Hau'oli La Hanau Mom!
Monday, February 22, 2016
Luau for Grandma
My siblings and I teamed up to throw my mom a birthday luau yesterday for our family dinner. I cooked the kalua pork and brought the decor. And yes, I have a box full of Hawaiian decor that gets used quite a bit.
Hau'oli La Hanau Mom!
Hau'oli La Hanau Mom!
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Passport to Love: China
Time for another passport date! Last night our destination was China. Annie came over to watch the girls and I jumped on the train to meet Jason in Salt Lake after work.
Our first stop was the Salt Lake City public library where they had a photography exhibit on display called 24 hours in China. About 100 photographers traveled across China for 10 years capturing the daily lives of Chinese people.
From there, we headed to dinner at the Dim Sum House where we indulged ourselves with egg drop soup, eggrolls, potstickers, beef rice rolls, BBQ pork buns, spareribs in black bean sauce, and orange chicken. I hadn't had dim sum since my time in Hong Kong so it was nice to find such a fun, tasty place to eat right in my own backyard.
We headed back home, got the girls to bed and then wrapped up our evening making Chinese sugar egg puffs. Yummy fried dough rolled in sugar. What's not to love?
Jason also admired the little lantern and bamboo scroll I'd made. The scroll has a poem on it in Chinese that says "A husband and wife, deeply devoted--even if the seas should run dry and the rocks crumble--is a heavenly blessing to be revered and treasured for the walk of life, past the doors of death, and into all eternity." Or at least that's what me plus the internet plus my tracing abilities say it says.
Our first stop was the Salt Lake City public library where they had a photography exhibit on display called 24 hours in China. About 100 photographers traveled across China for 10 years capturing the daily lives of Chinese people.
From there, we headed to dinner at the Dim Sum House where we indulged ourselves with egg drop soup, eggrolls, potstickers, beef rice rolls, BBQ pork buns, spareribs in black bean sauce, and orange chicken. I hadn't had dim sum since my time in Hong Kong so it was nice to find such a fun, tasty place to eat right in my own backyard.
We headed back home, got the girls to bed and then wrapped up our evening making Chinese sugar egg puffs. Yummy fried dough rolled in sugar. What's not to love?
Jason also admired the little lantern and bamboo scroll I'd made. The scroll has a poem on it in Chinese that says "A husband and wife, deeply devoted--even if the seas should run dry and the rocks crumble--is a heavenly blessing to be revered and treasured for the walk of life, past the doors of death, and into all eternity." Or at least that's what me plus the internet plus my tracing abilities say it says.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Jumbled January
January 1
Ellie is adorable. The end.
January 3
Hanging with my girls.
January 15
Leila has a really hard time letting me do her hair UNLESS I offer to do it like a princess. So today we did Elsa hair. Of course then she wants a dress to go a long with it.
January 16
After being Elsa yesterday, Leila informed me that she wanted to be Anna today. We hit a small snag when she didn't have an Anna dress though. She tried to convince me that I should just sew her one but we compromised and scrounged up this outfit instead.
January 19
Ellie follows Leila around everywhere and copies her every move.
January 20
I had the opportunity to take Leila through the Provo City Center Temple Open House this afternoon. We love to see the temple!
The drive from Provo to Lehi was about 5 minutes too long and Leila crashed in the car.
January 21
I received my 5 year service award from Ancestry. It only took me 10 years to earn it.
Leila being sad. She is so dramatic!
January 27
Ellie has starting climbing on EVERYTHING.
January 28
Ellie got stuck in one of our kitchen drawers, with a little help from Leila.
January 31
Daddy with his girls.
Ellie is adorable. The end.
January 3
Hanging with my girls.
January 15
Leila has a really hard time letting me do her hair UNLESS I offer to do it like a princess. So today we did Elsa hair. Of course then she wants a dress to go a long with it.
January 16
After being Elsa yesterday, Leila informed me that she wanted to be Anna today. We hit a small snag when she didn't have an Anna dress though. She tried to convince me that I should just sew her one but we compromised and scrounged up this outfit instead.
January 19
Ellie follows Leila around everywhere and copies her every move.
January 20
I had the opportunity to take Leila through the Provo City Center Temple Open House this afternoon. We love to see the temple!
The drive from Provo to Lehi was about 5 minutes too long and Leila crashed in the car.
January 21
I received my 5 year service award from Ancestry. It only took me 10 years to earn it.
Leila being sad. She is so dramatic!
January 27
Ellie has starting climbing on EVERYTHING.
January 28
Ellie got stuck in one of our kitchen drawers, with a little help from Leila.
January 31
Daddy with his girls.
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