Great Uncle's 60th Birthday

Just like in America, Korean culture marks certain birthdays in a person's life as important and are cause for celebration. The 60th birthday is on that list. We had the opportunity to celebrate my uncle's 60th birthday up in Seoul. It was a large gathering with all the relatives, even those from Busan. We haven't know these family members for very long (only since this past October), but we were welcomed with warm greetings. Everyone was really happy to see the kids, especially since it had been awhile since they last saw Elizabeth and this was the first time for most to see Vincent. I think he was held by just about everyone there. We stayed up in Seoul for a good part of the day until after dinner, where we had cake and sang "Happy Birthday" in Korean. It was a great time hanging out with the uncles, aunts, and cousins. -T

Vincent resting comfortably with two of his 고모s (aunt, on dad's side).

At the sight of the cakes, Elizabeth got excited because she knew there were candles too. After all, singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out candles is one of her favorite pastimes. She even got to blow out the candles.