Joyeux NOEL

Happy Chinese New Year

We wish you a HAPPY and HEALTHY year of rabbit!

goofy happy Chinese New Year

What do you want me to do mama?

pushing my nose?

two thumbs up!
Mama: "where did you learn this???"

Mama: " Don't hate me for this photo when you grow up Noel, and for the record, you are the one to put on that pair of sun glasses and set that pose!!!"

A Big smile, surely brings good luck, Happy New Year!
By the way, if you have not visited Noel's own blog for a while, I finally updated few of her new photos!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL!

So, it's Chinese New Year.  No celebration for us since there are no family members around, we made a few phone calls last night and were missing home terribly.    Today, I dressed Noel in her traditional outfit and tried to get a bit of the "New Year Joy" around the house.  The funny thing is, when we were growing up in Taiwan, no kids around wore outfits like this, but I guess being so far away from home and living in the western culture, people do think "tradition" is something worth keeping.

Okay, so we carried on just another day... violin lesson first....

...and having a treat with Ms. Terry for doing such a great job!

...living in a small town, and nowhere to go, we often pack our lunch, eat it at mama's studio, while we were there, we play with play doh and paint!

Noel asked mama to sculpt a "Harold."  He is a helicopter in "Thomas the tank engine", a very helpful guy!  After the art lessons, we were off to Tarble Art Center to see some paintings, while we were there, guess what we saw.....

The year of "piglet"

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Noel sends her love for the Year of Piglet!

Happy Chinese New Year!

                 

Little girl says : "Hunbao na lai !!!"