The most important part of the Chinese New Year is the family reunion dinner (年夜飯), no, wait. it should be a family reunion feast! There are some must-have dishes that symbolize prosperity and brings good luck! But, every family has
Modern Lunar New Year Did you know that the lunar new year falls on a different date every year? Traditionally, everyone returns home or gathers at their parents’ or grandparents’ house to celebrate. The lunar new year is also called
My kids are having the hardest time during this pandemic. They miss their friends, miss playing in the park, and visiting relatives. I think they even miss school and their teachers. Allison wanted a unicorn donut birthday party, but we
Every year I say the same thing in January, “I can’t believe it’s the new year” and “I can’t believe my Maddies is X years old now”. It seems only yesterday when she was a toddler following me around. Time
My Maddie turned 6 and we had a big Moana birthday party at the Park. I scouted the location and booked the picnic area with the City. They blocked the area for me, so I don’t have to get there
We had so much fun at Maddie’s 4th birthday party at the Reese’s Retreat. Reese’s Retreat is a fully accessible, pirate themed playground at the Brookside Park, just behind the Rosebowl Aquatic Center. I ordered most of the decorations from
My Allison is 2 year old! How time flies! We had a little party at the San Gabriel Smith Park with good friends and fun entertainer from Parties by Stacey. We served Jersey Mike’s sandwiches for lunch. Elizabeth Glen
Maddie turned 3! She loves the water fairy, Silvermist, from Disney’s Fairies. Lucky for me I found the perfect little blue dress and silver blingy shoes as birthday outfit. It was cold, so we kept the party small and in
My baby, Allison, turned 1! Of course we had a huge 1st birthday party for her. The party theme was hot air balloons. I got the idea from Alli’s cute outfit from Gymboree, so I used the same design through
My Maddie just turned 2! Can you believe it? I wasn’t going to throw a party, but she wanted one (or deep down inside, I wanted one). I collected my research and ideas on Pinterest. Of course, just like for her first birthday,
