Saturday,
November 8, 2008
First of all, my apologies for the delay in posting
pictures yesterday. For some reason the internet would not
cooperate and after many many MANY tries I never could get
more pictures to go through so I finally gave up and went
to bed. Hopefully the problem is resolved now so be sure
to go back and check out the ones from yesterday which
are now posted. I know that’s the only
reason yall check out the site anyway, not to read about
what we’ve been up to but to check out pictures of that
adorable little imp, I mean girl.
Thanks for all of your prayers for our flight today, Maili
did beautifully. Honestly, she couldn’t have been better.
She sat quietly in her seat (well, except for a few
giggles) for the entire three hours and looked at books,
colored pictures, and watched a movie. It was amazing
considering, as Jamie pointed out, that she usually has
the attention span of a gnat. She has been more
affectionate today, even pushing Holt out of my lap while
he was kissing me just to give me kisses herself and look
at him as if to say “MY mommy”
They are already acting like true siblings, complete with
elbowing, poking, shoving, and toy snatching. She really
knows how to push his buttons and vice versa.
She did much better today at staying in her seat at
restaurants as well; we’re pretty sure she’s never been
expected to do so and it’s been a learning experience for
all of us. We will both be happy to get back to the good
ol’ US where the restaurants have high chairs, it would
certainly make things a little easier. We are definitely
planning on purchasing one when we get home, or at least a
booster seat with a seatbelt.
We ate at the hotel restaurant tonight which had an
awesome seafood buffet with many interesting dishes. Jamie
and Holt got a little adventurous, as you can see from the
photos. Holt tried some kidney soup (we’re not sure of the
origin of those kidneys!) and Jamie had a baby octopus. We
tried to convince Pa that he should try the braised ox
tails but he wasn’t feeling quite up to it so he had a
hamburger instead. We were serenaded at our table during
the meal by a Chinese trio who sang “Country Roads, take
me home” and a Jimmy Buffet song. Kinda made us all a
little homesick. We are having a blast but I think we are
all missing home a bit. We are looking forward to our week
in Guangzhou, though.
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Watching big brother do homework
The beautiful view from our window
Look who's finally wearing a hairbow
Well ok, so maybe I had to
bribe her a little to wear the bow |
