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Chinese New Year Celebration

Last weekend we had big plans to celebrate Chinese New Year.  With 3/4 of the kids just getting over tummy bugs, we just weren’t up to going downtown for the dragon/lion parade.  Bummer.  We’ll make it one of these days.  Will was a little scared of the idea of a dancing dragon anyway, even though he knows it’s just people inside a big puppet. 

We did make it to our playgroup’s little celebration at a local Chinese restaurant, though.  Will helped me pick out some chocolate coins from the store, and Jack helped me stuff them in the “lucky money envelopes” – 6 coins each.  (It has to be an even number – but not 4, because that means death!)  We exchanged envelopes with all of the kids in playgroup and had a great time sorting through all of the loot in the car on the way home.  Then Margaret & Will walked around the cul-de-sac and passed our lucky money envelopes to the kids in our neighborhood. 

Margaret and Willl dressed in matching silk outfits that we bought in China, and Margaret even dressed her doll and Will’s puppy for the occasion.  They looked so cute!  This is the last year for these outfits, though – the kids are just growing too fast!  Mama will have to find somewhere local to get outfits for next Chinese New Year!

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One Response to “Chinese New Year Celebration”

  1. Aus Says:
    February 27th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    You guys are all looking GREAT! Glad you had a good time – the Year of the Tiger will be a good one, it just ‘feels right’! If we hear of anyone going back to GZ (I think the Green’s are actually!) – maybe we could have them ‘hook you up’ with some stuff from one of the shops on the Island? ;)

    love ya all –

    aus and co.

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