Tea and such

We had a wonderful visit with Hannah and Yun Jae.  They brought us many gifts, clothes (a flowy dress and cropped, possibly cashmere sweater for me and necklace), face masks, and wonderful teas from Jeju, Korea. Dare I say, the best tea I've ever had?  The company is Osulloc, Korea’s most beloved tea brand. They have cultivated and harvested tea from Jeju Island since 1979. Osulloc is a premium tea brand worldwide, having placed first in many global tea competitions.

We hiked, went to the beach, enjoyed making food together, had a bonfire, loaded hay into the barn, visited my father's grave, and everything was perfect weather wise.  I wish i could share a photo here, but still am dealing with some issues. Thankfully I have a few video clips:

Apple cider pressing!

Celebrating a birthday!

Strawberry piñata! 🍓

Here is a video of Elijah with one of his birthday gifts, Father Photie gave them to us after church yesterday: https://youtube.com/shorts/BzSCZEm5RAU?si=xi7ii0K3SdjNP6Be

His Godmother is currently in Taiwan.  She is there with family, as they are celebrating her grandmother's 100th birthday.

Bee sting!

It's my fault, not being cautious, mowing with Elijah in the carrier on my back near our hive, when suddenly I hear a buzzing.  I wasn't sure where the bee was, but took Elijah down and saw it in his hair and gently brushed it out.  I rushed inside and put Elijah in the bath tub, and could see the stinger and a reddish spot, like a large mosquito bite.  I took his clothes off and turned on the water, as he enjoys baths and I could check him all over.  I used my credit card to scrape off the stinger and set it on the sink and took a photo.  I still can't seem to share photos.  It appears that a photo is uploading, then goes back to the original page.

In a week, we'll celebrate his 1st birthday!  He's been walking so well.  Here's a video https://youtube.com/shorts/nNIB3tyTKjI?si=a184YR8EkNsYVM23 

Another one, at the lake https://youtube.com/shorts/E11dyCCxnv4?si=DuMwe3wjIZ2EbT5n we should have more days in the 70s this coming week, so maybe one more day to swim.

We started homeschool this past week. I'd share the self-portaits if i could, love how they capture the details, like teeth, or nostrils.

Cider!  We pressed our 1st bath of apples and got a little more than gallon and half.  So three half gallon Ball jars plus enough in our cups to drink fresh cifer.