Umbrella Included

Now we know why our hotel rooms come with complimentary umbrellas. Rain has finally arrived Guangzhou. It's the rainy season anyway, but we sure haven't seen a drop until yesterday. Today it really came down...the day I decided to get all the last errands complete, of course. Randy enjoyed a day in with the girls as I walked to and fro on the island. And since Rachel isn't crazy about her hairbands, I actually grabbed one for myself! After the third time of drying my hair, I welcomed hairband status.

We got a GREAT surprise this morning. Simon and Noah were in our church's children's choir production on Sunday, and Noah had a speaking part. We missed it being here. But in our email inbox this morning, we received a link from Mike Barnett of the entire show plus "Allicam" Interviews with our friends! Elizabeth liked watching her friends sing, too. As her friends sang, Elizabeth sang and acted out the moves, too. Sweet. Thanks Mike, I just put on mascara when we launched it! :o) Noah, Simon you looked great! Thank you for sending us messages! And thanks Alli for reporting LIVE!

Rachel has REALLY come along. People told us "just wait until you have her a week." They were right. She is acting like our little girl with giggles, unlimited crawling, great appetite, playful, and actually beginning to walk. Have we mentioned her shoes yet? She LOVES putting on shoes. Hers and ours. :o)

And the bath is a SUCCESS! Randy really worked with her by gradually introducing her to the water. By the time she was fully in, she no longer noticed and just splashed and smiled. Yeah, another milestone! She also loves to walk and often crawls to the door waiting for me to take her for a stroll.

Tonight she had her favorite chicken congee (cooked down rice-porridge), noodles, and veggies. We enjoyed another dinner with James, Amy, and Marossi. We're going to miss them soon. It's been a wonderful time spending this journey with this sweet Oklahoma family.

But we are so anxious to get home to our own family and celebrate! Three more days until we board our flight back.