Lion Dances

Last weekend, we enjoyed a dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant and 5 lion dancers. 

Birthday parties, glasses and more

We've had a nice 2012 so far.    Andrew's birthday party complete with pinata, presents, cake, friends and family was a success.   Lily was diagnosed with mild near sightedness and got her first pair of glasses.  She loves them and looks fabulous.  We started our Chinese New Year celebrations last night.  Pictures of that are to come.  Untill then, here are a few scrapbook pages I've created. 

Turning 4

On Tuesday, my little guy turned 4. He's had a pretty amazing year. Even with


all the loss and change, he's matured and grown so much. He's mastered sleeping

in a twin bed, given up his paci (which he looooooved), becoming independent in

the bathroom and calming his temper. You should see him take a deep breath and

count to 10. It's hilarious. All of this happened while dealing with things

that challenged people 10 times his age. He's still hilarious and very

entertaining. Just yesterday morning, he woke up, crawled onto my lap and said

"Do you want to know the extent of my powers?" Sometimes I fear his powers and

sometimes I'm charmed by them. There's so much personality packed into that

little guy of mine. Today we're celebrating his birthday just the way he

wanted with a "cake and pinata." It should be fun. I'm at times challenged

keeping up with my Andrew, but I'm equally blessed to have him in my life.