Happy Birthday, Teddy!

WaiPo cooked a special Chinese meal to celebrate her grandson's first birthday, served on his own personalized Japanese dishware from Aunt Keiko. What a lucky boy!

Special items on the menu: long life noodles, dumplings for prosperity, and a whole egg representing a round, smooth year. He washed it all down with some seaweed soup, which doesn't have any symbolism but sure is tasty! (And it's good for his hair.) For dessert, a homebaked banana butterscotch cupcake.

Best wishes for the upcoming year, my little monkey! May it be filled with adventure and joy!

More pix can be found on Flickr.