On this final day of 2017, though, we spent it with my parents and enjoyed the family time together. After dim sum in the morning and some grocery shopping, we went back to my parents’ place to hang out.

Ethan wanted to have the Chinese preserved sausage rolls, so my mom made some with him. It turned out to be a great learning experience for Ethan and Dong Eun, as well as a nice way to do something with his grandmother. They ended up making a mushroom bun, too.

Ethan enjoyed making the buns because he likes cooking and also because he loves the sausage.

Getting Grandpa to write in Cantonese

Yesterday, Ethan learned six words in Cantonese and we thought it would be cool if he saw how the words were written. We had my dad write out the Chinese characters for eggs, apple, green beans, bread, plate, fork, tea and a few others. It turned out to be good practice for him since he had trouble remembering how to write a few of them.

Get outside

With the buns needing time to proof and my dad finished the characters, Ethan and I went out to the playground to get some fresh air and exercise.

Rainbow… A prism

Back at my parents’ house, one of the windows acted like a prism and created this awesome “rainbow” effect that Ethan loved.

Food’s done

The buns were ready!

We went out shopping for a bit to see if there were any Boxing Day deals on clothing, but came back empty-handed. I think it’s good that Ethan doesn’t see us constantly buying things, even though something is on sale. We’d like to teach him a greater appreciation for what he has and to realize that we don’t always need to have certain things.

Anyway, dinner was nice and we watched the Alvin and the chipmunks moe, which turned out to be a pretty fun movie.

And that was 2017! Thanks for reading and have a Happy 2018!

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