What a special time of the year it is for us! The Chinese New Year is something that we love to celebrate! We have learned so much about the Chinese culture and enjoy sharing this special time of the year with Cali Liu! Prior to the new year, we decorated our house with lanterns, decorated a very special tree with Chinese ornaments that a past student of mine painted, baked "fortune" cookies, read lots of books about the CNY, and put up Cali's Kai-Lan tent! Sounds like a fun time, huh? On the first day of the new year (it lasts 2 weeks), we went out for Chinese and Cali received a red envelope with a real dollar (Chinese tradition). She thought she was rich! We also attended a Chinese NY celebration in Kansas City. The fun began prior to the new year but the memories we made will last a lifetime! Thanks to little Liu, we celebrate her heritage and learn more about another culture. It's all good!
Time to decorate!
Celebrating with Kai-Lan
Cader is such a good sport!
A VERY special CNY tree!
I love my homeys!
Yummy Chinese!
Check out our "fortune" cookies on our special red plate!
Look what I got!
I thought this was SO cool- a heart-shaped piece of chicken
at the Chinese restaurant!
Performer at CNY celebration
Cali LOVED watching the performances!
Performer
Performers getting trophies (I loved the little ones most!)
The little girl in yellow brought tears to my eyes! She
reminded me of my little Liu!
What a fun event!
We love you, Cali Liu!
Check out the mask I made!
Cali's name in Chinese! You're our special girl, Cali!
