Happy Mothers Day from China

Sunday May 10, 2015

Last night we went out to dinner with the Bethany group.  Shiyan walked us up the street to a place.  When we walked in there was a guy netting snakes out of a big aquarium and there were snakes in cages.  The food was great and none of it looked like snake.

We actually got a full nights sleep last night and Josh only woke up one time and as soon as he heard our voice’s he went back to sleep.  The wakeup call at 7 got us up.  Shaun asked “is the sun up yet”.

After a nice breakfast we headed to the island for shopping.   It was very busy there, Bethany had families there, Holt had several families plus some individuals like us.  There were many Chinese families there too eating out and shopping.   The shops were not as aggressive with haggling.   We found a few things we wanted, we ran into the Lee’s and Sheryl asked me to come help her negotiate on some items.   The lady started at 600 Yuan and I told her we would give 300 she was insulted so she made us negotiate on every item, we finally ended up at 350 Yuan for a number of items (about $60).  

We went to Lucy’s for lunch and then back to the hotel.  Of course we  to get our traditional photo taken near the adoption statue. This was our fifth time for this.

We had get back to meet our laundry guy to get our cloths back.   He brought everything clean and neatly folded, they do such a good job on this.

After the boys were down for a nap, I went down the street to check out some vendors.  The shops near the hotel were dead, I was the only non-local there.  These vendors were dealing.

We lucked out today, they were saying 100% chance of rain and so far it has been overcast but no rain. 

After naps we walked next door to the shops for a bit and then joined the Bethany group for dinner.  Another great place with wonderful food.  We enjoyed getting to know more of the families from their group.  

Walking back we stopped at a place where some of the older siblings played a bit.  For the first time the Lee’s little girl reached out to Joshua. 

As we continued back we saw a couple with the cutest little triplets, this is very unusual to see here.  

Today I want to wish Robin a very happy Mothers Day.  She truly ROCKS!  She keeps up with everything for our large family and rarely complains.   She is so committed to all of our kids and to me and I don’t say thank you often enough.

I also want to wish my mom a very happy Mothers Day from around the globe.   I miss getting to see her very often and wish we could be there to celebrate this day with her.  I am thankful for all she did to help me become who I am.  She has been very supportive through our adoptions and have loved each and every one of our kids from day one.  Happy Mothers Day Mom!