Some of the Asian parents in Logan’s class suggested having a party to celebrate the new year, and it was held on Friday.  I took a very long lunch break from work to help out.  The Asian parents all pitched in to bring a nice potluck for the kids to try.  Logan, along with most of the kids, enjoyed or tried potstickers, chow mein, fried rice, egg rolls, Korean pancakes and some desserts.  After the lunch and a quick recess, the prepared activities began.  A mom showed a slide show to share some interesting facts about Lunar New Year, and a Korean mom showed a quick video about how Koreans celebrated new year.  Then two kids from the class led the classmates making two cute art and craft projects.  It was fun and all the kids were engaged.  I was the photographer of the day, but I finally had to leave before the event was ended.  Logan told me later that each kid received a red envelope to wrap up the fun time.

   Over the weekend we spent a little bit of time cleaning the house to prepare for the new year on Monday.  On Sunday, instead of watching the Super Bowl, we chose to go out for a Chinese meal to keep our little tradition.  We ordered some dishes from the New Year menu, and the boys tried to explore different tastes.  Whenever there was a free moment at the table, Logan was interested to copy some Chinese words and he did a great job.  After dinner, we took a nice walk around the mall before heading home.