We started out the morning with a trip to the Consulate to have a swearing in ceremony. It is at this time that Marin's visa is put through. We get it tomorrow, and then immediately leave for Hong Kong.
After the consulate appointment, the kids were all begging to do nothing. So, we let them hang out in the room for a couple of hours. We then spent about 2 - 3 hours walking the streets around the hotel. Since we are in the center of a busy city, the stores directly across from our hotel are very expensive and carry upper end items. But, walk one street over and you hit the vendors and markets. This is the area I love. Anyone who can speak English, even just a tad, will start a conversation with us. Makes for some very interesting conversations :)
Today, we went to an Italian restaurant for lunch. There was a little plastic sign thingy (yes, that is the technical term.....haha) sitting on the side of the table. It had a few buttons on it that said, check, cancel order, need help, and something else. Well, I pushed 3 of the buttons, and instantly, 3 different people came rushing from all over the place! I guess thinking we needed to leave and were canceling our order. We were told not to play with the little sign thingy anymore :)
We them went on a Pearl River Dinner Cruise. We brought our guide along as a friend. We like him very much and wanted to spend some more time with him before we leave tomorrow. On board were some other families we have gotten to know rather well, and are all leaving tomorrow. It was a nice way to end our time here. The city is so beautiful, and there are lights everywhere. Even their new bridge has what appears to be Christmas strands up and down it. It is remarkable. The food was really good and afterwards, there was a show. The kids loved it all. I was talking to another mom the whole time, but from what I saw, it was great :)
Marin has been quite the pistol today! She has been just slap happy. I don't know how else to explain it. Just silly and wild, non-stop. She fits in very well with the other kids and I think everyone at home will just adore her. And to think, we thought she would be a neat freak not comfortable with chaos. Haha!!!! How wrong we were! She is just as good at leaving trash out, disobeying, and rolling her eyes as any other kid her age :) She is a perfect fit :)
This will probably be the last blog post since we will be in Disney tomorrow. I am pretty certain we will not have wifi. I may or may not update once we get home. It depends on how many people still want me to. Lots of people have asked lots of questions, and I do hope to answer them all. At this point, I cannot respond to any facebook comments (I don't know why!), or comments left here. Sorry about that!
Love you all! Have a great Tuesday!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Corinne's Awesome Picture :)
Corinne loves wolves, and snapped this great picture on the safari. Aren't they beautiful??
Monday, Day 8
We are ending our 8th full day here in Guangzhou. Only 2 more days here before we head to Hong Kong. I do love it here, and honestly, I am not ready to leave the city. There is just something so comforting here. But, I have a few people at home who are very anxious for us to get back, and considering how much I love them, I guess I will head home when I am suppose to :)
After breakfast this morning, we headed over to the medical clinic to have Marin's TB test read. It was negative. We were in and out quickly, and then took a bus over to an area called the Pedestrian Street. We had squid on a stick, covered in some spicy pepper sauce. It was very good! A funny thing happened while in this area. A woman was standing in the center of the square with a baby bunny on a leash. Of course, my kids ran over and started loving on this bunny. The woman was holding a bowl like maybe she was a begger ands using the bunny to get people to give her money. So, Jef gave her a few yuan, and as Kyle was snuggling the bunny, she walked away! I was like, no, come back!!!! I kept telling our guide we are not taking this bunny! He didn't seem very concerned, and I was getting very worried about this bunny. Corinne thought maybe we could take it home. Not happening, sweetheart :) Our guide got her back and we handed the bunny to her and took off. Disaster averted.
We stayed in this area for the better part of the day, and then headed back to the hotel. And you guessed it, fed the fish and played with the raquets and balls. The tennis courts were locked today, so we had to get creative :)
Tomorrow is our consulate appointment and our paperwork is officially done. A huge and final step in this adoption process. It really has all gone so smoothly. This child is phenomenal. Wait until you meet her. I am incredibly lucky to be her momma. I will always be grateful for the opportunity to raise her.
The pictures are not loading, so I may have to wait until I get home to put them up. I will try again later, but for now, the blog shuts down whenever I try. Have a great Monday everyone! xoxoxoxo
Abbey - Thank you for the note you left me. I miss you and I have been thinking about you. I got you a couple of things while we were out. I can't wait to see you! Love, Corinne
Hannah - I miss you. I want you to come over when we get back. I love China! I love to look in all the stores here. I ate squid on a stick today. Marin is so much fun. You will really like her. I miss you. Love, Kyle
After breakfast this morning, we headed over to the medical clinic to have Marin's TB test read. It was negative. We were in and out quickly, and then took a bus over to an area called the Pedestrian Street. We had squid on a stick, covered in some spicy pepper sauce. It was very good! A funny thing happened while in this area. A woman was standing in the center of the square with a baby bunny on a leash. Of course, my kids ran over and started loving on this bunny. The woman was holding a bowl like maybe she was a begger ands using the bunny to get people to give her money. So, Jef gave her a few yuan, and as Kyle was snuggling the bunny, she walked away! I was like, no, come back!!!! I kept telling our guide we are not taking this bunny! He didn't seem very concerned, and I was getting very worried about this bunny. Corinne thought maybe we could take it home. Not happening, sweetheart :) Our guide got her back and we handed the bunny to her and took off. Disaster averted.
We stayed in this area for the better part of the day, and then headed back to the hotel. And you guessed it, fed the fish and played with the raquets and balls. The tennis courts were locked today, so we had to get creative :)
Tomorrow is our consulate appointment and our paperwork is officially done. A huge and final step in this adoption process. It really has all gone so smoothly. This child is phenomenal. Wait until you meet her. I am incredibly lucky to be her momma. I will always be grateful for the opportunity to raise her.
The pictures are not loading, so I may have to wait until I get home to put them up. I will try again later, but for now, the blog shuts down whenever I try. Have a great Monday everyone! xoxoxoxo
Abbey - Thank you for the note you left me. I miss you and I have been thinking about you. I got you a couple of things while we were out. I can't wait to see you! Love, Corinne
Hannah - I miss you. I want you to come over when we get back. I love China! I love to look in all the stores here. I ate squid on a stick today. Marin is so much fun. You will really like her. I miss you. Love, Kyle
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Guangzhou Safari
I forgot to mention yesterday that we were joined by 2 other families with BAAS. They both adopted their children in another province, and are in Guangzhou for the last leg of their trip. One family is adding their 5th child, a 2 year old girl, and the other is adding their 8th child, an 8 year old girl! I love big families!!! The one family has their two oldest children with them, who are 9 and 13. Great kids! There is definitely a connection between other adoptive families, and we have loved our time with them!
Today, we went on a safari. It was awesome. The first half of the day, we were riding an open air tram (think Disney), and the other half we were on foot. It was a long day, but really, it was quite incredible. While on the tram, we saw tons of different animals, none of which were confined. They had beautiful habitats and were obviously well cared for. Giraffes, elephants, wolves, lions, tigers, cheetahs, zebras, camels. They had a fair number of white tigers (we saw about 7), and this safari park has half of the white tigers remaining in the entire world. Very sad fact. They are beautiful creatures.
One really cool fact - this park has the only set of koala twins in the world! Apparently, they bought a koala from another country and shortly after, the koala got pregnant and gave birth to twins! How cool :)
There was one small habitat that was home to chickens, roosters, guinea pigs, and bunnies. All together, just walking around. It was really cute! Marin loved all of this and we had our guide explain to her that we have many of the animals she was seeing (hamsters, squirrels (yes, they had squirrels here!), guinea pigs, iguanas). She seemed very happy. The girl loves animals! And taking pictures. She took over 1000 pictures today on her touch....haha.
We were able to purchase food to feed the giraffes and elephants. For the giraffes, you could buy branches of leaves :), and for the elephants, bunches of bananas. The kids loved this! So did the animals. One thing they wanted to do but couldn't was hold a baby white tiger. We were ready to do it, but the tiger did not want to be held, and was giving even the handlers a hard time. Clearly, it would not have sat on a child's lap for even a few seconds. I managed to get a picture of him though :) Oh well. Maybe next time :)
Lunch was interesting. We decided to order food one of the little restaurants. Quite an experience. The kids wanted hamburgers, which the cashier said they had. But when we opened it up, it was a very odd combination of food :) On the roll was a piece of chicken in some red sauce, lots of mayo, tomoato, lettuce, half cooked bacon, and a fried egg. Oh, and a cucumber half. All on one roll....pretty funny. Kids didn't think so :) Marin asked for french fries and some chicken on a stick. Fortunately for us, she continues to pass on the Chinese delicacy of chicken feet. Yay for us! Our guide says the Chinese LOVE chicken feet and that many are imported from the US, since we don't eat them. He insists we are missing out. I'm thinking not so much :)
The safari was an all day thing, so when we got back, we had just enough time to go feed the fish before it got dark. And what do you know - ice cream for dinner again :) Marin also insited on more french fries. With ketchup. We have created a monster. She loves them!
Back to Shamian Island tomorrow to have Marin's TB test checked. Then our guide will take us to a local street with lots of vendors. Then hopefully meeting up with the other families for a late lunch.
Happy Sunday :)
Today, we went on a safari. It was awesome. The first half of the day, we were riding an open air tram (think Disney), and the other half we were on foot. It was a long day, but really, it was quite incredible. While on the tram, we saw tons of different animals, none of which were confined. They had beautiful habitats and were obviously well cared for. Giraffes, elephants, wolves, lions, tigers, cheetahs, zebras, camels. They had a fair number of white tigers (we saw about 7), and this safari park has half of the white tigers remaining in the entire world. Very sad fact. They are beautiful creatures.
One really cool fact - this park has the only set of koala twins in the world! Apparently, they bought a koala from another country and shortly after, the koala got pregnant and gave birth to twins! How cool :)
There was one small habitat that was home to chickens, roosters, guinea pigs, and bunnies. All together, just walking around. It was really cute! Marin loved all of this and we had our guide explain to her that we have many of the animals she was seeing (hamsters, squirrels (yes, they had squirrels here!), guinea pigs, iguanas). She seemed very happy. The girl loves animals! And taking pictures. She took over 1000 pictures today on her touch....haha.
We were able to purchase food to feed the giraffes and elephants. For the giraffes, you could buy branches of leaves :), and for the elephants, bunches of bananas. The kids loved this! So did the animals. One thing they wanted to do but couldn't was hold a baby white tiger. We were ready to do it, but the tiger did not want to be held, and was giving even the handlers a hard time. Clearly, it would not have sat on a child's lap for even a few seconds. I managed to get a picture of him though :) Oh well. Maybe next time :)
Lunch was interesting. We decided to order food one of the little restaurants. Quite an experience. The kids wanted hamburgers, which the cashier said they had. But when we opened it up, it was a very odd combination of food :) On the roll was a piece of chicken in some red sauce, lots of mayo, tomoato, lettuce, half cooked bacon, and a fried egg. Oh, and a cucumber half. All on one roll....pretty funny. Kids didn't think so :) Marin asked for french fries and some chicken on a stick. Fortunately for us, she continues to pass on the Chinese delicacy of chicken feet. Yay for us! Our guide says the Chinese LOVE chicken feet and that many are imported from the US, since we don't eat them. He insists we are missing out. I'm thinking not so much :)
The safari was an all day thing, so when we got back, we had just enough time to go feed the fish before it got dark. And what do you know - ice cream for dinner again :) Marin also insited on more french fries. With ketchup. We have created a monster. She loves them!
Back to Shamian Island tomorrow to have Marin's TB test checked. Then our guide will take us to a local street with lots of vendors. Then hopefully meeting up with the other families for a late lunch.
Happy Sunday :)
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Saturday, Day 6
It has officially been one week since we left home. It has been remarkably easy with this entire adoption, and the trip is no exception to that. Marin is so much fun! She laughs constantly, and has become very vocal....haha. She even showed me some attitude yesterday, which I was very happy to see. All this time, we have been told what a people pleaser she is, and that worried me a bit. Made me wonder if maybe she would try to constanly please us at the expense of having her own opinions. Well, that has not been the case. She is feisty and has no problem telling me when she doesn't want something! Very glad to see that.
This morning, the day started off with a skype call to Marin's BFF, Mia, who was adopted last May, and now lives in Florida. Marin was rather reluctant at first, and then appeared really embarrassed, but after a few minutes, the conversation took off and they were talking in Mandarin. We are so happy to be able to maintain their friendship, and look forward to getting them together in person in the next few months. It is a beautiful thing to have that connection. The girls are very fortunate. There are also a few other girls that Marin is interested in talking to that were adopted in the last year, so we will encourage those relationships as well. Skype is great!
After breakfast, we took the drive over to Shamian Island. All of you adoptive families know the significance of that. But for those who don't, Shamian Island is an area where the British were allowed to live during the trading season, so it's like a small piece of London in the middle of a Chinese city. It's also home of the famous White Swan Hotel, where most adoptive families stay when they visit Guangzhou. It is currently closed for renovation, but they are allowing people in to visit the first couuple of floors. Beautiful art, fabulous restaurant. Many great memories. There are great little stores on the island and some wonderful restaurants, including one called Lucys, that is famous to adoptive families because they serve American food :) So, today we had burgers and french fries- yay! Marin loved the french fries..... Even dipped them in ketchup!
We had Marin's medical exam today, which is a part of all adoptions. You go through a series of rooms where various doctors check various parts of the child's body. Unfortunately, because Marin is over 10, she had to have a full set of vaccinations. Those with children under 10 can choose to have them waived as long as they promise to have them done in the States. Poor girl. She howled a little, but didn't cry. She also was not a fan of the blood from all of the pricks. You can tell she had never had a shot before. But she did awesome!!! And I got some great snuggles out of it :) We go back on Monday to have the TB test read.
After we got back to the hotel, we went to the koi ponds, and then played some tennis. We were still full from Lucy's, so decided to just have ice cream for dinner :) Marin is just exhausted at the end of every day! She tried to fall asleep around 5, but I kept her going so she wouldn't have her night ruined. Even though she was use to getting up at 6 am at the orphanage, she has been sleeping in until almost 9 am every day! When she wakes up, she gives me a huge smile, then I bop her with the pillow. She loves it. Really, she is the most amazing child. So, so beautiful in every way. Her personality is the best!!! My little goofball :)
Have a great Saturday everyone! We are off to bed :)
This morning, the day started off with a skype call to Marin's BFF, Mia, who was adopted last May, and now lives in Florida. Marin was rather reluctant at first, and then appeared really embarrassed, but after a few minutes, the conversation took off and they were talking in Mandarin. We are so happy to be able to maintain their friendship, and look forward to getting them together in person in the next few months. It is a beautiful thing to have that connection. The girls are very fortunate. There are also a few other girls that Marin is interested in talking to that were adopted in the last year, so we will encourage those relationships as well. Skype is great!
After breakfast, we took the drive over to Shamian Island. All of you adoptive families know the significance of that. But for those who don't, Shamian Island is an area where the British were allowed to live during the trading season, so it's like a small piece of London in the middle of a Chinese city. It's also home of the famous White Swan Hotel, where most adoptive families stay when they visit Guangzhou. It is currently closed for renovation, but they are allowing people in to visit the first couuple of floors. Beautiful art, fabulous restaurant. Many great memories. There are great little stores on the island and some wonderful restaurants, including one called Lucys, that is famous to adoptive families because they serve American food :) So, today we had burgers and french fries- yay! Marin loved the french fries..... Even dipped them in ketchup!
We had Marin's medical exam today, which is a part of all adoptions. You go through a series of rooms where various doctors check various parts of the child's body. Unfortunately, because Marin is over 10, she had to have a full set of vaccinations. Those with children under 10 can choose to have them waived as long as they promise to have them done in the States. Poor girl. She howled a little, but didn't cry. She also was not a fan of the blood from all of the pricks. You can tell she had never had a shot before. But she did awesome!!! And I got some great snuggles out of it :) We go back on Monday to have the TB test read.
After we got back to the hotel, we went to the koi ponds, and then played some tennis. We were still full from Lucy's, so decided to just have ice cream for dinner :) Marin is just exhausted at the end of every day! She tried to fall asleep around 5, but I kept her going so she wouldn't have her night ruined. Even though she was use to getting up at 6 am at the orphanage, she has been sleeping in until almost 9 am every day! When she wakes up, she gives me a huge smile, then I bop her with the pillow. She loves it. Really, she is the most amazing child. So, so beautiful in every way. Her personality is the best!!! My little goofball :)
Have a great Saturday everyone! We are off to bed :)
Day 5 Update
Friday was such a long day that I didn't get to post anything. Better late than never. But we are all great! At breakfast, Marin finally took me up on an offer to try American food. We had all been offering for the first few days, but she always refused rather adamently. Well, today, she tried a piece of a waffle, and then went back up to the buffet and got a plate. Covered in chocolate syrup. That's my girl :) And then she went back up and got another plate. She is finally realizing that she will have plenty of food at every meal so she doesn't have to gorge herself whenever food comes around. It really made me smile when she went back up to the buffet by herself. Those of you who have adopted older children may understand this. It's a special thing that is taking place as I watch her become more comfortable and secure. It's quite beautiful.
Another first - she tried and liked ice cream! We eat a lot of it in our family so we were all thrilled that she enjoyed it so much. We know that some older children don't like the coldness of the ice cream. But Mei Mei does! Speaking of Mei Mei, that is what we have been calling her. We like it, she responds to it, so that's what it is for now. :)
After breakfast, we went to the Banyan Temple. It was great for the kids to be able to see how other people worship. There were thousands of incense being offered, and people were leaving fruit, juice, and money at the alters of the Buddha. Very interesting. Our guide said that in China, most Chinese do not know anything about Buddha - that worshipping him is more of a cultural thing that they do simply to bring prosperity to their family.
We came back to the hotel for a short bit, then headed out for the circus. It is a world renowned circus called ChimeLong, a combination of a Cirque Du Soleil and the kind of circus back in the states. It was a bit of a drive, but well worth it. There were acrobatics, and dancing, and bears on bikes, and many wild animals prancing around for short periods of time. The kids loved it! We got back to the hotel rather late and everyone collapsed :) Our guide asked Marin what her favorite part of the show was, and she said the horses with the girls doing tricks on them! We may have another horse back rider on our hands! She also loved the bears on bikes....haha! Her smile throughout the show - simply priceless!
Pictures to follow :)
Another first - she tried and liked ice cream! We eat a lot of it in our family so we were all thrilled that she enjoyed it so much. We know that some older children don't like the coldness of the ice cream. But Mei Mei does! Speaking of Mei Mei, that is what we have been calling her. We like it, she responds to it, so that's what it is for now. :)
After breakfast, we went to the Banyan Temple. It was great for the kids to be able to see how other people worship. There were thousands of incense being offered, and people were leaving fruit, juice, and money at the alters of the Buddha. Very interesting. Our guide said that in China, most Chinese do not know anything about Buddha - that worshipping him is more of a cultural thing that they do simply to bring prosperity to their family.
We came back to the hotel for a short bit, then headed out for the circus. It is a world renowned circus called ChimeLong, a combination of a Cirque Du Soleil and the kind of circus back in the states. It was a bit of a drive, but well worth it. There were acrobatics, and dancing, and bears on bikes, and many wild animals prancing around for short periods of time. The kids loved it! We got back to the hotel rather late and everyone collapsed :) Our guide asked Marin what her favorite part of the show was, and she said the horses with the girls doing tricks on them! We may have another horse back rider on our hands! She also loved the bears on bikes....haha! Her smile throughout the show - simply priceless!
Pictures to follow :)
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Day 4
We didn't have any paperwork today, so it was another relaxing day. We went to a local park and to a governement owned art store. We bought our girls some silk dresses. And Marin wanted to get Paige some things. She picks up things and says "baby", and then hands it to me to buy.
When we returned from our outings, we headed over to the koi ponds. I didn't realize it at the time, but the kids wound up taking about 15 pieces of bread from the buffet this morning....haha! So we stayed for quite a while. I think this is Marin's favorite thing to do. We then headed over to the courts to play some tennis, or our version thereof. The girl has some natural talent with a racket!
This morning, she suprised us all with her English writing skills! She wrote some words in Chinese and then English. Beautiful. We do know that she received an 'A' in English, and a 'B' in Chinese. Pretty funny :)
After we returned to the room, the kids watched some Chinese cartoons. Now everyone is playing games before bed. Tomorrow is another fun, relaxing day. Going to the Banyan Temple for the morning, then to the circus in the evening. The circus is more of a Cirque Du Soleil show. It's about an hour away, but we think it will be well worth it. We have heard that Marin is quite the dancer, so I'm sure this will be something that will fascinate her.
When we returned from our outings, we headed over to the koi ponds. I didn't realize it at the time, but the kids wound up taking about 15 pieces of bread from the buffet this morning....haha! So we stayed for quite a while. I think this is Marin's favorite thing to do. We then headed over to the courts to play some tennis, or our version thereof. The girl has some natural talent with a racket!
This morning, she suprised us all with her English writing skills! She wrote some words in Chinese and then English. Beautiful. We do know that she received an 'A' in English, and a 'B' in Chinese. Pretty funny :)
After we returned to the room, the kids watched some Chinese cartoons. Now everyone is playing games before bed. Tomorrow is another fun, relaxing day. Going to the Banyan Temple for the morning, then to the circus in the evening. The circus is more of a Cirque Du Soleil show. It's about an hour away, but we think it will be well worth it. We have heard that Marin is quite the dancer, so I'm sure this will be something that will fascinate her.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Day 3 Update
Things are going phenomenally well with Marin. She is such a spunky, sweet, funny girl. We are all so in love with her. She has got some attitude as well, which is great to see! This afternooon, the kids were playing Uno, and I had to reshuffle the deck, so I asked her for her cards. She looked them over, pulled out the 2 Wild cards, smiled a big cheesy smile, put them behind her back, and gave me the rest.....haha! She is awesome!
Today was a good day. Lots of down time, which the kids appreciated. After breakfast, we headed to the back gardens where all of the huge koi are, and fed them for about an hour. Marin absolutely loves this. I think one got her finger today! She giggles the entire time we are out there. We got them all jump ropes and they did that for an hour or so. The only paperwork we had to do today was at the local police station, where we applied for Marin's passport, and received the official document that announces that Marin is ours forever. Once we were finished there, the kids wanted to go back to the gardens to see the fish. Our guide, Elvin, stayed with us. He has been so wonderful, talking to Marin and letting her know exactly what is happening. And also teaching us more about the area.
It has been so much fun getting to know other families here. There is a couple adopting their 4th child, a 13 year old boy. He is so sweet and is loving having a family. Lots of families with toddlers. It's been great.
Marin is starting to feel more comfortable repeating English back to us. If I want her to repeat, I say "EE-Chee-Shwa", and then whatever I want her to say. She tries her best, then bursts out laughing. She doesn't think her English is good, so I guess doesn't feel comfortable using it often. But today, she was able to repeat all of her siblings names, and brother, sister, chair, table, and pee pee ;) She was trying to tell me she had to go to the bathroom, but I had no idea what she was saying, so I asked our guide and she told him....haha....I told her "pee pee". And she laughed and repeated it. I think she may remember that one! Also want to mention that she has a deep voice. Not what you would expect from this tiny little girl. She reminds me of Punky Brewster :) She is tough and sassy, but also sweet and silly and lots of fun to be around. She walks with a swagger even....haha. Have I told you how much I adore this child? She is amazing.
I will leave you a picture of some of the koi at feeding time. Have a great day everyone. It's bed time here in Guangzhou.
Today was a good day. Lots of down time, which the kids appreciated. After breakfast, we headed to the back gardens where all of the huge koi are, and fed them for about an hour. Marin absolutely loves this. I think one got her finger today! She giggles the entire time we are out there. We got them all jump ropes and they did that for an hour or so. The only paperwork we had to do today was at the local police station, where we applied for Marin's passport, and received the official document that announces that Marin is ours forever. Once we were finished there, the kids wanted to go back to the gardens to see the fish. Our guide, Elvin, stayed with us. He has been so wonderful, talking to Marin and letting her know exactly what is happening. And also teaching us more about the area.
It has been so much fun getting to know other families here. There is a couple adopting their 4th child, a 13 year old boy. He is so sweet and is loving having a family. Lots of families with toddlers. It's been great.
Marin is starting to feel more comfortable repeating English back to us. If I want her to repeat, I say "EE-Chee-Shwa", and then whatever I want her to say. She tries her best, then bursts out laughing. She doesn't think her English is good, so I guess doesn't feel comfortable using it often. But today, she was able to repeat all of her siblings names, and brother, sister, chair, table, and pee pee ;) She was trying to tell me she had to go to the bathroom, but I had no idea what she was saying, so I asked our guide and she told him....haha....I told her "pee pee". And she laughed and repeated it. I think she may remember that one! Also want to mention that she has a deep voice. Not what you would expect from this tiny little girl. She reminds me of Punky Brewster :) She is tough and sassy, but also sweet and silly and lots of fun to be around. She walks with a swagger even....haha. Have I told you how much I adore this child? She is amazing.
I will leave you a picture of some of the koi at feeding time. Have a great day everyone. It's bed time here in Guangzhou.
Around China
Most of you know how much I love China! I love the people and the food and the culture. Even the dirty looks I get when my kids have on short sleeves when it is below 90 degrees ;) When I come here, I take lots of pictures of what's around me, just because I love how it feels to be here. Here are some of the most recent pictures of what it looks like where we are right now. The first few are of our hotel and the grounds. The pictures don't do this place justice. It is so beautiful.
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