Happy Year of the Pig *OINK OINK* <'@'> !

This is Faith's second Chinese New Year, but the first she had so much fun. :) She was only 3 months old last year, and hated most part of it for the noise, crowd and heat from the crowd. This year she met (for herself, heheh...) extended families from both sides. No problem for her after a little time to warm-up.

We gathered for reunion dinner at KH's 3rd uncle's place as usual. Faith loved the space at 3rd granduncle's place and quickly territorised (or terrorised!!??) the whole place. Before any of us realized, she found out how to open the bread box containing kueh lapis and grabbed a whole stack of sliced kueh lapis! When KH's younger cousins exclaimed 'Aiyoh!' She giggled and took off with the kueh lapis before we could catch her~ Hahahaha...she's so funny...sometimes I really don't know what to do with her.

Before the night ended, she had found her favourite lap to ride on Uncle Sijie, teased Uncle Siwei with her funny acts, and played peek-a-boo with her granduncles and aunts. When we returned on CNY morning for gathering again, it's as if she had always been familiar with the place and she had known everyone very, very well.

It was the same with my family. It took her awhile more to warm up before she would leave our sides to mingle among the party with my mom. My family is a much bigger crowd, and the granduncles and aunts are much older and louder; especially when they get excited to see her. :)

We also managed to steal some quiet time at our favourite spot at the beach before nap-time and the evening session with my family. We had junk food (well, not much available on the first day of CNY :p) for picnic. Faith had a good time. She always like the winds and the trees... :) even when we don't do much besides relaxing on the ground sheet.