Shopping is Hot in Guangzhou

Everyone who has adopted from China before us has said "You will love Guangzhou." They're absolutely right. We have no worries when Lilly and Rebeca are running the ship. They have taken care of every tiny detail for us and we have been able to relax and focus on Hadley.

Today was reserved for shopping. Nothing else was planned and rightly so. We were told by those who have gone before us to wait until Guangzhou to buy anything. Now we understand why. They have huge malls and a million stores all along the street. We were overwhelmed and hot. There were not many stores offering air conditioning. In fact, we made our choice for lunch based on whose air was working the best. It wasn't the most fun day for Hadley but she handled it well. She loves stroller rides and was content 90% of the time. Sam would have been nuts in about 10 minutes with the humidity and the crowds. We enjoyed the day and got time to visit with families from our travel group a little more.

We came back to our cool hotel room (yea!) for Hadley to get some much needed rest. Two funny stories I have to share. I did see a blouse that I liked from a window. I needed another light-weight shirt as even my t-shirts are hot. I tried it on, liked it and then the clerk showed me how the blouse would expand as my belly grew...we had accidentally gone into a maternity shop. I assured her that I no need for any maternity clothes, we laughed and quickly left.

We forgot to tell you that our guide Rebeca was asked by some of the local people while we were at the clinic if we had a celebrity in our group. Yes again, I am married to the look alike for that handsome fella Steve Martin. I think that has happened to us about 4 times since we have been married. I told Pat that is a compliment. I think he is very handsome. Good thing I like grey haired men with great senses of humor. I don't know if Steve Martin is a Father, though he has played some funny ones in the movies, but Pat had a good Father's Day. The big missing part of his day was spending time with Gracie, Cole and Sam. We really miss them. Daddy got a great Father's Day card that Gracie and Cole made for him, complete with a picture of Cole and Dad skate boarding together. Gracie gave Daddy a beautiful picture drawn by herself with a paragraph about why she likes him. She thinks her Daddy is as funny as a clown. So maybe Pat is more like Steve Martin than he would like to admit. We can't wait to get home and introduce Hadley to everyone, especially Gracie, Cole and Sam.

We will go to dinner tonight and head out the the botanical gardens tomorrow and to the riverboat cruise tomorrow evening. It should be a fun but muggy day. Happy Father's Day to our Fathers. Love to all.