Today we have reason to celebrate double in our home. One, it is Valentine's Day and two, it is the Chinese New Year. The children were taken with their cards they have received throughout the week as well as the gifts they were given this morning. We had a delicious breakfast and then it was off to church. We have been visiting a new church or rather, a new, very large church, one of the largest in our area. I have even taken it upon myself to nickname the church, "the city" and city it is. There are so many different routes you can take to get to one location; there are golf carts that drive you from the parking lot to the varying locations within the church that you may be visiting; there are several services of all types; it is a great, big church. That said, Pryce asked me a few weeks ago when we were going to announce to the minister who our family was; though he can be shy, he likes recognition. I pondered this question and came to the conclusion that it must be strange for Pryce to be visiting a new church. Our former church is really the only church he has ever known. We camp with our former minister and his family, we go to the beach with them, we take piano in their home, they are part of our family. It must be strange for a child to go from something so intimate to something so extraordinary. That said, today was our day. As chance would have it, as we were walking out of the building, the minister and his wife rounded the corner. He is a very pleasant man and immediately smiled and said hello. I quickly smiled back and said, "Hello. I would like for you to meet my son, Pryce." The rest is history. Pryce took it from there, had a conversation with the minister as well as his wife and then introduced the remainder of our family. We exited the church building and Pryce, with his wide, toothless grin stated, "Wow, I feel like a celebrity!" Recognition. Once we were home, the family gathered for our Chinese New Year feast. With our finest of China and the candles lit, we all sat down for our meal. MK asked to say our blessing. Because of the special occasion the boys were allowed a bottled Coke. At first Pryce questioned why about the Coke, then he asked, "Well, why exactly are we celebrating the Chinese New Year if we are American?" Colin jumped in and exclaimed, "It is because we have a sister from China!" Oh yeah. At that point, they both raised their bottles of Coke and gave a toast in honor of their baby sister!
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