Happy Chinese New Year

Well we had our huge Chinese New Year(Tet for Ava) celebration with our China group today. All of the kids had a BLAST!! This was the best year yet. We had games, crafts, a Chinese singer, Chinese Kung Fu demo, my slideshow, a performance by our Chinese Cultural School , and of course great food!! I love Chinese New Year/Tet!! It ranks up there with Thanksgiving and Christmas for me. The kids wore their traditional Vietnamese Ao Dais. Peyton swore he wasn't going to wear his but once the little kids were dressed he changed his mind. We had a professional photographer there today. I should get those pictures in about three weeks. I'll post them then.

Let It Snow

Well we couldn't believe our eyes last Saturday morning when we woke up to snow. It's the first snow we've had in central MS since Jan. 2002! We woke the kids up and took them to the window. Olivia looked out the window and said (with no excitment) "ice". We said no it's snow. She said (still no excitment) "snow". They were finally excited when they went outside to play in it. Peyton was at his cousin's house where they had more snow than we did. They even made snow ice cream!

Christmas at Papaw and Mamaw's House

The kids had a great time at Davis' parents house Christmas morning. With our four kids and Douglas' four kids it was quite a scene. Ava handled all of the excitment like a champ. Every we year instead of just reading the Christmas story from the Bible we act it out. The kids love doing it. This year Peyton was Joseph, Ethan was a wise man, Olivia was an angel, and Ava played the part of baby Jesus.

New Look for Chinese New Year

I updated the look of my blog for Chinese New Year and Vietnamese Tet. It's not exactly what I wanted but it's OK. Chinese New Year/Tet is Feb. 7. I promise I will update with new pictures soon.

Christmas Morning

We had a great time Christmas morning. The kids were up at 7 a.m. We had to wake Ava up at 8. They were so excited about their presents. Ava was excited about he paper and boxes!! Peyton was extra sweet that morning. He let the little kids open their gifts first and got excited with them about was they received. The green-eyed monster never showed up with Peyton. We were so proud of him. He growing up so fast.

Christmas With Granddaddy

My dad came over Christmas Eve to celebrate Christmas with us. Ava let him hold her without a fuss. We told him he should feel honored. She doesn't let just anyone hold her. The kids loved their Christmas gifts and spending time with their Granddaddy!

Christmas at Papa and Grandma's House

We celebrated Christmas with my parents this weekend. The kids got all kinds of new toys. They had a great time playing with their cousins. This was Ava's first Christmas celebration. She had fun with the paper and gift bags!

Trimming the Tree

We trimmed the kid's Christmas tree and they had such a good time. We have three trees in our house. The kid's tree has colored lights and all of the ornaments that they have picked out over the years. Ava enjoyed a bottle while everyone else did the work.