Busy Days

We have been so busy lately! This past weekend, we went to New York City for the FCC Chinese Culture Day at Liberty State Park. We left on Friday and had a really nice time at South Street Seaport. On Saturday, we went to the Culture Day. At the marketplace, we met Grace Lin who illustrates many children's books. We bought two books for Jade and got Grace to autograph!





We bought one of her prints (limited edition- only 50 of them!) for Jade's room. It is from her book Red is a Dragon. We love it and it will look so beautiful on Jade's wall. Grace autographed it to Jade as well. We are going to have it framed.



We also took the ferry to Ellis Island, and that was amazing! My great-grandparents arrived here at Ellis Island, and it is amazing to think that perhaps I walked in their footsteps there.

On Sunday, we went to the Museum of Natural History as well as a flea market where I found a treasure! I found a necklace made from a pre-1940 Chinese postage stamp. It is embedded in sterling silver. I love it!

All in all, it was a great weekend!