What a busy month! We are enjoying our family and lots of together time.

I'm 8 months old already!

Lil, Dass and I went to a concert this month for girls night.

  We listened to the Jazz Trio "Excess Baggage." They were amazing. The trio consisted of a piano (played by one of Norway's top pianists), an electric organ and a drum set. The drummer was the most amazing I have ever seen/ heard. (For the record, Lily stayed awake until 11pm! Hadassah fell asleep right after the first song began :)

 This chinese/ french couple sat next to us. This lady's sister has the same exact chinese name as Lily. 

 We brought crayons and paper to draw what we heard. Here is the drummer and the organist drawn by Lily.

 I was wondering how the granola was going so fast this morning.

 Zane's Birthday Party! We all planned on riding the train. About twenty minutes after its scheduled arrival, the guard approached us saying the schedule has changed and the train comes only in the morning in the spring. Oh well! We road a double decker bus instead!  

 luvin the snuggle time

 It looks like Olivet is just waiting for Hadassah to take one of her toys.

 Some friends over to play- Jason, Susan & Xi xi

Vivi is not a shy one

 Lily made our desserts for Sunday all be herself! I helped her reach all the ingredients but she did the rest. She made granola bars and bread pudding. What a huge help. (It must have been a cold day :)

 a fun passtime

 moms & kids out to lunch

 green tea- yum 

 i guess you can tell they're related

 I don't know why I even get Vivi dressed in the morning. I should time her someday to see how long the clothes actually stay on.

 kids dancing around Caedmon's remote control car that plays some funky music

 it dances too!

 tipped over!

 some presents from GG & Gampy- THANKS!!! Wish you were here to play with us!

 Hmm... where to begin?

 this scooter is a hit in the courtyard

 getting dressed up for Xiao Luo's wedding

 flowers for the flower girl

 spikes for the flower boy

 Josh took pictures for the wedding! He did a great job. Here the guys are decorating the car for a cruise around the city.

 parents (and grandpa) (and cousin??) of the bride and groom

We were able to communicate with the groom's parents, but the bride's parents didn't speak mandarin.

It was a joy to meet them all.

 double happiness- a traditional wedding symbol

 And here's the bride! What a special day.

 Bride & Groom

 a sun umbrella

 more sun umbrellas

 The wedding took place in a sort of banquet hall. We sat around tables as the bride and groom said, "Yuanyi"- "I do."

 

Even though the noise level in the room was really loud the whole time- the music was beautiful.

 No one fought over the bill today (at our table anyway)!