A box full of Korea!

As much as Daniel and I wanted to, it was not the best decision for our family to travel to Korea to bring John McRae home.  We knew how much we would miss out on, but it just wasn't in the cards at the time.  True, escorting went wonderfully for our family and John McRae has been a happy child since the moment he layed eyes on us, but we missed out on meeting his precious foster family, experiencing his birth country with him, learning first hand about Seoul, meeting the Holt staff that worked so hard to get our baby boy home to us and so, so many other things we missed out on. The saddest part to me is that I wasn't the one to comfort him first when he was taken from his foster mother's arms before getting on that big plane and flying to his forever home.  That is the one thing we can't make up for when we travel in the future.  That said,  I can't wait to take John McRae to his birth country in a few years to explore and learn with him...and hopefully meet his foster family.

 I hear the shopping is great in Korea, too.  Luckily, my amazing friend, Mary Leigh, shopped til she dropped while in Korea to bring home her precious Brodie. 

Take a look at some of the goodies ML picked out for us!  We are so proud to have all of these treasures from Korea.  Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mary Leigh!!!  Until we make it to there to experience it for ourselves, these special items will fill our home with a little slice of Korea.

Full of excitement as I've finally gotten through all of that tape to get the box open. :)

Lots of goodies!



Miniature Kimchi Pot from Ilsan.



Also from Ilsan.

 

Name Chop.

The cutest little wedding ducks that I've ever seen!

Aren't these awesome? They are homemade.

This is from the largest church in the world.  It's a bible verse.

Traditional Korean mask.

Korean Pottery.

Wedding Ducks.

A set for John McRae.

& a set for me.



XOXO,

Stacy