Benetton Photo Shoot - Part 2

Alright - here it goes with the second set of pictures.

We continued around the forrest, and went up into the trees for the next set of shots.

The kids taking a much needed kid break and climbing around a bit.

 

The thought of putting these on made me hot!

 

Big yawn!

 

It is really difficult to get 3 kids across a bridge and get a good shot of all of them.  I think they walked to and fro for a good 20 minutes.

 

More props for Tristan to play with.

 

She doesn't look like she's enjoying this at all, does she?

 

Notice the difference in the texture and color of the hair at the front of their heads?

Yeah - they were sweatin' their tails off!

 

Grace cracks me up!  She was sucking in her cheeks because they were hurting from smiling so much.  My question is - where did she learn to do that??

 

Still more to come after we walk out of the forrest and back to the campsite...

Will have 'em up for you tomorrow.  Bet ya can't wait!  ;-)

Benetton photo shoot - Part 1

Grace was asked to participate in a photo shoot yesterday.  Shortly after we had arrived in country, we were at the PX in Yongsan and a lady approached us and asked to take Grace's and Tristan's pictures.  After handing me her card and explaining that she was affiliated with a modeling company in Seoul and had been around for many years we obliged.  David and I saw no harm in it and figured what the heck?  The kids could make a little bit of money.  I never expected that she'd really call.  In fact, just the other day I threw away her business card.  Tristan had gotten a call a month or so ago, but they needed to get pictures of him within a very short period of time to show to the company, so he didn't get to participate in whatever that was for.

So, we all loaded up early yesterday morning and headed up to Seoul.  We met Ms. Sue and were taken over to Seoul Dream Forrest along with 2 other kids and their dads.  Along the way we found out that the shoot was for Benetton.  So, in 90 or so degree heat, and 90+ % humidity, these poor kids were shooting for the winter catalog!  I still haven't figured this one out yet - winter clothes, all the trees have their green leaves on them, and not a lick of snow on the ground.  It'll be interesting to see what the final product turns out like.

I of course took my camera along to snap a few pics of my own.  I did my best to keep this to a minimum, but I'm gonna do the photo shoot over  3 posts... I took somewhere around 400 pictures and could only whittle it down to somewhere around 50 to share.  They were just too cute!  So just know that there are a ton of pictures coming up...

Tristan checking out the first set up.

 

Winter clothes... UGH!

 

Let the spoiling begin!  Doughnuts and pastries.

Grace in the "dressing room"

 

Really, ladies.  Would you mind holding my hair up and blowing down my neck?  I mean after all, she wouldn't be here if not for me!

 

I'm thinkin' they're pretty miserable...

 

But when  it's time, those smiles shine!

 

This is one of my favorites

 

Tristan playing with one of the props.  He had a blast!

Thank goodness it was an outdoor shoot and he was able to run and play!  I can't imagine keeping him entertained in a studio for 4 hours.

 

Did I mention how spoiled the kids were?

People just standing aroud fanning them all day long...

 

Mother Nature provided a great backdrop for this one. 

This is a tree that had fallen during the typhoon last Thursday.

Check back tomorrow for part 2

A Week of Firsts

Grace started first grade on Monday.  She wasn't so sure she was excited about school this year because it was going to be a lot of work and there weren't going to be toys like there were in kindergarten.  Some of her anxiety was eased when she met her teacher on Friday - and a lot of my anxiety was eased since she was an answer to my prayers.  Going from a Christian school to a public school was a bit of a stressor, but we didn't have much of a choice since the private schools here are incredibly expensive!  So, I've been praying, knowing that God would put Grace where she needed to be, but I really wanted her to at least have a Christian teacher (even if God's Word isn't taught in the school) - and when we walked in to meet her teacher on Friday I was face to face with a lady thay I had worked at VBS with!  Praise God!!

Off for her first day.

The kids after their ceremonial bell ringing to officially start the 2010-2011 school year.

Grace is in the front row in the right hand quarter

Here is a zoomed in shot of the same picture.

Outside her classroom

Getting settled in.  Work right off the bat!

The Pledge of Allegience

Receiving a little instruction

I went in on her second day and took some pictures for her teacher.

I took one of each of the kids to post on the bulletin board outside of her classroom.

Another first... Malcom wearing a cowboy hat.

Wonder who's grand idea this was?

Today Grace's teacher asked if I might stay and help today while she did some testing with the kids individually, so I gladly obliged.  Tristan had a great time hangin' out with the big kids, and I got a chance to interact with the kids in Grace's class.

We had about an hour to kill after all the testing was done, so Tristan and I headed over to the playground to burn off some pent up energy after sitting in a classroom all day.

After school today, Grace had her first ballet class in Korea.

Despite the fact that it is an English ballet class, she is the only American in the class.

But that didn't deter her at all!

She had a great time and is excited to go back next week.

Oh yes, she loves first grade too - she came home after the first day and said that she liked it much more than she expected to.  Hooray!

Oh!  I almost forgot to mention that we weathered our first typhoon too!  I don't know what category it was, but the worst of it hit to the north of us.  All we suffered were strong winds that resulted in downed trees and a little bit of rain (I've seen more rain from a monsoon rain here than we got from this typhoon).  But, I'll take it!  Thanks everyone for your concern and prayers.

My Sweet Boy

I grow to love this boy more and more every day.  He ALWAYS wakes with a smile, and still loves to snuggle his momma. 

Really, how cute is this?!

I guess I am growing a little nostalgic with both of the kids going to be out of the house for three days a week, and I won't be anywhere near them this time (a bit different from having one next door and one down the hall and seeing them several times a day).  I'm looking forward to having some time to do things without interruption, but then I think about how they will both be gone to school all day in just one short year and it makes me want to keep them little forever!

But, with as sweet and fun as this little guy is, he still has a heart after his daddy's.  David has been looking at/talking about getting a motorcycle - something I really don't like the idea of.  Apparently when the boys were talking about it one day, Tristan told David that he should "Just go buy one and punch Mommy in the face."  Hmmm - guess maybe he's not so sweet after all!  :)