Art, Chinese New Year lunch, Little Helper

Abby attended a preview art class at Gymboree and she had so much fun picking out her own color of paper, markers, paint and learning how to use glue (scary)!  I'm not sure if we'll add that class but it sure seemed like she enjoyed it!  This particular class we attended was learning about the letter "B" (one of the first letters she learned a while ago so she was a pro) so that was the common theme for the activities. 

B is for butterfly!  The pipe cleaner antennas did not quite make it to their intended destination but close enough!

B is for buttons and beans!  Abby picked out her own "gween" paper, buttons and beans to glue onto her sheet.  So much fun!

We went to one of our favorite Chinese restaurants, Fung's Kitchen, to celebrate the New Year and as usual, the food was delicious and Abby and Elliott stole the show.  :)  Here are a few pictures from the afternoon.

Elliott with his first hong bao (red envelope)!

Abby with her hong bao as well.

Jo Jo making Abby laugh!  She was in such a girly giggly mood - it was too cute and quite contagious!

This was the first time Elliott really took interest in Abby and was trying to interact with her.  It was so cute to see their curiosity in each other.  :)

Elliott was pulling on Abby's hair but she didn't even mind!  Jo Jo was trying to save the day but Abby just thought it was funny.

For some reason Abby just got the giggle fits and it was a sight to see!  I have about 7 pictures of her busting out laughing - she had us all laughing by the end!

Family photo - Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

This is Abby's "Joe Cool" look.  :)

In the last few months, Abby has turned into our little helper.  She says "help" all the time now and insists on helping with every day chores.  It all started out with folding laundry with us, then loading and unloading the washer/dryer, unloading the dishwasher, taking MY socks and boots on and off, throwing her own diapers in the trash, picking my hair up off the floor and throwing it in the trash (embarassing but unavoidable), etc.  I managed to get a quick video of her helping Bryce unload the dishwasher.  She'll be an awesome big sister some day!