Two of the kids are sleeping already, and two are playing chess with Alex's new chess set he got today. He was so excited! The kids did really well during the Consulate appointment this morning. We had to eat breakfast at 6 am to leave on time, so it was a long day for us. There were 12 other families there. It went really quickly, and we went shopping afterwards with our guide. It has been nice to have just our guide and us...kind of a personal shopper/helper for our family! We went to the Pedestrian Bridge area and were able to get good deals on pearls and a few other items. We ate a great lunch with Elvin and then headed back to our room about 1:30 pm to chill for a bit. It has rained most afternoons in Guangzhou, so we usually just hang in the room. Florie loves watching the boys, listening to their itouch, running while they chase her (she has a loud squeal that i can hear all the way down the hall!), and drawing. I was able to catch some pictures of her smiling today..she does smile a LOT, but stops when she sees the camera LIGHT :)
We did a bit more shopping tonight, and took the boys to Subway again. They have done a GREAT job of trying new foods....dim sum today. Not TOO much complaining..so we are trying to give them "normal" food every now and then. Now, lil' miss is a bit pickier. She really only likes noodles, whether they are fried, in noodle soup, or steamed, or bananas, or steamed rice. Pretty much other than that, she does not like it unless it is CANDY.....she has an eye and a TASTE for the sweet stuff. ANything else she just shakes her head NO. We will have some work to do when we get home!! She does love Cheerios too. Puffs, more of just a let's tear these up and scatter them around the room so Mommy and i can sing the "clean up" song again....
Her cold is better today, and William feels a bit better. He has been a trooper with lugging all of our stuff around, standing in very hot rooms waiting on our appointments, all the while feeling like stink. He is also our official bargainer of the family. I am terrible at that.
We have been here 12 days. It is FLYING by. Only 8 more days till we get home. I am excited to come home ,and sad to leave China. I am thankful we have extra time here before we get back to the Chaos of normal life at home, Tomorrow we are taking the boys to the Safari Zoo here in Guangzhou. They will love it. We leave at 7 am on Thursday for Beijing, where we will be until we get home.
Thank you all for your comments and emails....we really appreciate them. Stefanie, Florie is a 2T and size 6 shoe....Donna, I have Chloe's outfit :)
I hope you are all well...miss you! Mom, praying that the Honor Flight is a huge success tomorrow!
Love,
Eve
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Wow! I've missed a lot since Friday! Celebrated our 17 year anniversary this weekend! Yikes!
Enjoyed all the pics and posts, Eve. Florie is beautiful and love her sweet smiles. Glad that you feel that the time has flown by. Will be excited to see you guys land safely here. Rain Rain go away! We sure have had a lot of it here! Hope you bring the sunshine with you! I am with you guys on the Sarbuck hit, a sight for sore eyes and tase buds! Always praying for you guys!
Blessings,
Trudy
I saw Mya and Michelle this morning. We talked about how beautiful Florie is and how fast she is adapting to her family. Another day of rain as we pass the anniversary of the Nashville Flood. We all can't wait to see her and get to know her. I laughed when I saw the Starbucks sign in the photo. Much love to you all and Happy Birthday Ben!!!
I'm so glad to hear that everyone is doing well. It sounds like you're all doing better than well, which is GREAT! We arrive in Beijing Friday afternoon. Down to the wire now...but I am SOOOO ready. Thinking of you everyday. See you soon.
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