31 JAN 2009

Chinese New Year party at Jeff and Austin's

Last week was Chinese New Year so today we celebrate that in Indianapolis.

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Marissa is pushing the chair around.

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The chocolate fondue is heating up.

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And some more chair pushing.

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Dave, Carolyn and Myra.

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Phil and Jeff's brother Jeremy.

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Left: Jeff's uncle and Aunt from Malaysia, Joe and Iris. Right: Becky and Ginette.

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James seems like a nice fellow to play with. He does the fist bump now. Cool.

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Makayla doing a bunny.

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All the children are being collected for a red envelope.

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According to Chinese tradition it brings good luck to give a little present in a red envelope.

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Marissa receives her present. She will probably try to eat it immediately.

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She is thrilled!

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The chocolate fondue is delicious.

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James likes to play with Marissa's cubes.

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His dexterity is obviously a lot more developed than Marissa's. He readily fits the right shapes in the cubes.

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Did you pay attention Marissa?

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James' dinosaur is great to play with. Isn't sharing toys fun? James didn't completely agree with that later.