We are about 2/3 of the way packed. Grace likes to help us unpack, she keeps bringing me things and shouting mama!
Grace is a sweet silly girl. She is also trying her limits by throwing things and swatting. I am the main nanny right now :) she has a lot to learn to figure out with how this family stuff works. She will come to me when she is scared and I am the one to primarily still carry her around. I did leave today for a little bit and she did ok with the boys. The language barrier is frustrating for her and for us. We have caught her jabbering in mandarin, but she mostly communicates with us by pointing and grunting. Matt and Grace are still playing together quite well which is really nice. She is still sleeping with me at night, she constantly is reaching for me to make sure I am there. Matthew has been a trooper and has slept in the pack n play. Thankfully there is a zipper hatch on one side and he can get in and out by himself. Jeff and Robbie have been sleeping buddies for the trip -we are all anxiously waiting our own beds.
There is a small store downstairs in our hotel and it carries some food items for Americans... like Kraft American Cheese slices, canned corn and bottles of Ketchup. Mnmm sounds like an American treat for sure!
We are doing well, all things considered. We are excited to be coming home!! It has been very humid here, so our cold weather at home is sounding great. Thankfully there is a McDonalds ice cream booth next to the hotel. This was our lunch one day.
Life here is so different. All the Americans are sweating to death and the Chinese here still stay bundled up. It's also weird to have so much pushing and shoving,it is better here in Guangzhou. Rarely will anyone hold a door open and people rush right on the elevator before you have the chance to get off. Waiting in line, yeah not so much. You better push your way through. We visited the US consulate yesterday and I was thankful we were able to stand in the US citizen line. The other line was so long, people were everywhere. It surely had to be an all day wait for them. We have been surrounding by a lot of luxury and poverty. It's hard to hear about how the government will spend millions revamping their town for the Asia games, yet there are thousands of children in orphanages.
I looked away and Grace took my tea and polished it off.
Robbie at the Mcauy St restaurant, he loves to be in my pictures.
Poor Matt is still my napping boy and he seems to fall asleep most nights at dinner. If he could just teach his little sister how awesome naps are.
We took a walk in our favorite park by the hotel, Liu Hua Park. It even has a small amusement park inside of it.
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