Spring is Here

This week we enjoyed temperatures in the 60's, and one day it got as high as 70 degrees!  The kids were begging to break out their shorts and flipflops.  The weather has actually been really mild from the beginning.  We've been told that last year's winter was brutal, but we've been out almost everyday that we've been here and it's never been too bad--even for a bunch of Texans.  But it's definitely been refreshing to shed the coats and scarves and break out the bikes and rollerblades. 

Blossoms are blooming in the trees and flowers are being planted all over the city.  The downtown ice skating rink on the plaza is now a field of fresh green grass and park benches. 

We went to Seoul Forest on Saturday.  It is a very large park near the Han River with lots of bike paths, a skate park, playgrounds, courts for tennis, basketball, badminton, and lots of open spaces and beautiful scenery with fountains and ponds (and, of course, outdoor exercise equipment!).  You can feed deer and rabbits, and enter a special "insect garden".  Let's just say the kids slept well that night.

 A unique playground to climb and slide inside.

  

Hyrum becomes the first victim of the "alligator".