Gong Xi Fa Cai

For all of you ang mo's out there, February 14 was all about Valentine's Day, chocolates, and Wilson Phillips ballads (I'm looking at you, Karen). For Asia, it was the official start of Chinese New Year. 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. Other famous "Tigers" include Mr. Woods, Mr. Jason Wilt, and Mr. Chad Duppong. In related news, the senior minister of Singapore is concerned that fertility rates will drop this year because of superstitions about characteristics of people born in the Year of the Tiger (true story).

We celebrated by going out to a nice dinner for Valentine's Day on Saturday night. On the official February 14, we took Sadie to see a famous Lion Dance. Here is a picture of Mommy and Sadie in their colorful outfits:


Here is Sadie perched on Daddy's shoulders...

....and a video of what she was watching:

At the celebration, she also posed with Mommy and Norma, her favorite local babysitter:

In the afternoon, we took advantage of the nice weather to take Sadie for her first extended trip in the pool. After some sunscreen, she modeled off her hat and swimsuit:

...and really enjoyed her raft in the pool (thanks, Maggie!):

We wrapped up by the pool with some cozy towels...

And after such a big day, she was content to just zone out and suck down some cool refreshment: