Day 3

Day 3:

"Dearest Friends,

Gerald and I woke up at two fifteen with Shuai Shuai in bed with us. How
tender. They really appear to love us!
Today we woke them up with another toy: a nerf gun!!!! Oh my goodness,
that was a thriller. We almost missed breakfast since we were having too much fun
playing. (We didn’t want to give them all the things we had brought the first day. It
would set a precedence that wouldn’t continue and we didn’t want it to seem like
Christmas.) So we’ve slowly given them things and today it was the nerf gun. Such
fun!!!
Went to breakfast and ate a bunch. The yogurt here is watery and goes
perfect as a sauce on a bowl of fruit.
Came back to the room for a little ammo fight! Mommy rearranged clothes as
they played. The size 8’s fit Precious Bundle and the size 10’s and 12’s fit no one, yet.
So we are going to need to go shopping for our little one, Handsome Man.
Worked on the computer for a little bit while the boys played on the ipod.
And we skyped our kids in Texas to say hi and welcome home.
God is Great!!!! Life is good!!!! And people are wonderful!
Off to play outside.
Walked to and through the vegetable/fruit market, which also houses meat
and fish. I think that is so cool. Took lots of pictures. Then we walked by and took
pictures of the hotel where we first met the boys at a Bring Me Hope camp. They
remembered it. Next it was lunch at McDonalds (not Karen’s favorite), and then off
to the city wall. Xi’an is the only city they say, that has an intact complete wall
around the city. We couldn’t’ do the bikes because Handsome Man probably couldn’t
hold on, so we took a 7 person golf cart around. Lots of fun and pictures and time
visiting with our guide. She asked them if they were learning any English words and
they said, “No, we just play all the time.” Wait till I pull out those math pages!!
Back to the hotel for a little ipod time and then dinner in the hotel. Finally we
visited the pool. Mommy has to stand on tip toe to hold Handsome Man. Both HM
and Precious Bundle loved the water and tried like fish to swim. Big sis will have to
teach them quickly. We worked on kicking our legs and blowing bubbles in the
water.
Everyone is exhausted and I believe the boys just fell asleep in less than five
minutes. Well, maybe not, I hear some movement.
Tomorrow is the Terra-Cotta Warriors and dinner with the Vidlers and
Martins. Can’t wait.
Love y’all,
Gerald and Karen"

Some pics from the consulate appointment, and hotel: