Paige's Homework

One of Paige's new homework assignments has been to write a story using her new vocabulary words. I think she does a great job. Here is what she wrote tonight:

Once there was a very lucky Chinese girl named Ivy. She was very excited for the New Year's Parade. Her brother thought the firecrackers were worthless, but she thought differently. The next day was the big parade and she couldn't wait. She devoured her lunch to get to the parade. On the way Ivy's dress was rustling in the wind. When she got there she met her friend, Lu. She really appreciated her. They saw the dragon and later they saw the firecrackers exploding. Lu's sister was startled by the firecrackers. When she got back her mother scolder her because she got home so late but she had the best day of her life.

Can you guess which words are the vocabulary words?