Union of the Snake

Today we had our annual Chinese New Year party, and as you can see above, it was the Year of the Snake.  We cut out masks of the character Viper, from "Kung Fu Panda 2," which made for a fun picture that you see above.

Mommy did all kinds of decorating throughout the house, and Daddy went to get the food from a great Chinese restaurant we've discovered down the road from us.  The whole family came over, and pretty soon, we were eating all kinds of delicious Chinese food.  As you can see above, Madison had red envelopes for everyone at their seats, and Nana and Ye-Ye brought all kinds of delicious fruits (including Mandarin oranges).  We had Chinese music playing, and for a time we were looking at a lot of the photos from our trip to China, now almost five years ago.  

It was very nice to have everyone over.  It was very cold outside, so we were fortunate to have a log to put in the fireplace, where we all sat around talking about different things that were going on.  Meanwhile, Madison and Hannah were playing upstairs in Madison's playroom, playing with the dolls up there in their huge dollhouse.  They came down from time to time - for cupcakes, and for the Dragon Parade.

Check out this dragon that Ye-Ye made out of cardboard!  He brought all kinds of bubble wrap over to the house, and we made a path that traveled around the house in a circle, the four kids carried the dragon around, popping all over the bubble wrap - as the adults had all kinds of noise makers.  It was a very sweet but noisy moment!

It was nice to have everyone over, but soon Daddy had to go back to work, and Madison was pretty much ready for bed.  We had spent a few hours together, a great time had by all!

Happy New Year!  Gung Hay Fat Choy!