Here is the last (and late) posting of our Tet celebrations. We ended up missing the Chinese New Year's parade, as Molly and I were both under the weather, and it was a rainy day. So we stayed inside, pretty much in our pajamas all day.
However, the following weekend Lesia and Mylan and Mylan's grandmother, Ruth, came over so we could all celebrate Tet with other families with children from Vietnam. A Vietnamese woman opens up her home every year, and with the participation of some of the other parents, they bring the community of families together to celebrate and honor the heritage of our children. Over the years, it has grown from a core group of families, to include the few of us who were waiting, and more recently to all the boom of families bringing babies home through two adoption agencies in BC. It was a very large group this year!
There was a dragon dance, where the group of us followed the dragon and the drummers through the neighborhood. The dragon dances at the door of some of the neighbors, which brings luck and honor to the home. There was lots of good Vietnamese food, a cake, and many people handed out red envelopes to the children. It was a wonderful chance to reconnect with other families that we don't see very often.
After eating and visiting indoors, our children needed to get outside again, and there were lots of toys to play with in the yard. The three of them decided to be a train and play choo-choo. Nhan made a great caboose:
Group hugs:
Brunch at our favorite kid-friendly cafe:
And photo-ops as our children run rampant through the restaurant:
Could they be any cuter?
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