weekend at our “country house”
Some random shots from my parent’s house out here in Lawn Guyland.
The morning light streaming behind my toes remind me how translucent skin is. Kinda freaky.
Lettuce, perilla leaves and some other greens we don’t know the English word for all came from my dad’s garden and onto the dinner table for lettuce wraps.
Yeah, Claudine still sucks her thumb. And she can’t suck her thumb without twiddling her left ear. She once drew a picture of a girl with one hand over her mouth and the other over her left ear. It was a self portrait.
Speaking of drawings, this is Claudine’s latest portrayal of me and Mia. I’m the one in the striped dress because, well, I was wearing a striped shirt today. Mia is wearing a ruffly dress (and yes, she was in a dress today that had ruffles at the neckline). I am a fairy doctor which is why I have a stethoscope plugged into my ears and I am checking out Mia’s head because she has a scrape on her forehead. The object between us is an ice cream truck. We’re standing in the street and behind us in the field is a flower, a pitcher of water and a bunny. The bunny’s name is “Hank”. You gotta love the imagination of a 3 year old.
One of the best parts about coming to our “country house” is the home cooked Korean meals. My mom made cold noodles for dinner tonight (Naeng Myun) which is a summer staple. It has pickled radish, cucumber, asian pears, apples, pine nuts and a cold icy broth (aided by an ice cube or 2 right in the bowl) mixed in with some spicy mustard. One of my favorites.
We totally did the suburban thing today – went to Target for various sundries, Michaels for craft supplies since Mia doesn’t go to camp for another 3 weeks, and then the mall in search of some kid sneakers. In the afternoon we blew up the kiddie pool and let the girls splash around while we watched the soccer game. We get to enjoy the perks of the suburbs without actually having to live in the suburbs.
So this summer is turning into the summer of starts and stops and shakeups. For the time being, once again, I will be living the life of leisure (oh freelance, you are so crazy). So we’re staying out here one more day and after deciding that it would be too crowded on a Sunday, we’ll be heading to the beach on a Monday morning. Just because we can.
Enjoy enjoy enjoy! Wish we could enjoy just one more day of ‘weekend’. The food looks amazing! As for Claudine sucking her thumb photo… it freaked me out cuz it’s the exact same way my kid does it. Holy frig. Is this a korean thing? Except my kid’s variation is the 2 middle fingers for sucking+the ear thing. Have fun at the beach!
Jealous! Your homemade dinner looks comforting!
I’m currently going through a serious kim chee jiigae phase. 3 times last week.
Claudine is the cutest. Please don’t grow up so fast!
Jenna : beautiful pics …and its shows the fun that all family is having ,nature ,simple things, enjoy all….really nice
I LOVE the picture! Drawings are so developmental – Typically little ones make body-less people with legs coming out of heads and such. This is quite sophisticated!
the thumb sucking and kid drawing are making my ovaries ache!
i always leave your blog hungry. wishing for more. and dreaming! your girls are adorable – loving their artwork!
xo
The picture of your foot is awesome! What weird amazing bodies we have.
Hey there, just wanted to let you know the girls room is on Design*Sponge today in the best kids rooms roundup.
The blogger at Door Sixteen (home/design blog) found a rabbit a week ago and called it Hank.
My 2.5yr son does the exact same thumb sucking thing and with the same hands, right thumb in mouth, left on the ear. Both hands go up at the same time. I always thought my son was weird (but cute) for it, but now I see he’s not the only one.
I love your blog, and your girls are adorable!
Erin, the bunny drawing is indeed, an homage to Hank, the bunny.
HANK!! Awwww. Please tell Claudine thank you for making such a nice drawing.
That all is some really delicious-looking food. I wish I had gotten myself organized enough to have a garden this year. Next year, next year…
I love the detail in that drawing.
What are the puff rice corn cob looking things? And where can I find them?.
Jennifer, they’re like puffed rice cakes, but in cylinder shape. Very slightly, subtly sweet. You can get them in Korean supermarkets. Or come over and I’ll give you one to try. My mom sent us home with 2 packages.
yum yum, i was going to ask what you were eating – Naeng Myun!
Hey, my girl is almost five and still sucks her thumb when she drifts into sleep. They say that it’s good that she does it only then and not all day long, I don’t know… There’s nothing I can do about it anyway, except talk to her.
The drawing is so darling!
Lovely post. And the girls, my god, they’re just beautiful.