HIghs and Lows-Take 2

Today nothing was scheduled, just a day of rest. Unfortunately Shawn's stomach started feeling sour soon after breakfast, so while he and Jake chilled in the room, I decided to take Sophie on a shopping date! I was a little nervous, but she's been doing better so out we went.

My plan was to walk down to where she got her visa picture taken yesterday, but instead, we started at Jennifer's, the little convenience store right next to the Victory. (Like Jake says, how convenient!) She picked out lots of little souvenirs, some Mommy was on board with and some not! Mommy told her yes to a few things, (a little wooden doll for her room, another "sansa" (fan), some animal flashcards with Mandarin and pinyin) and no to a few other things and told her to put them back and she did! No fussing, no throwing, no tantrum! It was like having Katie with me! She was an ANGEL!! That gave me great confidence!

We saw some bridal couples getting their pictures taken, so we walked over and watched, then she wanted to go into the next shop. My girl likes to shop! We bought a Chinese lantern like the ones in the other hotel so we can celebrate next year!

We then walked into the park to the statues. I actually felt brave enough (because she was obeying so well) to let go of her hand and take a picture of her. She was fantastic!! We headed back to show Baba and GeGe what we got and after eating some food in our room, she climbed onto the bed and crashed!

We skyped Ryan and she woke up and we realized she had a fever. :( We gave her some tylenol and she rested, she was definitely had an upset stomach and was at the trash can. Jake and I made a run to Jennifer's and found a close cousin to saltine crackers (I should have packed them. Tip to anyone reading who is on their way to China, I wish we would have packed some saltines, and maybe pretzels. SO glad we have peanuts, peanut butter tubs (single serving) and some snack food. We have been able to take apples and bananas and banana bread from the breakfast buffet to make a lunch out of if needed for our son who likes American Chinese food, but not Chinese food!

So now both Shawn and Sophie have had some saltines and are looking and feeling a little better. The day I was most looking forward to, Safari Park, is tomorrow. Sophie's fever was back up tonight, so no Safari park tomorrow. We are hoping maybe our guide can arrange for us to go on Friday.  But mostly I hope everyone is feeling well!

Back on a high note: Here are some pictures from yesterday. I just love these statues. And the cute kids!

She went around imitating each of the poses! She is a hoot! And smart! We just love her :)