Our Zay Bear Turns 1!

Last Sunday, we celebrated Zay Bear's 1st birthday. We had a traditional Dohl (Korean 1st Birthday celebration). He was a trooper through wearing his hanbok, taking family pictures, and doing the doljabi (choosing an object to "represent" your future). Can you guess our theme?

Here are some pics that capture the day.

Pictures of the little guy over the past year.


The favors: I made bear chocolate lollipops with molds.


And this little bear was a clearance score at Michael's.


Goodie bags for the little ones


The centerpieces


Greeting his cousin with a "boh boh"


The birthday boy


We had to bribe him with food for pictures.


The 5 of us! Notice the random Snoopy in the decor. The restaurant set up the table for us, and I didn't notice til I saw the pictures that they put him in there. Oh well!


Peter's family


My family


He just sat still and looked for a couple of minutes not grabbing anything. He looked like he didn't know what to do.


He ended up picking the brush (like his brother).


But then "picked" my dad, just like T-Max too! And reached for the money after that, just like his sister. It looks like he'll learn a lot from them!

Zay Bear saying, "No Noona, you need to get your own cupcake!"


The bear cupcakes




My tradition for each kids dohl


His first bite of birthday cake.


More pics from the day on flickr.

The only picture of his real smile all evening.