Monday, February 18, 2008

Chinese New year Celebration!

Stacy is now an FCC board member. (Families with Children from China) All of us who know Stacy are not surprised at that... Nor will anyone be surprised at the amount of effort she put forth in helping prepare for the FCC's Chinese New Year celebration this past weekend. As you can imagine, it was a huge success!

The FCC celebration was in downtown Phoenix at Heritage Square. There were Chinese dancers & drummers, face painting, balloon animals, rock climbing, a cake walk, bake sale, craft table, etc. It really was a great time for the kids and the adults. (Note to self: recommend a beer tent for 2009!) Stacy was in charge of the bake sale, which did more than double the business of last year, as well as the cake walk & vendors. There was also a raffle, and Stacy secured donations of free room stays at local hotels, etc... Christine, Sascha's Mom, coordinated the food for over 500 people, and it was great! Megan, Maya's Mom, handled all the crafts & activities, which were a huge hit! The Mom's on the board really worked hard, and it showed!

Mia is so proud of her over achieving Momma! We can't wait for next year...

Schultz Visit!

Scott & Trenna visited us from Milwaukee, with their kids Savannah & Sawyer, this past weekend. We all had a great time together. However, Mia especially enjoyed having live-in playmates for a few days! She's still looking for Savannah & Sawyer now that they're gone...

We played in the pool, went to the train park, and celebrated the Chinese New Year together on Saturday. Trenna was also very helpful since Daddy is still out of commission with broken wrists. Mommy really appreciated the help! We can't wait for their next trip West.

Tea Party!

On Sunday we were bored, so we had a little tea party! Mia prefers the Earl Grey. She's very commited to a proper cup of tea...