Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

   

Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming! It is my third Christmas, however, it is the first time that I am able to say "Merry Christmas!".

On Christmas Eve, I received a special gift from Baba, a rocket ship, made out cardboard box. When I open the door to get in, I can sit on a wood stool and operate the rocket ship. It has a steering wheel inside which you can pull out all the way. It also has a fuse attached to the back of the ship to boost it. Baba is so clever!

 

 

Baba and Mama also added some Christmas decoration, Christmas tree and stockings,  to the house. It was a necessary preparation to welcome Mimi, Papa and Stephanie Gugu, David Shushu, Tucker and Ella Relle to our house for the joys of winter holiday. They will arrive the day after Christmas.

In the evening, we went to our neighbor's house, Eric, Jen & Brycen, for a Christmas Eve party. Baba and Mama wrapped my favorite Thomas train table that I did not get chance to play for Bycen as a Christmas gift. I cried for it for a little. Then, I submerged myself to Brycen's toys to relief the pain.

Oh, I almost forget to mention the cookies Baba made for the Chritsmas eve party.  Don't they look cute?

The cutest one was the batch that Baba made specially for me. 

It was full of my favorite characters: car, bicycle, rocket, train and ship.

After being baked, Mama asked why there was a strawberry in it.

On Christmas day, my old friend, Shichu, came to our house to celebrate it with us. Mama made two kinds of Dumplings, Chive and Chinese Celery. However, she skipped the step of making dumpling skin and used already made dumpling skin from the store. The dumplings still tasted good though. I proved it!

After being filled with dumplings, the entertainment started. The first program was Baba showing off his ukulele skills. 

The second program was I showing off my tea skills.
Adding tea to the tea-maker is the first step.

After Papa helped me add the boiled water, I watched the tea raise and drop in a proper way.

"Here is all yours", I said to her.

The last program was the ever-lasting board game playing. Those adults played straight seven hours to finish the Havre game. As an observer, I was even exhausted with a two hours napping in between. Shichu was the winner in the end!