Such a fun weekend--but I definitely have some catching up to do! On Saturday, we took the kids to the water park. We thought that since the wind wasn't so bad, the 40 degree weather wouldn't feel too cold. We were slightly mistaken! We did manage to stay for over an hour, giving Kevin enough time to go up in th
e ferris wheel with the older three kids, which is something Karis has been wanting to do since spotting the giant contraption. The kids really enjoyed it, and Kevin survived in spite of his dislike of heights, and Noah and I cheered them on from below. We brought a picnic lunch with us and stayed long enough to wolf down at least some of it before deciding we'd rather eat in the warmth of our own kitchen at ho
me!Before we left we fed some of our leftover bread to the brightly colored fish that reside there at the water park. Not sure if the fish or the "sige" (four) blonde kids drew a bigger crowd! (You can see the fish in the background of the picture of Karis.) We also saw a group of Chinese folks playing their version of hackey-sack. The "ball" that they use is more like a combination of a badminton birdie and our USA hackey-sack; we were really impressed with the skill of the older people who were playing! (Can be seen in the background of the photo of Kevin and the kids. And fyi, you can click on the photos to get them larger on your screen--new discovery for me!!)
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icture of Noah is of him upon our return. We obviously wore him out because he didn't even awaken when I put him down to unbundle his multiple layers (also known as his marshmellow suit).We had a friend stop by that afternoon who has lived here long enough to be able to read the Chinese characters, and he informed us of a notice that was posted on our building door. It warned parents to watch their children, as rat poison, also called "anti-rat medicine" in Chinese!,
was being put out around the building. We were thankful for his knowledge of what was going on around us--as we were obviously unaware!
