Tignors part 3... Seoul... Dec 2013/Jan 2014

After a few days in Ulsan... we loaded the entire gang on the KTW and headed north to SEOUL.  We were all very much excited for obvious reasons... we were ready for some Mexican food.  Also we would be spending new years eve and new years in Seoul.  We did have big plans that consisted of a babysitter and the adults hitting the town... but Blake came down with something that made him feel like he had been run over by a truck so he stayed in the hotel with the kids and the rest of adults had a quick dinner out and rushed back to be with him.  It was a great trip and loved every minute with our sweet friends that came all that way from Singapore to be with us.

We had checked the weather for Seoul before we arrived... but we were not prepared for the snow... check this out... so cool.

We got to leave the boys and kids back in the hotel while us girls went shopping in Insadong... we did some damage and had fun while doing it... 

We had just a few days in Seoul but so much to do... looking back I can't believe all that we fit in to the trip... here are some pics of our quick little trip to the Seoul Tower.

And we even got to go to a museum... The National Korean Museum (not as good as the Korean War Museum but it was interactive for the children at the end).  Pierce loved reading everything he could and the next picture is my favorite.  Our little learner...

If you can believe it... these are pillows... no thank you.

New Years Eve... we had heard all day that streets were going to be blocked off and that our hotel was actually walking distance to the big show (was said to be equivalent to the ball in New York... they exaggerated a bit).  We were very close we could see the prep work from our hotel room and definitely could hear the party before midnight.  I with the adult Tignors went out to dinner and had Thai food (yummy) got an extra bottle of champagne and headed back to the hotel before the traffic got to bad.

All cuddled up in bed ready for midnight (remember Blake was not feeling well)... he was trying to hide from the photo shot but he was not that lucky.

Did I mention earlier what we were looking forward too... oh yes Mexican Food... we even had to get pics with the On The Border basket of chips... Yummy.

There was an occasion where the boys split with baby and I got this picture from Brent shortly after saying "Asher took his first selfie"... so cute.

So thankful for the Tignors and miss them already... wish we could do this over again and again.

Tignors... take 2... Dec 2013

 Time with the Tignors take 2... this post will be allocated only to our Triple Date Night with The Tignors and The Kims.  We wanted our friends to experience a true Korean BBQ with our Korean friends The Kim family.  It was one of the most memorable nights in Korea for even our family.  We started the night with Beef and finished with music and microphones.  A fabulous night for sure and one that we could not recreate even if we tried.  So fun.

This is one of our favorite Korean BBQ places bc not only is it a restaurant but it is also the slaughter house... the meat is that fresh.  First stop is the butcher where you pick out your own meat, then carry your raw meat to the restaurant area where they sit you on the floor, bring coals and all the sides.  Next you are the chef and start cooking just to your liking and then let the gorging begin.  Amazing Amazing... my mouth is watering just writing about it.

After our tummies are full we get back in the van (we all wanted to ride together) and we head back to the beach for some karaoke.  Blake and I had never been to the infamous Korean Karaoke... I can say one of us was excited the other one was patient with every ones excitement.  It was going to be a fun night... I could sense it.

The night of singing started a little slow with only Heather and I singing... but when Kevin Kim busted out with Gangnam Style and singing all the lyrics (even the ones in Korean) we all lost it and IT WAS OFFICIALLY ON.

We even got the boys to sing... again one was thrilled to sing and the other not so much... can you guess???

A fun fun night... I would pay a lot of money to get that night back... and we were having so much fun we had to keep paying money to keep the room longer and longer... love these kinds of memories.  Who would had ever thought you could get a girl and her husband from Texas, a girl and her husband from Chicago, and a girl and her husband from Korea all the in same room and they would have the best night ever.  Love it.  We even wrote a little something on the wall of the room.