Just some random cuteness...

...of my two sweet boys.

Playing peek a boo over the couch

Giving kisses to the dogs

I posted this before during my week of LOVE but I love it so much I had to re post it.....They are so cute.

Man, when did my kids grow up? Trey will be in middle school next year...Look at his eyes...Gorgeous

This picture makes me laugh...Aiden is just as big as Trey when it comes to stuff like this... Trey got Xbox Live for Christmas and Aiden loves to watch Trey play...While big brother was off at school Aiden quietly went in Trey's room and put his head phones on and grabbed the controller...He was ready to play.

The significance of the Red Envelope

I Love that we have culture in our lives. I also love being taught and being able to teach the boys about the Chinese culture. During Chinese New Year we gave the boys their red envelopes with money inside and they also received some in the mail from Grandma and Grandpa Yee.  The boys were thrilled to open up their envelopes. I found this article online and I thought I would share it for those of you who don't know about the significance of the red envelope.

A red envelope (紅包, hóngbāo) is simply a long, narrow, red envelope with money in it. Traditional red envelopes are often decorated with gold Chinese characters like happiness and wealth.  

Unlike a Western greeting card, red envelopes given at Chinese New Year are typically left unsigned. For birthdays or weddings, a short message, typically a four character expression, and signature are optional.


Kids learn promptly the significance of the Chinese Red Envelope since on New Year's Day, they are given the shiny things with money inside!


And of course they quickly learn the words for red envelope... in all the dialects they can manage: "hong pao" in mandarin, "lai see" in cantonese.


You get hong paos from grandma, grandpa, uncles, aunts, mom and dad of course, so by the end of the festivities, you can accumulate quite a bit of cash!!!

Tar Heels 2nd place

The Basketball season has come to an end...Trey's team (Tar Heels) took 2nd place this year. They did an awesome job and only lost one game all season. I loved watching every game. It seems like I have the most anxiety watching him play basketball than any other sport. Maybe it's the fast pace of the game. Although I did get quite nervous when he pitched last year in baseball. I think everyone wants their kids to do a great job and it's only natural to feel that way. I am so proud of Trey. He has learned so much this year. He was in the U-12 league which made him one of the youngest on the team. He had a GREAT coach and he learned a lot from just playing with older kids. I can't wait for next year. Great Job Tar Heels!!!