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Happy Chinese New Year!!


A Chinese New Year Party! What fun. We met a lot of new people. It was so great to see all these little girls together. Thanks to Circe for having us all over. Please click on the collage to enlarge. There are too many cute pictures not to see them close up.

 

Maylin and Emily. These two have been friends since China. Maylin needs to slow down on the growth or Emily will need a ladder to play with her.

 
Our version of the "red couch".

 

Maylin, Emily and Anna showing off the Valentines they made.


On the car ride home...Anna and Maylin get silly with their hearts.
 
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Anonymous said…
I love your pictures! It was so fun to see you today. I really miss talking with you. Happy Chinese New Year or Gung Hay Fat Chou or however you spell/say it!
January 26, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Valorie said…
Wow. Love the picture of them all lined up on the couch. How fun.
January 26, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Dione said…
I want a Maylin! How blessed your family is to have her. And how blessed the United States is to have all these sweet girls! They're beautiful!
January 26, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Anonymous said…
i love that you have kept the girls in touch! How precious they are!
January 26, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Lisa and Tate said…
Great pics!!! It really was a funtime! Wow... has Maylin grown! With the new haircut and size it has hard to recognize her from last year!!!
January 26, 2009 at 8:54 PM
M3 said…
Wow that looks like a fun time. Awesome couch photo too!

Hey can you send me an email (at the addy listed in the sidebar of our blog), I just went to send you one and didn't have your email address.

Cheers and Happy New Year!
MM
January 26, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Circe said…
Every picture is adorable!! I'm so glad you and Maylin came. It was so much fun. I might not wait a year to invite you all again!
January 26, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Rachel said…
How fun! It's so great that you get all the girls together. They're so cute.
January 27, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Susan said…
Love the last photo. What characters they are!
January 27, 2009 at 12:31 PM
The Brown Family said…
Laurel,

I know you have been celebrating already, but if you are interested, we are having our Utah County Chinese adoptive families CNY celebration this Saturday. It would be fun to see your family. Let me know if you want details :)

Kim
January 27, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Joey/Denny/Emma said…
That's cuteness overload! Wish I would have been free that day. Emma had school and I had signed up previously to help in the classroom that day. Would have been so fun to see you all.
January 27, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Shauna said…
What a fun thing to do! Those girls are all darling!
January 27, 2009 at 11:06 PM
The Stanley's said…
They look like dollies on a shelf. What a wonderful experience.
January 30, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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