The Millers: Birthday bash Korean style

The clan...still needed Uncle Jason, Uncle Justin, Aunt Tricia & Kayla

Here's the birthday girl...

So everyone knows that my mom is Korean and, in Korea, the first birthday is a HUGE deal and very important. Since Ansley was turning one...my mom decided to throw her a little birthday party Korean style. We went to Huntsville because it was just easier for her to prepare everything there rather than here in Memphis. There was a huge table set up that had tons of fruit, cakes, rice cakes (a Korean thing), etc. along with another table with every possible Korean food that you could dream of. My mom started preparing days in advance and worked all day for her birthday celebration. Part of the tradition is for a pen and paper, money and food to be laid out on the table and to see what the child grabs for first. In Ansley's case, she went for the pen (and paper) and then went for the money. What does this mean you might ask? Well, the pen and paper means that she will be a scholar, the money means that she will be okay financially, and the food means she will not go without food. Anyway, my mom and dad even bought Ansley her own little traditional Korean outfit which she wore during the party. It was a little big for her but she still looked very cute in her outfit...so thank you Grandma and Grandpa. I did want to say another thank you to my mom and dad for all the hard work and everything you guys did for Ansley's special Korean birthday. We were able to take some pictures (but not as many as we would have liked to because we forgot to bring our good camera and video camera to Huntsville) which I have put up...so enjoy!

This is just one of the tables that Grandma set up for Ansley