Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Hanee - Four Years Old?


Okay so she's not really four years old, more like three and a couple of months but in Korea they count age different so she's four here. Its been close to a year since I wrote anything so I thought I'd start into it easy with a post about Hanee. She is doing great, if I had to pick one word to describe her it would be "Energy", she is full of energy. She has been having tons of fun with Grandma and Grandpa here in Korea (likely because she can get whatever she wants from them ^^). We have only been in Korea about two weeks and her Korean is improving fast, although she is still a little shy when talking to the kids outside. Here is a quick breakdown of likes/dislikes in list form.
Likes:
Candy and Snack food
Fish - both to look at and to eat
Her little sister
Disney movies - right now its Toy Story or Tangled but it could change by the time I post this
Disney Princesses - including Mulan... even though she isn't really a princess
Ipods/Ipads and video games
Korea
Grandma and Grandpa
Nana and Papa
Hawowi - Hanee's word for Hawaii (she's never been but knows we are planning on going for Christmas)
Her piggy bank
Anything she can get at a dollar store
Hair Accessories
Skirts - sometimes she sleeps in it
Her camera - She uses a Nikon coolpix i got after my mission (she takes great pictures)
Her Jessie doll
Legos...
I'm sure there is more but that's about all I could come up with off the top of my head
Dislikes:
Real food - although she's getting better
Taking a nap
Getting up from a nap
Staying still when she sleeps
Listening to mom or dad
Washing her hands
Brushing her teeth
Anything that involves looking for something
Time Out
Now that I am done with school and have more time to spend with my family, lots more time, I have been spending more daddy daughter time with Hanee and it has been great. Also because she doesn't remember Korea that much I'm trying to show her fun things about Korea. This morning on our way out side I asked her if she wanted to play at the play ground or ride the bus. (Korea has a great bus system, and we have no car here). She wanted to ride the bus. So we held hands and walked to the bus stop. She was very excited and I told her about the bus while we waited. The bus came and we got on, sat in a double seat next to the window so Hanee could look out the window during the short ride to the intersection with all the shops. After we got off the bus Hanee wanted to go into a makeup store and buy lotion for mom... I'm told her mom had lotion but we could go in and look around anyway. Next we went to the dollar store and Hanee bought a piggy bank for a dollar. I figured we'd get some food and head home but Hanee knows her dad well and pulled me into a toy store to pick out hair pins and a ring (what am I going to do when she's a teenager and wants expensive things ~~;;). Then we went to the bakery and got her some sweet breads. On the way home we passed a man selling live octopus, common in Korea, and Hanee spent 5 minutes looking at all the sea creatures. If I could figure out how to keep the octopus alive and feed it I'd buy one for me... I mean her. We waited for the bus and came home again.
All in all our outing took about a hour and a half but it was a great time. I love spending time with Hanee, talking to her and seeing her face as she discovers new things. It great being a dad, sometimes hard, but most of the time great.
Sorry for the lame story but I wanted to write it down so I could remember it later.
Not going to make any promises but I do have alot of time between now and when I start working so there is a possibility that I might make two posts this year ^^