Accident Prone

Kate has no fear: she's running jumping, climbing.... and falling. We are hoping she gets her land legs soon.

Settling In

Goodbye, China!

If all goes well we should arrive home in Spokane at 12:48 p.m. Sat. Aug 2, on Alaska flight 692. Please pray for a safe and timely journey for us (and that we don't have a repeat of our last journey across the ocean with a new baby). xoxo, everyone! We love you and miss you.

One more day

This will be my second to last post in Guangzhou. It's early in the morning here. We keep forgetting to take pictures, so we will definitely have to do that today since we leave early tomorrow morning!

The U.S. Consulate appointment is at 3 p.m. today, where Kate will get sworn in as a U.S. citizen. That is the last thing we have to do before coming home.... home sweet home!!!

Yesterday we went to the White Swan for a little appetizer and glass of wine. They had a Washington State chardonnay, which I was very excited about. I ordered a glass without checking the price. Oops! It was $26.60 US dollars for that one glass of wine. Ouch. It still pains me to think about it. Randy fell off his chair when he saw the price. Our waitress felt bad and gave us 30 RMB in food vouchers (about $4.50 USD).

Kate is enamored with the picture of Tucker (our dog). She opens her little book to his page and smothers him with kisses. Hopefully she will feel the same in person when he is trying to lick her face!

Guangzhou

We made it safely to Guangzhou and checked into the Victory Hotel last night. Our flight was at 5:30 from Chongqing and they served a very nice dinner on the plane.

Today we took Kate to the medical exam. She is 23 pounds. Healthy baby! We are still figuring out her clothing size--it seems to be pretty hit and miss. Today she is wearing a Gymboree 12-18 mos. that used to be Isabel's, and it fits pretty well.

We had lunch in the Deli at the White Swan and then strolled over to the park to play a bit. It is exactly as we remember it! Isabel is impressed with the waterfall and all the big fish at the White Swan.

We will get some pictures of Guangzhou tomorrow or maybe this afternoon. It's nap time now!

Last days in Chongqing

Heading for Guangzhou today, as soon as we get Kate's passport. It will be nice to get a change of scenery...
We discovered Kate can drink from a straw. We wanted to see what she would do so we held a tall drink of juice up to her with a straw. She latched on and sucked the entire drink down. whoa! That was a little messy later on. Too much apple juice at one time is not a good thing.
She can also put on her own shoes. It takes her about 20 minutes, but she does not give up easily!
We've had a little American food, and she is not impressed. She prefers to throw it on the floor or hand spit out pieces to us. Nice! I guess we can supplement with ramen noodles when we get home.
Isabel and I (Julie) have been able to get some one-on-one time in the swimming pool. I brought a floaty that Julie L. gave me before we left. It is perfect!!

Friday pictures--other parts of city