In My Defense..........

According to Lily Kate's blog the other day, she told me to boil the water longer for the noodles.  That is not entirely true.  The pot actually whistled signaling that the water was boiled...apparently it went off prematurely.   I was SOOOOO sick for the past two and a half days but have returned to life now.  With a toddler--it is hard to be sick.  Probably half of those who come to China catch some type of stomach bug.  It is hard to avoid getting sick.

   

     It is really fun here in Guangzhou. Yesterday, we went shopping at a Pearl Market (yes-I just took lots of medicine) and went on a really fun dinner cruise down the Pearl River.  There was a man swimming in the river.  It reminded Dave and me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer goes swimming in the East River.  All the buildings along the river are lit up in beautiful colors at night.   Today we went to the zoo and went shopping on a local island.  Lily Kate loved feeding the giraffes.  It was a great day.

    

  Lily Kate is slowly getting used to us.  She is definitely going to rule the roost.  She is very defiant when she wants to be and will not give in when she does not want to do something.   It is cute to see her throw her little fits.  It is so hard to establish routine while in hotels so we cannot wait to get home and get her on a normal schedule.

    

 

 Speaking of home--tomorrow we have our US Consulate appointment to apply for her visa.  We receive her visa on Thursday and then leave Thursday for Hong Kong.  As long as everything goes as planned, we should be home with our little China doll on Saturday.  

     

As I have said before, I am so sorry we cannot respond to blog comments while here in China due to media restrictions.  Thank you to all of you for keeping our family in your thoughts.  We are enjoying our journey here but are ready to get home.  We cannot wait to sleep in our own beds!!!!!!