Feb 7 2008

Gung Hay Fat Choy!!

Julie

Happy Chinese New Year!  Today is the first day of the New Year on the Chinese calendar.  It is the year of the rat;  the first animal in the 12 year cycle. Joshua has been celebrating with his friends at Ms. Jenny’s house.  The kids made red lanterns and carried them in a parade.  We made paper fireworks and shot off streamers as we shouted "Gung Hay Fat Choy".  Everyone ate lunch with chopsticks and tomorrow we will finish our week of celebration with a Dragon parade.  Check back again soon as I hope to put up one or two more new posts this weekend.  We have taken a trip to the aquarium, played in the snow, celebrated our 6 month anniversary as a family, and scheduled some surgeries, so there is a lot to post about.  Enjoy the pictures of our New Year Fun!