February 2009

February was marked by several special occasions: Super Bowl Sunday, Wai Pao and Wai Gung's visit, the annual Cornell-Harvard hockey game, and Aurora taking her first steps a week before her birthday!

February 1, 2009: We went to the annual Vargus-Korka Superbowl Party.

February 8, 2009: Wai Pao and Wai Gung are here for the weekend! Can you guess what Aurora is up to this morning?

Wai Pao and Wai Gung brought Aurora's birthday presents with them, and Aurora got one of her gifts a few weeks early!

While Baba worked on putting the rocking horse together, Wai Pao changed Aurora (in more than one way).

Wai Pao's nose goes "beep" too! Aurora often hangs into her nose while sucking her thumb... perhaps she's worried about losing it?

I'm so excited Wai Gung is here to play with me!

Aurora tries out the rolling part of her horse. Her legs are a little too short right now.

Baba finally gets the whole thing put together...and Aurora is off!

After Wai Pao and Wai Gung leave, Aurora helps clean up the kitchen.

February 14, 2009: Valentine's Day. It's a perfect day to read "Little Bee"!

Wait! What's this? A present from Grandma Zalesky?

That evening, the whole family went to Cambridge for the Cornell-Harvard hockey game. Aurora enjoyed watching the players skate back and forth - she was really following the action! Aurora got so into it, that she even stood up, like a true Cornell hockey fan!