One of the added benefits of embracing the Chinese culture is that our holiday season is extended somewhat. At the end of January we attend a string of celebrations for Chinese New Year. Last night was the Oak Park Families with Children from China's (FCC) New Years Banquet. Sophie got dressed in a traditional Chinese outfit, complete with her pink Cubs hat. She then proceded to rip the buttons off the top so we had to change into a new outfit for the evening. Luckily we had two in her size, no small thanks to Kristi. 
The Oak Park FCC banquet is a nice event and slightly more tame then the larger Chicago FCC celebration we used to attend. There were dance performances by the girls, a traditional lion dance, plenty of food, and my favorite part: the wearing of the lice caps so that the girls could all participate in their own lion dance. 
As is becoming more typical these days, we let Sophie take pictures at the event so that we could get an idea of the stuff that she enjoyed or was interested by. Also, we know that if Ileana had the camera, we'd end up with no pictures at the end of the night. 
My favorites are the last few of Sophie's friend Gwen and I can only imagine what Gwen's pics are like.
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Happy Chinese New Year! Love the outfit(s), and the pictures too.
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