San Toki

Dear Ellie,

Today I sang this song to you, a song that my mama, your halmoni, used to sing to me when I was little.

산토끼 토끼야 어디를 가느냐
깡총깡총 뛰면서 어디를 가느냐

산고개 고개를 나혼자 넘어서
토실토실 알밤을 주워서 올테야

San-toki, toki-ya Uh-dee-reul gah-neu-nyah?

Kang-choong, kang-choong tee-myun-suh Uh-dee-reul gah-neu-nyah?

San-go-gae go-gae-reul Nah-hon-jah nuhm-uh-suh

to-shil to-shil ahl-bahm-eul Joo-wuh-suh ol-tae-yah

Mountain bunny, bunny Where are you going?
Bouncing, bouncing as you're running. Where are you going?

Over the mountain peaks, peaks I will climb them on my own
Plump, plump chestnuts I will find and bring

In other bunny news, Auntie Lydia sent you a bunny friend and you really like him. You like bunny so much, in fact, that today when I put him on your lap you actually picked it up with your little hands! That's a FIRST! You've never picked anything up before, at least not voluntarily. By this afternoon daddy and I let you rock to sleep in your chair, and when we came back to check on you this is what we found:

Nap time while hugging bunny all by yourself.

We're going to dinner tonight and you're chaperoning. We'll see if you are gracious to us again and let us have another fun dinner date. Love you honey! 

~Mommy