kimcheejars

The game plan was to set ourselves up with a wonderful weekend of food and family and fun. With this weekend being the last time Haden and Lauren would be able to so easily visit from Spokane it seemed appropriate to make it special. Haden and Lauren will be moving off to Denver this Tuesday back to Lauren's home town. It is depressing to see them go and know we will not be able to visit as often as we would like. It has also started sinking in with Naomi that the Barkley kids have been spread out in the last year. It is sad to see two uncles and three aunts be far enough away that an afternoon dinner or even a couple day trip is near impossible.

With those depressing thoughts covered It was a joy to have H and L over. We were also happy that Haden was officially done with his job at Whitworth. With no job constraints and the chaos of living from boxes meant that visiting and staying with us made it easier for them to stay longer. Laundry, unpacked kitchen, and a semi-undestroyed living quarters for the win! (Though Annaka and Adelyn may have had just as much pull as those amenities) On a side note just glancing at the two girls and their pictures that I have on this paragraph... they are starting to really look like sisters.

On Friday night we stayed in to enjoy a nice home cooked Korean meal. Naomi made a wonderful spicy kimchee soup. It was delicious. Haden and Lauren were able to enjoy some football and see the girls. I know Annaka enjoys being visited by her aunt and uncle. She and Adelyn even were able to talk with uncle Will over Skype. Annaka got a kick out of it and Will was able to see Adelyn's huge, baby fat covered, legs.

On Saturday we crossed our fingers that grandma Wha-Sun would be able to join us. We were sadly disappointed to find out that she would be out on a fire until Sunday evening. (Flash backs to when April had only a couple days before leaving for college with Wha-Sun on a fire were swirling through our minds) We went all out on breakfast and after weighing our selves down with the typical American fare of eggs, bacon, hash browns, and golden brown biscuits we set off on enjoying our Saturday. We snuck in a trip to the local European bakery enjoying their

bread and pastries before grandpa Bill arrived from Curlew. We also enjoyed a pleasant walk to get our mail. Oh... and a tiny tiny bit of football :D In the pictures above our princess Annaka has utilized one of moms skirts as a dress and Lauren is giving her lips a once over with her favorite lip gloss.

I also started up our dinner about noon. I had found a good recipe for ribs and was determined to give it a try. It was my first real attempt at cooking ribs but I had no fear! One of the pictures has Annaka helping me prep the babybacks on Friday evening with the dry rub. When all said and done and the time had arrived for the true test of the ribs... all looked well. They were cooked on time. The sauce was wonderful. The meat was tender. Caleb gets and A+ for finding the right recipe and executing it quite well.

We all enjoyed our weekend to say the least. Though in the end it was bitter sweet. Our prayers go with Haden and Lauren. We hope we will be visiting with you in Colorado soon.