Happy Chinese New Year!

I know that it started last Thursday but we did our big celebration tonight. It was such a fun evening and we're grateful to all those that came to celebrate with us! We all ascended on our favorite Chinese restaurant, Oriental Express. Those in attendance were: Ken and Laura. Ryan, Amanda and Lorelai. Doug and Opal. Steve and RaeAunn. Elder Hays and Elder Fletcher. John, Lisa, Josh, Isaac and Topher. Jenn, Cliff, Benjamin, and Madison. Rhonda and Eric. Roger, Alyse, Lauren, Torta, Royal, and Zach and two Elders. Sandee, Gregg, Spencer and Kass. We had 37 people including KG, Flower and me.


They did an excellent job considering each family had a separate ticket, all arrived pretty much at the same time and all ordered something different. Almost everyone was wearing something red. We had red paper on the table to write Flower messages. When we arrived Chow, the owner, brought out a pretty dress for Flower and dressed her right away. So thoughtful. We had a good time just being around those we love! Thanks again to all those that came to celebrate this special holiday with us! And thank you thank you thank you for the nice poem from Ryan and Amanda, lots of messages and the special frame made by Torta, that were given to Flower! She also got a cute teddy bear holding chocolate from KG's parents and a card shaped like a purse from my parents. :O)



Here's the dress in full view.
We also inherited an extra child for the evening. Isaac has wanted to spend the night at our house for some time. It finally worked out tonight, impromptu, because KG has the week off (yay!) so he can entertain the two of them tomorrow while I work! :) Flower was delighted to have someone new to play with her kitchen! They are now snuggled on the sofa watching Beauty and the Beast, courtesy of Ryan and Amanda, which Flower has never seen before.
PS-I just love living so close to family and friends! We went home with arm loads of stuff that was either being returned to us because we lent it out or that we were borrowing...like lots of disney movies from my brother and SIL so we can introduce Flower to new princesses, scripture music/videos from my sister that her kids have outgrown, magazines my sister has read, books and Season 7 of Gilmore Girls from my mother in law! It's awesome to be able to share things and cycle them around! :o)