Memories of Tet 2011

Tet was a blur of families, friends, and food. Just a few pics from Sophie's first Tet:

Hangin' with cousins

 

I just sit here...and people give me money!

Cho Hoa (Flower Market) downtown

  

which was packed with more people than Bourbon street during Mardi Gras

...so we stopped to get coffee and people watch at the Palace Hotel

 

Lots of pretty lights!

 Look at all my li xi money!

 

 rub on my belly for good luck

 

Chuc Mung Tet!

Chuc moi nguoi van su nhu y!

The making of Tet photo session...

Sophie Eats!

Sophie demands to eat when she sees us eat.
She has yet to sprout teeth, but she's good at mashing food with her gums.
She's also catching on to sucking liquids with a straw.

At our favorite hu tieu nam vang place, Hong Phat.

 

First taste of ca phe sua da (Vietnamese iced coffee)...

 not sure if she likes it.

Mi WonTon--looks good, yeah? Sophie loves the shrimp.

 chomping on a banana

learning to suck from a straw

Laughing like a fool...

Quyen Anh & Mai Anh make Sophie laugh like crazy!

Turning Hawaiian

We found the flower by the pool. Sophie tried to eat it, but then was convinced that it looked better than it tasted.