July 25, 2011 : 2011년 7월 25일

Yesterday, we went to a river near Yeongcheon.  Something I love about the Koreans is their ingenuity.  This river is about 3 feet deep all the way across, but look at all the ways they found to have fun!

The riverside was littered with literally hundreds of tents like this, even though the day was gray and rainy.

Then there were the ginormous beach balls the kids could climb inside and roam about the river.  You see Keun Abba here chasing the cousins in the big fluorescent ball.

There were also boats, which the kids just loved.  Here are a couple of pictures:

AJ being so big in the boat

Some photos of the water fights between the two boats with Komo Bu and the cousins.

And here are the boats in action.  You see Komo Bu (literally, "older sister's husband," so my children's uncle) paddling the boat with my boys (BJ with the paddle and AJ nagging for the paddle) and occasionally splashing them with his paddle.  Then you hear Keun Abba (literally, "big daddy," i.e., my husband's older brother) calling to his children, "Can you come this way?" Then you see the cousins, 13-year-old Minji and 11-year-old Jinhyung, drifting off.  Then back to BJ jumping out of the boat.

But there was also a swimming pool:

Then there was the fountain:

And of course, snacks, which AJ enjoyed the most...

Cheetos...

Cotton candy with Keun Omma ("big mother")...

And with Minji Nuna....

And with his brother and cousin, well, his cousin shared...

Bugles and watermelon....

And coffee, which is only supposed to be for the adults, but AJ usually gets some (as seen with Grandpa on another occasion):

And finally, the trip ended like every other one I have ever been on in the US and Korea--with the kids running around while the parents are too busy to stop them.

Says AJ, "I was be(de)stroying them all!!!!"  Yes, life is as it should be...