Last night Harper and I celebrated the Chinese New Year with other families blessed by adoption.
There were crafts
and dancers
and a photo booth with lots of cool props.
Harper and I laugh every year because
one of us always messes up the picture.
It is the Year of the Pig, so there was
a petting zoo with live pigs!
Harper learned to make dumplings
and we ate lots of Chinese food!
Harper was so excited
when she won a pig in the raffle!
She danced with a panda
and got Hong Bao (a Chinese custom that literally means Red Envelope). Adults give children red envelopes with money inside.
She had such a good time seeing old friends
and making new ones.
The night ended with a Lion Dance
and “indoor fireworks” aka hundreds of kids
jumping on bubble wrap all at the same time!
Happy New Year!
