Our local FCC is the BEST! Saturday was our annual Chinese New Year banquet and it was fantastic. I took the girls back in 2006, before our referral of Lainey. And, we were IN China for last year’s CNY, so we missed the FCC event. I was so excited to get all dressed up and take the whole family this year! Here are some of the pictures we took last night!Â
Red envelopes filled with chocolate coins!Â
I believe she’s having fun :) Lainey was recognized as one of the new babies from China in 2008. They gave her a silver keepsake box in the shape of a fortune cookie.Â
The entertainment was amazing…lots of traditional dances by our own FCC children, wonderful martial arts demonstrations, and of course the traditional CNY lion dance!Â
This is Lainey after the lion dance…she was PETRIFIED of him and literally clung to me shaking the whole time he was in the room. He was gone at this point, but she was scared he might come back. This girl hates dressed up characters of any sort. Better delay Disney World a little longer…
My friend Kelly with her son Zane. She is one of my ladybug group friends who also happens to live here! She adopted Zane in 2007, and is waiting for her referral from China.Â
After the lion dance, all the kids ran up on stage and played. The trips had to join in, and this little girl took a liking to our Payton.Â
We had a GREAT time…see ya’ next year!
Jack, you should have been there!!Â
February 9th, 2009 at 12:24 am
All the kids looked so great and so did you. Where was Randy and was he dressed up too? (of course… somebody had to take the pictures) Abbey looked so grown up !!! Where did you get all the Chinese clothes for everyone?
February 9th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Ann – I realized, as I was uploading the pics, that no one took a pic of Randy! I feel so bad…but, we had professional pics taken there and he WAS in those. I’m usually good about getting him in pictures.
February 9th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Yeah, It me Abbey again! I am posting a bout by birthdat today! yay! not saying anyhting elts about that. I looked amazing!! I loved my silky dress and the chopstick hair! gtg!
Abbey
February 9th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
That looks like a BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone looked so nice dressed up!
February 9th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
You guys look great in your silk outfits!!!! The chop sticks look great in your hair, Abbey! Marley, you look so dressy and I love your shoes! Payton & Ethan, how handsome you guys look!! I love the picture of Payton with his new little friend! The pictures of Lainey leaving with the balloons and hugging Jack are totally adorable!! Donna, you look so pretty in these pictures! Hopefully Lainey will outgrow her fear of characters dressed up. Looks like you guys really had a wonderful evening!! Yes, we DID miss Randy in the pictures….we’re sure he looked absolutely stunning!!! Love, Mom & Dad
February 10th, 2009 at 7:19 am
That looks so fun! Love the outfits, and am glad that you got to meet Kelly and Zane.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:30 am
What fun for all!!! I love that last picture of Lainey with Jack and the one of her looking backwards- so precious!