Luk and the Candy

Auntie Julie sent candy.  Fancy, pretty Christmas candy.  Luk was pretty excited.  He's our sugar hound. 

1st in line.

Every day Jia wants to be first at school.  She is never first.  Usually 10th or 11th. We're lucky most days to just get there in time.  The other day Lili and Fei wanted to be early to ask for help on a math homework question and Jia got to be first in line!  Special times.

Cairnsmore

The big girls danced and played piano on Sat. at Cairnsmore.  It's fun having Hanna back at dance.  We met Penny and Hanna for lunch first, a rare moment away from the Littles.

The Sing-A-Long

We used to get together and do this every year when the kids were younger.  I wasn't sure how this party would turn out but I think it went really great.  The older girls all loved the singing part.  The Littles had fun and really enjoyed getting to ring their jingle bells.  Dawn-Marie and Al were fabulous as usual.  We should have opened some windows so the neighbors could have heard. 

Eugene tried desperately to get into the living room with us all but we had two young guest dogs that thought they should bark at him and give chase.  I'm sure that was quite an eye opener for him.  His two dogs adore him and he is usually the Prince.  Perhaps good timing for him to realise not everyone is a friend as he is just starting to explore the great outdoors.

We all had a great time singing and catching with friends.

Dumplings

Using the dumpling table Eric got us.  Fei is becoming a pro.  Jia is great at rolling out the rounds, here she is branching out and trying to roll four at once.  Hands down the favorite meal at our house.  Well,  Luk still dislikes them but he was happy with noodles. 

Lia

Jia and Lia enjoying some cuddle time together.  Jia is still nervous to hold the babies, they move too fast and leap.  Lia likes to cuddle and be pet.

Lewis and Eugene

I'm a cat person through and through.  Love them.  Love Siamese.  Their personalities are just crazy.  Eugene keeps us all laughing, he has such great facial expressions.  Lewis is feral and reserved and we don't see much of him and he scoots out the door when we approach but he's fond of Fei and he's hanging around a bit more this winter.  Fei caught him sitting in Eugene's toy and the look the boys are giving each other is totally hilarious, I laugh every time I look at it.  They aren't the best of friends, Lewis tolerates Eugene better than we expected and Eugene admires his big brother but he was totally put out that Lewis was in his spot!  Can't believe Fei managed to capture this moment. 

The victor of the kitten toy!