Chinese New Year!

Xin Nian Kuai Le! Gung Hay Fat Choy!
It's the year of the Ox! We celebrated by attending an FCC (Families with Children from China) event in Portland. We had lunch at the Legin Restaurant, was treated to traditional music and the much loved Dragon Dance!
The food was wonderful and the dance was so much fun to see. Sophia loved it all...she just took it in! She clapped for and danced to the music...it was so cute! There were several vendors with lots of treasures...some of which we got. We also met some really nice families and had great conversations.
It was so wonderful to see all of these beautiful Chinese girls and boys, dressed in traditional outfits, soaking up the wonder of their culture. I look forward to many more years of celebrating the history and culture of Sophia's homeland.
Here are some pictures from the day...

The beginning of the dragon dance

More dragon dancing

Traditional Chinese Musicians

Sophia dancing and snapping her fingers to the music

Beautiful Sophia...and her red balloon.