Well, the first mouse trap didn't work. The mice actually chewed through the plastic to get to the food. And the second mouse trap, the food was gone without the trap being snapped. What?! So of course, I had to snap it - with a pencil. That force is amazing! I'm almost glad the mice didn't die that way:
But then again, the disposal of the glue trap was not a pretty one either. I suppose that's our offering to the Year of the Snake!Found my red bracelet that was a gift from my cousin in Malaysia. I actually didn't get to wear it last year because we are not allowed to wear red or celebrate CNY due to the passing of my dad:
Wearing red on the first day of CNY:
It was an easy one as Graham's favorite color is red. Charlie on the other hand, couldn't find a single red shirt in his dresser! This cheeky kid, I tell you:
Tonight's meal - not very presentable but we have some long noodles to eat:
Long noodles for long life!
And tonight, as Bobby is home from his travels, we are finally able to make dumplings:
Looking pretty professional here. And we didn't even have one single dumpling break while cooking. Boys have definitely improved on their dumpling-wrapping skill:
And as per usual, every year we would give the boys their red packets or Ang Pows. Charlie had the giggles for whatever reason. Probably because he had to wish us in Chinese:
I hope these traditions stay in our family as long as we can. Obviously, having money in the red packets help. Ha ha!
Wearing red on the first day of CNY:
It was an easy one as Graham's favorite color is red. Charlie on the other hand, couldn't find a single red shirt in his dresser! This cheeky kid, I tell you:
Tonight's meal - not very presentable but we have some long noodles to eat:
Long noodles for long life!
And tonight, as Bobby is home from his travels, we are finally able to make dumplings:
I'm so glad Charlie is still so willing to make dumplings with me:
Graham took a little bit more convincing, but once he got to it - he was actually very helpful :-)
Tonight's dipping sauce - minced garlic with soy sauce and I really think the secret recipe here is black vinegar:
Yay for dumpling night! It was a good batch tonight. Yuummm!!Looking pretty professional here. And we didn't even have one single dumpling break while cooking. Boys have definitely improved on their dumpling-wrapping skill:
And as per usual, every year we would give the boys their red packets or Ang Pows. Charlie had the giggles for whatever reason. Probably because he had to wish us in Chinese:
I hope these traditions stay in our family as long as we can. Obviously, having money in the red packets help. Ha ha!