Happy Year of the Monkey!

On Saturday, we went to watch the Yukon Quest start. It was low-key, with people milling around on the river as the mushers took off. Here are three random teams:


(This team is very photogenic, no?)



A blur!


That night, I hosted a Chinese New Year party. I made jiao-zi filling and had guests help wrap! I also roasted a chicken and solicited guests to bring noodles, fish, veggies, and nian-gao, to round out the traditional New Year fare. I forgot to take any photos, but here is one of me wrapping the extra to have on actual New Year's Day, which was Monday:



How cute is Booger??


All three ladies on the couch!