We traveled down to Williamsburg on Saturday to have lunch at Le Yuca, a delicious French restaurant with Aunt Karin, Ariane, Alexi, Adam, and Clara. Evie enjoyed the bread and desserts and attempting to climb on the high chair. She also loved smelling the flowers!
Evie and the family rang in the new year on Friday by checking out Fairfax's first ever Frostival, which was thankfully all inside and away from the bitter cold. Evie's favorite part was pushing her stroller around the room, but she also liked chasing the snowflake lights on the ground and gave the giant frog a high five. In the picture above she is jamming to the kid's rock band Rocknoceros with her cheerio cup - she likes to twirl and stomp her feet really quickly which almost looks as if she's throwing a tantrum, but that's how our Evie dances.
Evie colors some winter scenes, including a walrus, with her favorite crayons.
This morning, Evie accompanied Mommy and Aunt Lillian into DC to check out the modern art at the Hirshhorn Museum. Evie liked some of the sculptures and paintings, especially the bright painting behind her. She kept trying to find a way to get past the rope to touch the painting but a guard was keeping a close eye on her.
Aunt Lillian catches a wave...
The family poses for our Christmas portrait, but Evie is fascinated either with the gifts or Tootsie on the ground. 
Evie explores a book about "Granny's Bag" with Grandma Bebe. 
Ba reads Evie a Vietnamese baby book that Mom found on Amazon.com.
The big surprise of the morning was "patching" in Uncle Karl and Aunt Amy via iChat. Karl and Amy were dressed in their red pajamas and matching Santa hats. We all got a kick out of wishing them a merry Christmas over the web! Isn't technology grand?
Evie loves her new "Ten Little Tadpoles" book.
What a wonderful start to the holiday celebrations! We all had a fantastic time opening up gifts before a delicious dinner with Aunty Nguyet's family. We also played my new favorite game - hide n' seek - and there were plenty of hiding places at Ba's and Opa's. I also enjoyed my artisan cheese - Gruyere - from Cheesetique in Del Ray (where the day before I had some delicious peppermint stick frozen custard from the Dairy Godmother) - what can I say? I have sophisticated taste.
Oh, boy! The most exciting part of the night was playing with my new plastic balls in the hamper - I just could not get enough of them!
I also liked playing the piano for everyone. Maybe I'll be on "America's Got Talent" someday!
Evie helps Daddy hang up a beautiful ornament from Grandma Bebe and Popi. 
Grandma Bebe and Popi left in time to miss the big snow storm on Saturday. Evie liked touching the snow but it was so wet that she and mom did not have much luck building a miniature snowman.
Evie is looking a little flustered because she's finding it a little difficult to walk in her boots.