Happy Chinese New Year! The festivities are still going strong around here and it’s been occupying my weekends lately. That, and along with a slew of winter storms that have been both good and bad for my sleeping habits, have been encouraging me to be a bit more lazy than I should be at the beginning of a new year. I’ve been spending and enjoying more time with the family during the holidays, especially since baby Olivia has come into our lives. There are many things planned and coming up this year that I am really looking forward to.

The forsythia branches stayed in full bloom well past Chinese New Years. Sign of a great year to come perhaps?

Thanksgiving fireworks…

My favorite dragon dance during our traditional Chinese New years eve celebration…

I made over-sized New Years envelopes this year for the kids since it was my first time handing them out.