Rian's Gotcha Day paired with the perfect snowy day

To celebrate Rian's Gotcha Day, she wanted to go to Bounce with our neighbors and good friends.  As luck would have it, we were hit with a snowstorm that gave us over a foot and a half of fresh snow.  The roads were too terrible to drive anywhere, so we decided on a sledding/playdate/hot chocolate party instead. 

Jasmine, Rosebeth, Jessie and Rian ready to go.

You can barely see Hayden and Sarah working on a fort at the bottom of the hill. 

Happy Gotcha Day Boo Bear!! It doesn't seem possible that you have been home 7 years already.  You make each day such a joy and fill our hearts with love and pride. 

Jessie's BFF, Rosebeth liked her first encounter with snow.  Except whenever she got some in her face- at which time she would just stop wherever she was and scream!

 

After everyone was frozen to the bone, we warmed them up with hot cocoa and an afternoon playdate.  What a great way to spend such a special day. 

Tet party in Boulder

Kristi and Mark Kremer organized another really fun Tet party in Boulder.  Because the crowd was going to be so large this year, it was hosted at their church.  The kids all dressed up in their traditional Vietnamese clothing and everyone brought an asian dish to share.  I am regretting not taking pictures of all the room decorations, it was all done up beautifully.

 

We provided two crafts for the kids to work on- paper lanterns to paint with watercolors, and some dragon crowns to color with markers.  Hayden had fun helping the younger kids get started.

Jessie and Sophia

 

After crafts, we had dinner and met a few new families along with getting the chance to visit with some families we had met at Heritage Camp last summer. 

The kids had a lot of fun doing the dragon parade at the end of the night.

Jessie was very excited waiting her turn to be leader and control the dragon's head. 

There she is, leading a small parade around the room.  The mood was relaxing and nice  and a great way to start of the Lunar New Year!!! Year of the Snake!!! (Hayden is born under this sign)

Chuc Mung nam mo'i!!!!