We are very happy to be in Guangzhou! The sun is shining and it is a much "cleaner" area and they have American food! The hotel is beautiful. There is a 2-story high waterfall on the first floor with lots of coy fish swimming through a beautiful fountain/pond area. The rooms are nice. We even have adjoining rooms with the kids now. It is much more convenient than walking down the hallway. My only complaint is the bed. It is so hard and the pillows aren't much better. I woke up today with a very sore neck. I'm not sure if it is because of that or because I am finally able to hold/carry Halle when The Chosen One isn't around :)
Halle had a really good day - all but an hour or so she was great. Jacob & I had a great time with her pushing her stroller around the hotel hallways. She was pushing the stroller, barely able to see over the top of it and running into Jacob. Jacob would act like she hit him and fall down. Halle was laughing and squealing like you would not believe. Several people came out to the hallway to see what was going on. Two of the younger brothers of another family in our group took part in the fun.
Paul took lots of walks yesterday - one with Sami, one with Jacob and one with all of us. He saw several people doing Tai Chi. He also saw some older people playing a hackie-sack type game and said they were really good.
One of the places we walked to was a nice little courtyard/play area for an elementary school. Again, it is a beautiful place. We saw probably 6-7 brides getting their picture taken in the park. Paul keeps saying they must hide the ugly people in China because everyone we see is so good looking.
I had to fill out all of our American paperwork to get Halle's visa. That took over an hour. I think we are finally about done with that though.
We had a low key evening. Paul fell asleep before dinner. Halle had a melt down around 5:00 so after Sami finally got her to sleep Jacob and I went to Lucy's for take out. After dinner Jacob & I took Halle down to the playroom. It was really nice. It is sponsored by Mattel. There were several push toys and riding toys that Halle liked.
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Looks like you guys are having better weather than here -- we woke up to snow on the ground and cars! Something new for Halle, but we are not ready for that.
It's hard to imagine going back to giving baths, and Cherios, and stollers! You look like you haven't missed a beat, though.
Have a great rest of the trip --
Love, Mary
Dear Jacob and Family,
Congratulations on officially adopting little Halle! She is absolutely beautiful and so lucky to have you all. We checked out your blog during team meeting today and are so glad to hear things are going well! Everyone has been asking about you, Jacob, during third period. We are so happy for you and continued to pray for safe travels. Take care and we'll see you next week!
Sincerely,
The Gold Team Teachers
(Mrs. Antos, Mr. Foust, Mrs. Hawk, Ms. Kitchen/Mrs. Ruiz, Mrs. DeShetler, and Mrs. O'Connor)
Your story gets better and better, and I love the pictures of The Chosen One and her sister. And the big brother looks and sounds like a wonderful help. How is the music over there, Jacob? The food and the buildings sound/look pretty different too. Snow in Ohio today, so I bought little pink mittens and a cute striped hat. Can't wait to see everyone. Mom
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