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Chinese New Year, Part 2

Our "official" Chinese New Year was spent as a regular weekday Monday, with Noah & Calvin going to school, Michael doing his regular homeschool, and Selah going to her speech articulation class.  Selah wore her Chinese dress to speech class and received many compliments.  After Selah's  speech, we headed over to COCC (community college campus nearby).  The Multicultural Center had a Chinese New Year celebration hour that we had planned to attend, but when I got to the campus, I quickly realized that there was no way that we were going to get a parking spot.  I had forgotten about the fact that not only are parking permits required for parking in most of the limited lots there, but also, most students take a bus from a remote parking location or park all the way down the hill, sometimes in the bike lane.  Needless to say, we had to turn around and head back home.  Thankfully, the girls were just as happy making chinese lanterns at home.  For dinner, we all pitched in to make some Chinese and Japanese cuisine (curry, rice, seaweed, panko shrimp, and egg flower soup).


Our beautiful girls(these dresses were purchased in Guangzhou, during our adoption trip to get Selah... they wore these dresses during the "red couch" photos)


Anna & Selah creating their own lanterns.  They both LOVE crafts!


Anna helping me beat an egg for the egg flower soup.  She is constantly asking to help with jobs that are sometimes too big for her :)


Dinner is served... a very typical scene at our house... lots of chaos and craziness... a surprised hubby(or maybe confused hubby as to why I need to take a photo of such craziness), forced smiles from my boys, and craziness from the preschoolers.

egg flower soup... it was a HIT

Curry (Japanese style)... this is what I LOVED growing up eating.... it's the mac n cheese of Japan. (Yes, I know it wasn't Japanese New Year, but I, being Japan, HAVE to incorporate both to the celebration)

All the beautiful lanterns created by the members of our family!

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