Here comes the Sun!!

Finally, a warm, sunny day in China. What a welcomed change! We had a very relaxing day. No specific appointments and lots of time to shop. We were able to get most of the things on our list marked off today. We didn't end up getting to the Pearl Market, but plan to go tomorrow. We did try to find the market on our own, but instead stumbled upon another market of sorts. This market sold a variety of live and dead animals, rodents and insects for your eating pleasure. It was very interesting. I couldn't convince Susie to try the scorpions, but Maeve almost did (not really!). We also did our red couch photos with our travel group. This is something that has become a tradition in the Chinese adoption community in America. Since all the families end up in Guangzhou and many of them stay at the White Swan, everyone gets their child's photo taken in traditional Chinese garb. Though Maeve was happy, she was 2 hours late for her nap, so she wasn't the most cooperative.

We are tired tonight, so I am off to bed. Have a great Monday!
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A balancing act. It is amazing to see what people can pile on a bicycle here.
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Hungry, anyone?
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I think those cats are ready for lunch and chicken is on the menu.
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Turtles or eels, tough decision...they both look great!
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Lots of raw meat hanging all around. Smells great!
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Susie outside of Lucy's. We ate lunch here today. We enjoyed watching the local people play hacky sack.
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I think taking this picture is an obligation for all adoptive families, so I included it here.
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Okay, now that is cute!
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Happy family!!
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Our travel group and all the newly adopted kids. Half of these kiddos are from Anhui province and half from Guangxi along with Maeve. We all toured together in Beijing and then met up again here in Guangzhou. Not all the kids were happy to be sitting here. It will be great to follow these kids as they all grow up.
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The beautiful White Swan waterfall.
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I had to throw this in. Whenever music plays (as was happening here) Maeve starts waving her arms in the air very slowly and very controlled. It looks very much like Tai Chi (sp?). We think her foster family must have done this alot and she watched. It is very cute!

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