uh oh, I've fallen behind -- I'm back from Xi'an

It all happened so fast it seems. We've been back from Xi'an for some days already and I didn't report on the New Year's dinner, the family's health or the road trip home.

Oh well, here are some pictures to compensate and get a jump start on the update.

Yes, those are chicken feet in the stew.



Sister YY fell and broke her knee, but seems happy enough. It's Chinese New Years after all.












I counted 17 homemade dishes for the New Year's feast.

As the foreign son-in-law I contributed my specialty -- cream cheese and caviar on a cracker. They liked it.

Our main cook, bro'-in-law MM, finally gets to try some.