Chinese New Year Celebration

Elle had a special friend from church over this morning and I enjoyed the company of her mother. We made cookies and played games while six inches of snow dropped outside. Huge, fluffy flakes coated all the trees - it's beautiful!

Due to the tremendous downfall, Eric's work let out early and he was home by the time the kids woke up from their naps. After a quick snack and change of clothes, we headed downtown to the art museum for the annual Chinese New Year celebration.

We saw dragon dancing, calligraphy demonstrations, a yo-yo performance and ate Chinese food. We also bumped into some friends from our adoption playgroup.

The dragon dance was fun, but loud! Zane was more than terrified and Elle got a little overwhelmed when one of the dragons decided to make her the object of his affections in front of a couple hundred people. The crowd cheered and said, 'He likes you! He likes you!' Elle wasn't as enamored.

The kiddos had a great time and we enjoyed the festivities. Elle said that the dumplings were her favorite part of the evening...they were good!!

There's a video below...been having problems with Blogger's video working or showing a double image...sorry!




Elle practicing some of her Chinese vocabulary.