- Yay. (claps)
(upbeat music) (Ben indistinct)
Oh! Yay!
- You guys, I cannot believe Lennon is going to be one.
He's gonna be one in a couple of days.
So this video is gonna be jam-packed
because I'm gonna be showing you how we prep.
Hey!
And obviously we're gonna show you the details of the event.
So I'm so excited.
I also wanna thank KiwiCo for sponsoring today's video.
I'm gonna chat about them in a little bit,
but for now, just gonna finish folding all this laundry.
So for Lennon's birthday,
we are planning a dohl,
which is a pretty big deal in Korean tradition.
This is also when the baby chooses his or her fate
by selecting a bunch of items on the floor.
But yeah, I just wanted to make this day
extremely special for family, friends and obviously Lennon.
(jazz music)
(drawer thuds)
So I've been texting back and forth
with my event stylist/designer Davina.
She is the talent behind the whole coordination
and planning of Lennon's dohl.
I just wanna make sure that I plan something really exciting
and cool for my family.
I think as an influencer,
I have been blessed to go to so many,
just beautifully designed events.
And I just wanna give that experience
to my family and my own friends.
So I just wanted to go all out for Lennon's dohl.
(glass tapping) (container tapping)
Ben and Lennon are gonna be home
in approximately 12 minutes.
So I am just gonna start preparing Lennon's lunch.
I also have this really fun device.
This is to make little rice balls,
but while I prepare this,
I'm gonna let the other Jenn
let you guys know about KiwiCo.
Thanks, other Jenn, I'll take it from here.
(mouse clicks)
So KiwiCo has been a part of my life and Lennon's life
ever since he was a couple months old.
KiwiCo has been such a godsend
because it's made things
a little bit more convenient for us.
So KiwiCo is a children's subscription box
that comes every other month
and it is jam-packed with products,
toys, information for that two-month developmental period.
So since Lennon is about to become one,
we got the "Play with Me," panda crate.
And I'm gonna show you guys what's inside.
So first we have the ribbon pull plush.
He loves the primary colors on this
and he's just fully understanding the concept
of cause and effect,
like if he pulls this end, the other one tightens up.
Next step, we have the ball-drop drawer.
This is a nice game for him to practice his motor skills
and problem solving skills.
Right here, we've got some colorful pegs, beads and bars.
This one is a little bit of a puzzle.
You get like the color
and then you're supposed to put it in the peg.
Not gonna lie, this one is a little bit complex for Lennon.
He doesn't understand,
but I know as we continue to play and practice with this,
it's all gonna click one day.
Then lastly, we have this really sweet book
called "Poppy Plays Hide-and-Seek."
He loves to read, just like his mama.
So honestly receiving these boxes
is just like a huge highlight for me and my son.
Seeing his face light up with all the new toys,
and I start to see things click for him.
I also love the amount of information
that's packed into these panda crates.
Honestly, the amount of information that's out there
on the forums, and the threads, and the websites
can get like super overwhelming.
So I love that KiwiCo
just designs and curates the perfect little box
for the exact age that your baby's in.
If you have a baby or you know someone with a baby,
you need KiwiCo in your life.
You can get 50% off your first month using my link,
which I'll leave in the description box.
So pop it open.
(light music)
(spoon clattering)
(shaker rattling)
Any type of ball is great
because you can just stuff
and hide a bunch of vegetables in there.
He's in a veggie strike right now.
So you have to really strategically
add the vegetables in food.
Like you have to hide it.
Isn't that right?
Why don't you like broccoli anymore?
(Lennon cooing) You used to love broccoli.
(Lennon and Jenn laughing)
(paper ripping)
So I purchased a couple of things from Zara
as potential outfits for Lennon's birthday.
I wanted to be over prepared than under,
so I got three options.
I have no idea what they're gonna look like,
(bright upbeat music) but let's try 'em on.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
So this is option number one,
and holy crap, this is so freaking cute.
I thought that this would be a nice cinched-in moment.
It is just extremely flattering.
I like that my arms are covered.
I'm already loving option one.
This is option number two.
Not gonna lie,
took me a good like 10 minutes putting this on
because these buttons here,
these should have been like those pop-off, snap-off buttons.
No, these are like the manual buttons that took ages.
Now that it's on, I think it's like pretty cute.
This is perfect for moms on the go.
You know how it is ladies?
Like, you're going up, down,
reaching, you're grabbing, you're corralling.
I do have plans to wear this outfit
but I don't think Lennon's birthday is gonna be one of them.
And this is the final option.
How like angelic and Grecian does this look.
I absolutely love this one
which is why I saved it for the last.
I think I'm really stuck between option one or three.
We'll see how the situation unfolds.
- [Davina] I drew it out and then I told her I wanted these,
I took pictures of all the materials at Home Depot.
- Oh my God, it looks amazing.
- Yeah, you like it. - Yeah, no. It's beyond.
It looks so freaking good. - Yay. I'm so glad.
- Oh my God, Davina, you killed it.
We're in the car.
You know what this means?
Yep. We're going to Costco.
It can only mean one thing if we're in the car.
Costco. (laughs) - Costco.
We're just getting the last bits that we need
for Lennon's birthday party tomorrow.
Ah!
This is the time to go to Costco,
when you have to buy things in bulk.
So we're finally gonna get a restock
of the toilet paper, paper towels.
- And we should get ice,
some more ice - At Costco.
You can get Costco ice? - Probably.
Or I can get some from the drug store if need be.
(Ben indistinct) - We do need ice.
Yeah. It's gonna be a scorcher this weekend.
(bright music)
(shopping cart rattling)
These are Cheez-It puffs.
Want one? They're so good.
- It's just another different shape of Cheeto.
- No, but they're puffs too. (Ben humming)
I guess they're just a different shape, innit?
This is our haul. - Dawn and booze.
- [Jenn] Right. (laughs)
My mom's selecting the perfect batch of blueberries.
(tapping on watermelon) (Jenn laughing)
Kiwi.
(bright music continues)
- We're writing out the schedule for tomorrow on our notion
- The shot list. - Mm-hm.
- Because there's a lot to do.
And when you're hosting, you wanna be present
but then also get the shots.
- Right. - Shot list.
- I know.
- Otherwise you just don't get the shots.
- No. Then it just doesn't happen.
- [Ben] So a big, important step is finding the right emoji.
As it's the birthday,
we are gonna go for the birthday cake.
Next up.
We want to get a nice cover going on.
Jenn, can you please send me a photo of Lennon.
(Ben and Jenn laughing)
- [Jenn] Oh, he's so cute.
- [Ben] We'll come over here to our notion.
Oh, that's just one of my YouTube videos.
You could subscribe here below.
And here we go.
Lennon's one year. - Aw.
- And then this is where we'll start doing
all the shot lists and whatnot.
I've done so many more shoots,
having less shots than this.
Look at it. - Really?
- Look at all this. - I know.
- Look at this planning. (Jenn laughing)
Pages and pages.
We were gonna print it out, but we don't have enough paper.
(Jenn laughing) - Or ink. (laughs)
- So let's go over the schedule.
All right.
The runner show, folks.
6:30, Lennon- - Wakes up.
- He better wake up.
' Cause that's what's on-
- Schedule. (laughs)
- That's what's on the schedule, buddy.
(conversation sped up) (light music)
(coffee maker clicks)
- The calm before the storm, huh.
(water pattering)
(knife clatters)
It's your birthday, (indistinct)?
(fridge door shuts)
It's your birthday.
(upbeat music) (indistinct chatter)
That's huge.
- [Davina] Like how she did a double year board,
and not just- - Yes.
- [Ben] Oh wait, this is...
I didn't realize.
- Bojagis are mainly used to wrap gifts or food.
Now I see it more often on Korean first birthday tables.
For Lennon's, I just wanted to make a few unique pieces.
So I added that brass plate in there
and then the yarn for long life.
So there's a little bit more symbolism for each bojagi.
- We are setting up the welcome table area.
Guests are gonna come in
and traditionally during Korean first birthdays,
they have the doljabi,
and Lennon's gonna choose an item.
So everyone's gonna put in their votes.
- [Jenn] Wow.
- [Hannah] Into which one they think he's going to choose.
And that's gonna be his future.
- [Jenn] Oh my God, look at these little bowls.
- [Hannah] We've never done anything like that.
- [Jenn] "Paper Haven Ink"
she was able to create these labels for the doljabi jars.
(light music) Oh my goodness.
This is epic.
(mouse clicks) Oh my gosh.
Thank you.
What kind of stuff do we have today?
- [Eunice] We have Chuseok song-pyun
for Chuseok next week.
So it's perfect time to eat it.
- [Jenn] And so are you just creating a dduk tower?
- [Eunice] Mm. Yeah.
- [Jenn] And so Eunice is also so kind enough
to pack some extra dduk for Korean Thanksgiving.
- Hi, happy birthday. - Thank you.
- Look for a perfect (inaudible).
(light music continues)
- Traditionally, when you wear a hanbok,
you're supposed to have your hair up.
And the original plan was,
I was supposed to follow this YouTube tutorial.
The bun was just like out of control
and it would've taken like 10 million bobby pins to do
and lots of hairspray.
So I canceled that.
So I think I'm just gonna do just like a style
that I already know how to do,
which is milkmaid braids.
And I think it will look just as good.
(light music)
It's funny.
I end up doing this hairstyle more often than not
because it requires pretty much zero styling
of the base of the hair.
Like I don't need to curl it.
I don't need to straighten it.
I can literally just do it when my hair is wet, even.
It looks very put together.
This will do.
- Wow. - Wow.
Walk us through what you're wearing.
- All right. We'll go straight on with the big hitter.
The theme is like an olivey,
kind of beigey tone. - Sagey.
- Sagey.
- We'll put the color palette right over here.
- As you can see
I was trying to find some kind of olivey, sagey pants.
And I found these kind of slightly 70s
almost flarey vibe.
But this matches this as well.
We've got the silky vibe. - Yeah. I know.
- Talk us through yours, babe.
- Thank you.
Well, the girls have seen this, they have.
And like 3% men have seen this.
I went with option number three.
I feel good.
This is also a romper. (audience cheering)
So I can pick up Lennon. - Can have a dance.
- I can have a dance, perhaps. - Wow.
- I just feel quite free and flowy.
But yeah, I think we look so good.
(Ben clapping) - We're ready, babe.
(hands clapping) - We're ready.
- Now we just gotta wait four hours for everyone to come.
- Exactly. (rock music)
(indistinct chatter) - Thank you, guys.
You killed it.
- Take a picture all together.
- [Jenn] The hanboks are here.
Thank you. (Jenn's dad screams)
Upstairs, appa.
- In the bedroom? - In the bedroom, please.
Thank you, appa.
(Jenn's mom indistinct)
- He just has to put over, - Okay, perfect.
- the white shirts or jeans.
- [Jenn] Oh my God, I'm so excited.
- Yeah. You can get move easily with this.
- Okay. We're changing into our casual hanbok outfit first.
(Ben indistinct)
- Too tight. - A little too tight.
Yeah, A little. (touch fastener ripping)
Wow.
- [Ben] Gotta save room for all those rice cakes.
- I know.
Oh my gosh, this is so pretty.
- [Ben] It's cute.
- So this is our second outfit change, as you guys saw.
"Meehee Hanbok" loaned us these
and these are just works of art, really?
Oh my gosh.
- The detail in the hand designs,
it's so nice. - It's insane.
It's time for your hanbok now.
(light music)
(indistinct chatter)
Welcome to Lennon's first birthday, guys.
- So as the guests arrive,
they can take their photos with the photo booth.
- We've got lots of little props.
We've got family.
You can take a photo with Lennon, with us,
whatever you want.
Follow us through here to the next section.
First stop, we have a portrait of Lennon,
photos from his first month through this 12th month,
to where we are today.
- So over here is where people get to vote.
What Lennon's future's gonna be.
So they're gonna write their names on here
and then they're gonna cast their vote.
And then the winner is gonna get
some cold, hard cash.
- I like how we're already gambling over our son's future.
- I know, right?
- And over here, look at this table.
- I know. - Oh my God.
- Oh my God. - And it's too pretty to eat.
Look at it. - It's absolutely stunning.
Oh my God.
Yeah. Davina just went above and beyond,
and thank you so much
to everyone that was a part of this.
You guys saw the whole team that came in
and just hauled butt.
I could not be more thrilled with this.
This is just incredible.
And then this is the sign.
(Jenn speaking in Korean)
This basically means,
"Today, together, in this moment."
So it's just a nice reminder to stay present.
- We have a lovely platter, some more snacks.
Great sandwiches. - Yeah.
- [Ben] Great brekkie buffet.
We've got coffee.
We've got the family making loads of Korean food.
I think we should have enough. - Yeah, I think we're good.
- Yeah. ("How Does She Know")
(Jenn speaking faintly)
(relative speaking in Korean)
- I voted that you will be successful.
- I voted that you're gonna be an entertainer.
- I voted that you're gonna be a tech guy.
(speaker laughing)
- Happy birthday, Lennon.
I voted that you would be a lawyer like me.
- I voted wealth. - I voted long life.
- Well, I chose you to be an entertainer just like daddy.
(speaker speaking in Korean)
- I voted for entertainer.
- I chose for him to be an athlete.
I want him to play golf or tennis.
- I voted for tech because I'm in tech
and you know how much he likes his uncle.
- Lennon, (speaks in Korean) Elon Musk, okay? (laughs)
- I chose Lennon to be an athlete
because he's big.
He's gonna become a great wrestler.
(Jenn's grandma speaking in Korean)
- Lennon, (speaks in Korean).
(indistinct chatter) (Lennon screaming)
- Outfit number two. - Outfit number two.
- Looking beautiful. - Outfit number three.
- Outfit number...
(jazz music)
(upbeat music) (people oohing)
(indistinct chatter)
(people cheering)
(upbeat music continues)
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
(everyone cheering)
(Ben indistinct) (upbeat music)
- This is Lennon's yearly game of volleyball.
It is of course the yearly game of volleyball
at 106 degrees.
The score is currently 0-0,
but it's a very intense 0-0.
(upbeat music continues)
(people laughing) (indistinct chatter)
- [Ben] We got a smash cake
for a certain someone's birthday.
(Jenn indistinct) How about this one?
- Lennon. (Lennon laughing)
- Wow, Lennon. - Wow.
- Oh my God.
What a freaking magical day.
Literally went perfectly.
I wouldn't change anything.
And I just feel so grateful
to have so many loved ones in my life
to celebrate this with.
Because it really does take a village to raise a baby.
So I feel like yesterday was our way of giving back
to just everyone that has helped with Lennon,
helped us in any capacity.
And Lennon can watch this video when he is older,
and he'll know exactly what went down
for his first birthday.
Anyway, I'm gonna continue eating the rest of this cake.
We gotta clean up.
Even though I don't wanna get rid of anything.
All these flowers are so beautiful.
Thanks so much watching.
Bye. (lips smacking)
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