Leland is feeling more at home with us every day, and he loves to smile, laugh and play. He lights up when Lily comes into a room, and when she leaves he immediately crawls after her. He does NOT like to have his diaper changed, but with Lily feeding him Cheerios we get through it!
The traffic here is something to behold. Our driver is amazing. I don't even look where we are going any more - if I did I would probably have had a heart attack by now! We have never seen an accident in the time we have been here, which is a miracle in
itself. Cars, motorcyles, bicycles and pedestrians seem to just randomly pull out, change lanes, and do u-turns whenever they want to, but somehow it all works out. There does not seem to be road rage here at all, just a little honk of the horn and lots of very near misses, and life goes on. Crazy!
We had a pretty calm day yesterday, just Walmart in the morning where we stocked up on bottled water and crackers and then to an arts and crafts mall where mom and I bought some jade. After that we had lunch at a Chinese steak place. The steak was really good. One of the steaks our guide ordered for us was peppercorn steak, but we could never figure out which one was the peppercorn steak because they were all peppery! They had a salad bar with fruit and vegetables, and a pudding-like substance that I passed on. After lunch we decided to cut our sightseeing short so we could get back to our hotel for nap time, which did wonders for us all.
Even though it has been raining, the temperature has been great. No coats necessary, just a sweater for mom. The "clothing police" got me yesterday for having Lily's ankles showing between her jeans and socks and not having a jacket on her. Our guide was kind and did not translate, but I knew exactly what the lady was saying! (In China it is a no-no to have skin showing on children, even if it is 80 degrees. They bundle up the kids in 5 to 6 layers of sweaters and pants so they look like little Michelin people in all weather. The ladies are not afraid to scold long and loud if they see an infraction of this rule!)
Lily loves playing hide and seek with Leland. It is very funny to watch. She will go in the bathroom, close the door and count to 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 - always leaves out 6 and 7). She comes out and he will be sitting right there waiting for her, and she will yell out "there you are!!" as if she had been looking for him for 10 minutes.
Thanks so much for the notes and e-mails - we love to read them! As always, click on the picture to see more pictures.
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HI Everyone, well think i know how to send another note, thanks to Vicki..Looks like you are having a good time, considering your so far away. We enjoy all the pictures and info on your days.. Great weather here, in the 50s.Will save the cold weather for you!!looks like Lilly is enjoying her new brother, think everyone is enjoy Leland. WEll thats it from Iowa, stay safe, enjoy...love to all, Dad
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