Day 13 in Guangzhou- Our last night in China!

Well, we have finally reached our last night in China. We are all ready to leave and to get our 14 hour flight over with. We have a wake-up call for 4:30 in the morning and our checked bags will be picked up for us and taken to the airport at 5:00. I think we leave the hotel at 5:30 for the bus ride to the airport. There are 3 families of us left flying out tomorrow.

We have most of our stuff packed, but are trying to get everything packed tonight so we don't have to worry about doing much at the wee hours of the morning.



Today we went back to Shiamen Island and did our best to help the Chinese economy. We bought lots of traditional outfits for Coee in several sizes for her to have as she grows up. We also bought enough "squeaky shoes" to last her for a couple of years (I think she now has a dozen pair at least).

We also bought a few other things and were carrying so much that people were trying to sell us more suitcases to haul it all.

Late this afternoon we went across the road to a mall called the "Friendly store" and were once again shocked at how much shopping is available in this city. On the first floor there was a Ferrari car dealership, so Trey and Dillon got to see a Ferrari F-450 up close. There was also a Maserati dealership, and they had a nice Maserati setting out on display. Inside the store, there was a Rolex area, a Hermes area, several British watch manufacturers, and just a whole lot of very expensive brands in the area of watches and make-up.

On the second floor there was Mens wear, luggage, etc.
On the third floor there was sporting goods (badmitton and tennis are the main sports along with basketball)
On the fourth floor there was jewelry and a grocery!
On the fifth floor there was womens wear
On the sixth floor was Baby stuff
All the merchandise was very high end and we even bought oreo cookies and M & M's at the grocery!

The boys were very excited to get the US candy!

Trey and Dillon have been working on their homework alot the last few days and have a plan for the plane of working on 1/2 of the remaining papers, watch a movie, then finish the rest of their papers.

We will see how that goes............

Coee was once again a hoot today! She is awesome as long as we are going somewhere or doing something. If we have to stand and be still for a long time, she gets a bit restless, but no more than any other 11 month old. If you are shopping with her, you will never know she is around until you hear her cackling laugh or her cute little yell that you will become all too familiar with in the next few weeks and months.

We didn't take any additional pictures today, so it is just an informational post!

Michelle may post her version of today when she gets Coee to sleep.

Thanks again for all the thoughts, prayers, support and love that you guys have sent our way the last few weeks. We need a few more to get us through tomorrow, as it will be the most trying day for all of us, but also the most rewarding as we get back to familiar soil and to our wonderful family and friends!