Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Another day down...

And only 2 more full days to go... whooo hoooo.  God is soooo good!!!!

Beautiful, happy girl (well most of the time, unless she is hungry... oh my, LOOK OUT!)

Girls playing with Daddy before bedtime


She loves playing on the phone!


But she is NOT happy when one certain sister tries to play with her yet... well sometimes she is ok with it.

Bekah playing with Nana before bed.  

The following pictures are from a park that we went to close to the hotel with great rides for the kids.  Only 25 yuan for everything.  The girls had a blast!!!

She loved spinning around in this big ball too!

They were having a blast!!


Leah absolutely LOVED this ride.  She would claw her way at it when we took her off, so Pete agreed to sit on the ride and go around in circles with her.... what a great daddy!!!!


It didn't take Leah long to get into the groove of enjoying the rides!

Having a great time on the rides... however Leah is not sure what to think!

Just a cute pic...

Baby girl loving tea just like her big sister did!

Bekah getting to pour tea at the tea house.  Avery is on the right, and she is the little southern bell of the group.  I just want to wrap her up and bring her home with us.  Such a cutie.  She is the Flynts daughter.

All the flowers here are just beautiful and SO fragrant.  It is really fun to be here just before the new year.

Leah is always just taking things in.  You can hardly ever get her to look at the camera if you are out and about.  It is soooo cute!!!!

Sweet sisters for now.  ;-)   No matching outfits today.  The clothes I brought for Leah are too big, so I swapped with another family and they gave us some cute smaller clothes.  This is a 6-12 month outfit on Leah.  It is a little small, but not too small.  Remember, she is 19 months old.

Beautiful parks here!

Dancers in the park.  Bekah and Leah were in awe.

They are getting ready for the Chinese New Year and all the decorations are beautiful!!!!  These are just hanging in the trees.

and another day closer to home.  Yippee.
Well, Pete got some great shots while he was out with the girls and then we went to a tea ceremony later and got to try all kinds of teas.  After that, Pete, Bekah, Leah and I went to the awesome park/playground/amusement park.  We had such a great time and Leah was in awe of so many things.  You can just see it in her face.
LOTS of pictures in the past 24 hours, so it is hard to pic the favorites.  And have I mentioned the taxi rides????  UGH
We have another free day tomorrow, so more shopping.  Trying to wrap that up tomorrow because the next day is consulate and then we have to pack to come home.... OH MY, it is getting sooooo close.  I will certainly miss our time simply being a family, but I am so looking forward to being home.  
Lots of love,
Pete, Dawn, Bekah and Leah

5 comments:

"T" said...

Yeah two weeks is a long time to be away from home. Sure has been fun so far following y'alls journey

Amy Jo said...

Oh, poor Pete! All THREE of his girls have him wrapped around their beautiful fingers. ;-) LOVED the pics. Looks like you are having a fabulous time! Yes, one day closer. Try not to sweat the long trip home...one step at a time and then you'll have the bliss of being in the comfort of your HOME and able to show Leah the special room you have prepared for her. Loving you!

strandfam said...

Thanks so so much for sharing your trip with us! I LOVE the photos and I must say the one of sissies together is just precious! Your girls are beautiful! Glad things have gone so well! We will be praying for you as you wrap up your timein China and head home.

Sending you love
Sarah

Anonymous said...

Dawn...I love this blog. Everytime I read your entries it just touches my heart. The pics are wonderful. You have a really beautiful family and I feel so lucky to be able to experience this with you all via your blog. What a wonderful world of technology. I will be keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers over the next few days until you are safely (and hopefully SANELY) at home. Congrats to you all again!! Love, Leslie

Colleen Sutton said...

You are so blessed. 2 beautiful daughters and such a wonderful Daddy! I love that you are all in my life!
Colleen