Ethan Turns 1 Price Style

So, May 15th, 2010...the girls and I were back in the states waiting for the arrival or Ethan. Darren was scheduled to back to NC for the summer and then Ethan could come anytime after that. Well, Ethan did wait until Daddy came, but just a few hours. We picked Darren up at the airport, went to dinner, and then went to the hospital. Ethan was born at 11:?? on May 15th.

A full year later, wow how things change. But here we are at his first birthday.

Grandma Penland once again worked her magic and created a great birthday cake for Ethan. It was cute and took her a long time. It was gluten free as we haven't introduced him to gluten yet, but we probably will in the near future.

It was a beautiful spring day and there wasn't really an "agenda" for the party, other than to celebrate Ethan and hang out with friends. The party was scheduled to last from 3:00-4:30, but in actuality lasted much longer because we just hung out with friends.

Ethan got his first taste of cake. As if usual he was timid at first, but then decided that he really liked the icing and ate quite a bit. I don't know if ever really got into the cake part.

Ethan really enjoyed the bright shiny paper and the presents that made noise. Thanks to all that came to celebrate and share this special day with us. Ethan is a special boy and we are so blessed to have him in our lives~

Ethan Turns 1 Korean Style

Friday, May 13th the ELC held a little birthday party for Ethan. Ms. Kim who has been out for medical reasons promised me that she would make Ethan a Duk cake and come for his party. She showed up and it was great to see her. Another lady in our community offered to lend Ethan her son's Hanbok. So, Ethan got to wear a Korean hanbok. We didn't participate in some of the other traditional Korean activities, but it was fun to celebrate with kids from the ELC.

Spring Flowers 2011

As is the general theme lately, outside, spring...here is an opportunity that Darren took to get the kids outside and take some pictures of them near the new school site.

There are some beautiful flowers growing there. Enjoy!

Spring Flowers 2011 from Laura Price on Vimeo.

Kacy's Accident

As you may have noticed in many of the recent pics, Kacy had an accident. The story goes...as I was not there to witness it...that Kacy was swinging, pretty high. She took her hand off to brush her hair back. As she did this her bum slipped off backwards on the seat and her left hand that was supporting her slid down. She said, she didn't realize how high she was going and just let go, because her hand was getting pinched. Kirk says, he didn't know what happened, but next thing he new Kacy had literally "flown" across the playground. She landed on her wrist, hitting the stroller, and quite upset. Darren and Kirk immediately said this is going to require a trip to the Dr and off they went. After some unnecessary roughness on the Dr.'s behalf. Kacy came away with a slight break, a splint for one week and a cast for three more weeks.

Walk through Techno Valley

As the weather continues to warm up. We continue to find ourselves outside. On this Sunday afternoon the Leobers joined us for a stroll around techno-valley.