Kazoo

The peeps got tons of gifts for their birthday. Thank you very much!

However, there's one that both love - the KAZOO! Who would've thought?!!? Funnily enough, they knew exactly what to do with it. They're pretty darn good and talented, if I don't say so myself. I'm thinking we could start a band and possibly be the next big thing!

Sadly, we don't know who the kazoos are from. They were separated from the other gift or card. If it's you, please step forward so we can properly thank you!

p.s. Excuse the mess, we had just finished opening presents.

Dol - First Birthday (in Korean)

Last Saturday we celebrated the babes’ first birthday. I think I’ve mentioned the first birthday is a huge to-do, it's almost on par with a wedding. In fact, there are a few important occasions in a Korean's life - the first birthday, the wedding and the 60th birthday. The first and last were celebrated because people weren't expected to make it past the first year or live that long. I know, we're a morbid bunch. The birthday party was absolutely chaotic. There was tons of food, but I only managed to get 3 bites of an egg roll. Needless to say, Mike and I were starving by the end of the night. We had about 100 people, lots of kids, family and friends. We had it at a restaurant that specializes in dols, so they knew exactly what to do. They set up the balloons, cut up the fruit, displayed the rice cakes and guided us throughout the night.

One of the highlights of the party is the toljabee (picking). We lay out several different items and have the baby pick from it. Whatever he/she picks determines what’s in store for their future. These are the items we laid out -

ITEM - MEANING
Pencil - Intelligence/Scholarly
Cash - Wealth
Thread - Long life
Rice - Prosperity

Here's a video to see what our kids chose. Let me say, the apple didn't fall far from the tree - Bree is as indecisive as her mama!

Our friend took pics of the party and she's fixing them up for us (bad lighting). As soon as I get them, I'll post some. In the meantime if you'd like to see more pics, our wonderful friend, Tonya, created a beautiful montage and has it on her blog.

Birthday wish from Debi

My dear friend, Debi, whom I've never met made this for the babies' birthday. She's part of a wonderful group of twin moms I met online. She's done this for all the other babies so far, over 60 sets of twins! Thank you Debi!

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

One year ago today...

It’s hard to believe a year ago today, I was counting down the hours until my scheduled c-section. I’d had an amnio done earlier in the day to determine the babies were ready to come out. Even though they were 2 days shy of 36 weeks, they were fully baked. I think they were more ready than me and Mike. I’d focused on keeping them inside for so long, I didn’t think about them actually being here. A part of me, didn’t allow myself to dream that far because of what happened with Matty & Issy. But now a year later, here they are. Being a parent to Luke & Bree has been the most rewarding, most difficult, most amazing year of my life. It took us a long while to get here, but it’s so worth it.

To read what was going on January 29, 2007, click here -
http://janstaseggis.blogspot.com/2007/01/this-time-tomorrow.html

What I looked like in mid-December –


What I looked like the eve of the birth –


What the peeps looked like last weekend in their traditional Korean outfits –

(Looks like Luke's boogeying)