Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Disney on Ice
Last Saturday, Taylor, Jordan, and I headed to see Disney on Ice.
My Snow White became Sleeping Beauty on the way.
Monday, November 5, 2012
My Beautiful Girls
Yesterday was Orphan Sunday. I am just so thankful that my beautiful princesses are no longer orphans. We are so blessed to have them in our family.
Shamian Island
Uggg! I just spent quite a while doing this post and hit a wrong button and it all was erased. Well, here I go again.
We spent Wednesday morning on Shamian Island. It used to be the center of the adoption scene in Guangzhou as the main adoption hotel, the White Swan, the US consulate, and the medical exam were all located on the island. The streets were lined with shops that all catered to the adoptive parent.
Now the White Swan is closed and the consulate and medical exam have moved into the center of Guangzhou. Most of the shops have closed or are really struggling. It is very sad.
We stayed at the other hotel, the Victory, for Taylor's adoption in 2009. It is still open, but very few families stay at it.
We spent the morning shopping for Chinese outfits, squeaky shoes, and other souvenirs. We ate lunch at Lucy's Diner with another adoptive family.
There is a school on the island and they do exercises in the park in the middle.
The retired people also enjoyed the scenery while they did Tai Chi and hackey sack. They were really good.
Many of the grandparents take care of their grandchildren while the parents work.
Many wedding photos are taken on the beautiful island. We also saw some fashion photo shoots.
It is a requirement that you pose your child with this statue. (Just kidding, but it is a popular picture spot.)
We spent Wednesday morning on Shamian Island. It used to be the center of the adoption scene in Guangzhou as the main adoption hotel, the White Swan, the US consulate, and the medical exam were all located on the island. The streets were lined with shops that all catered to the adoptive parent.
Now the White Swan is closed and the consulate and medical exam have moved into the center of Guangzhou. Most of the shops have closed or are really struggling. It is very sad.
We stayed at the other hotel, the Victory, for Taylor's adoption in 2009. It is still open, but very few families stay at it.
We spent the morning shopping for Chinese outfits, squeaky shoes, and other souvenirs. We ate lunch at Lucy's Diner with another adoptive family.
There is a school on the island and they do exercises in the park in the middle.
The retired people also enjoyed the scenery while they did Tai Chi and hackey sack. They were really good.
Many of the grandparents take care of their grandchildren while the parents work.
Many wedding photos are taken on the beautiful island. We also saw some fashion photo shoots.
It is a requirement that you pose your child with this statue. (Just kidding, but it is a popular picture spot.)
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