Pre-dinner gathering dinner at Myers house, Mika is in Mummy's sling!
While at home, Mummy is quite traditional when it comes to Chinese New Year, taken after her Grandma. These are what we did:
As for our own family gathering dinner, Mummy made the traditional Shangdong dumplings with coins and red dates inside, symbolising wealth and happiness. She made these while Mika is sleeping inside the sling, again
Like every year, Daddy who doesn't speak Chinese will write the 'Fai Chuen' with auspicious things to bless we with in the new year to come, this year I got to help him out, which was difficult for Daddy cos I am left handed!
Mummy using Lok Yau leaves to wash all the bad things away
Sweet dumplings symbolising 'being together'. Mummy made pink ones especially for me!
On New Year's Day...
Mika posing by the flowers that smells really nice
Our family photo, Happy New Year!
Then we went to IFC and met up with the Myers and Bowyers
And we had lunch at Elements and played around there
Posing next to the harp
Happy New Year! What great family traditions you have Lily! I'm so impressed you can manage all of that with Mika hanging onto you. Summer your CNY outfit is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you and the family had a great CNY together. Happy Chinese New Years!! Mika is growing up really fast!
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