First, we celebrated our baby girl's 2nd birthday!! Can't believe she's 2 already.
We got our first major snowfall while Jack was gone, but I didn't want it to go to waste, so we went sledding on our own...well, with a bunch of other families in the ward. :o)
We finally got our snowman in for the year.
Another big event...I finally became an American citizen!! It was kind of a crazy thing to do without Jack there and I totally missed him, but I was so lucky to have a good friend come with me so I had her and the kids there with me.
Here's me "taking the oath." To be perfectly honest though, the whole ceremony seemed a little impersonal. We all got called up and they checked for our naturalization certificate, and then just kind of called us by a number, and herded us over to the next line. There were soooo many people, and at the end, it felt very anti-climatic. But I'm still excited nonetheless. :o)
And last, but not least, we celebrated the Chinese New Year, year of the dragon. I really wanted the kids to see a dragon dance, so we went into Cleveland to the Chinese Plaza and got to watch some of the festivities and finally hit up the Chinese market.
So, that was our January in a nutshell. We tried to pack a lot in so we wouldn't miss Jack so much. We are just sooooo glad he is home for good now!!
We got our first major snowfall while Jack was gone, but I didn't want it to go to waste, so we went sledding on our own...well, with a bunch of other families in the ward. :o)We finally got our snowman in for the year.Another big event...I finally became an American citizen!! It was kind of a crazy thing to do without Jack there and I totally missed him, but I was so lucky to have a good friend come with me so I had her and the kids there with me.Here's me "taking the oath." To be perfectly honest though, the whole ceremony seemed a little impersonal. We all got called up and they checked for our naturalization certificate, and then just kind of called us by a number, and herded us over to the next line. There were soooo many people, and at the end, it felt very anti-climatic. But I'm still excited nonetheless. :o)And last, but not least, we celebrated the Chinese New Year, year of the dragon. I really wanted the kids to see a dragon dance, so we went into Cleveland to the Chinese Plaza and got to watch some of the festivities and finally hit up the Chinese market.So, that was our January in a nutshell. We tried to pack a lot in so we wouldn't miss Jack so much. We are just sooooo glad he is home for good now!!
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4 comments:
What cuuuuuute kids! I miss you! Congrats on the US citizenship!
Love M's shirt & bday decorations! So glad you finally got to get some Chinese in in OH. Love your sweater @ the naturalization ceremony. ;0) Miss you like crazy!
Congrats on the US citizenship. Are you a dual citizen or only American now?
It's so cool that you took the kids somewhere more authentic to celebrate Chinese New Year.
I'm so glad that Jack's done with his externships. I'll call you soon - we need to catch up.
Cograts on your citizenship!! I'm so happy for you! You look like you are having lots of fun and keeping busy while Jack is finishing up school. Just heard today from Kim that Jack passed his Board Exams. CONGRATS! You guys are awesome and we MISS you. Chinese New Year looks cool and you are one good mama! Your kids are adorable.
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