heart sank even more and as fear grew even more, i ran outside again and started running around the neighborhood. thoughts were running through my mind like what happened to her? where is she? did someone take her? oh God, please please help me find her. please please help that no one took her away, please. should i call 911? oh my, jay’s gonna be so mad, oh Heavenly Father, please, let me find my little girl, please, i begging you.

it was the scariest, most horrible 5 mins. of my entire life.

after running through one side of my house, i ran back to the house to go run to the other side of the house and then i saw our renters from the basement standing in our front yard. with adalie. adalie was holding a jar of gummy bear vitamins and apparently she wanted to share them with her friends in the basement so she went and knocked on their door and was with them the whole time. thank goodness. oh my, what a relief that was!!!

i was so happy to see her but then i remembered she went outside without my permission so i didn’t know how to react, whether to pick her up and run around screaming for joy or to scold her. so i just walked back with her, with my hand on her back, and told her how she cannot go outside without ever telling mommy or daddy and how scared i had been. right then, jay pulled up into the garage and he knew by my look on my face that something wasn’t right. when he got out of the car, i just held him tight and started crying. i told him what had happened and i thought he would be mad at me but the first thing he did was laugh and say, “so how fast were you running? i wish i saw you running barefoot around the neighborhood.”

we went inside the house and i just lied right then and there on the kitchen floor and didn’t move for at least 20 mins. i was in such shock and fear that when it was released, my body felt so weak. i lied there thinking how grateful i was that she was safe and that i found her but what could’ve happened to her. oh, i shudder at the thought.

so yes, i nominate myself as the worst mother of the year. it’s true. and it will never happen again.

April 5, 2011~ Etc.

“but daddy! i just want to be like you!”

“mommy, everybodys looking at me because they think i’m pretty.” as she’s smiling coyly and looking around.

“you keep being mean to me and daddy’s gonna come hit you!” to me and grandma after we scolded her.

she hit grandma and walked away. instead of scolding her more, i went to her and gave her a big hug. then she broke down in tears and just sobbed in my arms for a good few mins. all little kids want is love. unconditional love. that no matter what they do, no matter what mistakes they make, they will always be loved. but isn’t that what every human being wants and needs? everyone wants to be accepted and loved. to feel special in someone’s eyes. i think the world would be a much better place if we were quicker to appraise, or compliment someone instead of scolding, disciplining, or degrading someone.

https://www.ourlifeisbeautiful.com/but-daddy-i-just-want-to-be-like-you/

bijou market giveaway

April 5, 2011~ Etc.

*last week’s giveaway announced here.

60 handpicked unique & crafty vendors

one location, one weekend=

Bijou Market

three of the many vendors that will be at the bijou market

are offering their giveaways here this week,

so three lucky winner will win!

a pin cusion of choice by Kersey‘s shop Vintage Oddity

pearl earrings of choice by Turqoise Roots

and a leather flower cuff by Colett Yarro

to enter, leave a comment by monday april 11th. open to U.S residents.

for extra entries(please leave seperate comment for each entry):

-become a follower of the Bijou Blog

-RSVP to Bijou market on facebook

-become a follower of my blog

best luck everyone!

the winner for the pin cushion is

the winner for the pearl earrings is

the winner for the flower cuff is

congratulations and please email me your address info

to saramchoi{at}gmail.com

weekend

April 4, 2011~ Etc.

we watched general conference this past weekend. it’s when the leaders of our church speak to us, “a living scripture” as i like to call it. i always get so touched and feel God’s love at every general conference. three things(out of many) i’ve learned:

1. if someone offends you, hurts you or your loved ones, just leave it alone. suing and getting money won’t solve anything, and having a hatred in your heart will just hurt you and diminish your happiness. forgive them.
2. it’s not as important to marry the right person as it is to become the right person.
3. choose your love and love your choice.