For Ellie's first Chinese New Year (and Valentine's Day), we celebrated by spending the weekend in NYC with my brother and his girlfriend, Katherine. Earlier in the week, our previously scheduled vacation to Colorado was canceled by yet another snowstorm. Undeterred by this disappointment, we packed ourselves up, and crashed my brother's apartment for two days. On Saturday, the four of us took Ellie to see some culture and went to the Museum of Modern Art. Phil carried Ellie all around MoMA, having very deep conversations about everything from Monet's waterlillies to Orozco's shoebox on the floor. I think she was intrigued by anything with bright colors, but Phil is convinced she has a very discerning eye for art.
On Sunday morning, we headed to Chinatown and ran into a parade. There were dragons dancing in the streets and drums beating all around us. Ellie seemed intrigued by the dragons and unperturbed by the drums.
Our favorite dim sum place was a mob scene, so we went to our family's favorite restaurant instead. The Dong family has been going to Hop Lee for as long as I can remember and the food was delicious as always.
Jonathan and Katherine with Ellie
This last video was made especially for Gung: Ellie's first tofu, broccoli, and rice!
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