February 25, 2011
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New Korea
This evening Josh proposed a family adventure to the New Korea restaurant in Ivandry. Considering that Asher has proven himself to be an “action jackson” by some (and i heartily agree, Judah was never this active!) and Judah isnt exactly adventure-eater-extraordinaire, i reckoned we were in for an adventure of the ‘highest’ order (highest order of patience that is), but we were all quite pleasantly surprised and our drive home after our delectable korean meal was triumphant if nothing else. Woot! We drove 30 minutes to a restaurant, waited for our meal and ate it all unscathed… and then Judah actually found the chicken dumpling whatevers to his liking… and his chopstick prowess was nothing short of unbelievable. Who knew he was a natural at wielding chopsticks?! no dropping chicken bits all over the floor, no frustrated 2nd, 3rd, 23rd attempts. wow. the adults were simply licking our chops (and chopsticks) in palate paradise. OH! YUM!
I said to Josh on the way home in the torrential downpour that it feels like we’re entering a new phase of parenting/family life recently, where Judah is old enough to have intelligent discussions about things and can refer to past experiences and things he’s learned in literature with a rationality never experienced before. It’s rather thrilling, if i do say so myself. It makes family adventures such as this more exciting to embark on because it’s 3 out of 4 people engaging in the experience rather than 2 people experiencing and 2 kids dragged along for the ride and entertained through it all.
Asher continues to be a delight to be around – especially if he’s somewhat restrained in his physical mobility. haha. I enjoy his singing and chattering immensely. And his new skill of folding his hands when he hears the word “pray”, with the subsequent mumbling “prayers” from his own lips, and the closing and triumphant lifting of the hands when we say “amen”, it is a joy to watch.
