one hundred days

So there's a tradition here of celebrating the 100th day of a baby's life.  And we picked up on it and try to do a little something special to mark the day.

Luke's 100th day is Tuesday, but we decided to 'piggyback' onto an existing event and celebrate tonight. Little Luke did such a nice job getting passed from one set of hands to another and (mostly) enjoyed himself. 

We brought a big batch of gingersnaps to share (our little friend Kayleigh is spending the night so she came along for the party!)

And then we had a brief time to pray and thank God for the gift of Luke.  This time last year we had NO IDEA Luke was even on the horizon!   We gave Luke the Chinese name 柯庆光。  柯 (ke) is our last name.  庆 (qing) is a 'generational name' that all our kids share - they are all 柯庆___ .  庆 (qing) means celebrate.  光 (guang) means light. (Luke means light, did you know that?)

So now we have a little bunch of celebration.

Julianna - celebrate grace
Lydia - celebrate elegance/beauty
Isaac - celebrate eternity
Luke - celebrate light

Not sure what we'll name John Paul yet ;)  But it'll definitely be 'celebrate something'!

We spent most of the day at a wedding (where Matt translated the ceremony, his first time translating something so formal and he did a great job!) and today is also a national holiday (Dragon Boat Festival), so it's been a busy day!  Now Matt is back out at a meeting and I'm planning an early bedtime for myself ;) 

One last picture, Lydia eating a traditional Dragon Boat Festival treat: steamed rice wrapped in a banana leaf.  My kids love these things.  I think they are, well, so-so.  It doesn't bother me one lick that we only eat them once a year!