Fun in the Sun

Nathan at the playground looking at mama and getting ready to go down the twirly slide - his favorite! :)


Taking a break from the slide and looking at mama again... hmmm...

Click arrow to watch video - Nathan and big brother Cory enjoying bubbles together.

Learning About Dirt

Hope you all are enjoying your Memorial weekend as much as Nathan is. Today, we went to the park and had a little picnic. Of course, food was involved, so he was a happy camper. Then he played on the slide and baby swing. Later, we thought we'd plant some flowers and see if baby Nathan could play in the dirt while we planted. He didn't really understand what dirt was at first....but, he sure is cute! :)





After daddy showed him what to do with dirt, he got into it big time! :)

Didn't take him long to enjoy...

This photo pretty much sums up the day :)

Happy Memorial Day to all!

More China pictures

Hello,
thought you guys might enjoy some of these pictures from our trip - finally. Sorry for the delay and look for more soon. :)


This is the line waiting to get into the clinic for the "medical exam" of Nathan on Shamian Island.This is beautiful bone carvings. I loved these. I'm trying to remember what museum they were from but can't remember now.

This is the usual stance of baby Nathan while we were in China - glued to BaBa. Either in his arms or attached to his legs... :)
This is the view of our hotel from the park nearby in Wuhan.

These beautiful children were smiling and giggling after I took one picture of them and then just wanted me to take more and more. They jabbered away to us and this was one time in China when I wished I knew what they were trying to tell us.
Another view from the park by our hotel in Wuhan.
That is it for now. I'll try to post more in the coming days.

A bonsai tree in the bonsai park. I didn't realize that bonsai just means tree in pot, not necessarily a little tree.

Nathan hugging a big rock at the Bonsai park.

All three in front of a big rock at the Bonsai park. Nathan loved all the big rocks, of course. He is so funny. He won't smile for anything out in public and is probably just overwhelmed. But, in the hotel room he comes to life.

I am sorry for the dark video yesterday. I didn't even think it posted until my sister said something about it. I took it with the camera in our dark room at night. I'll try to take one outside later if it isn't raining.

Hope to post later....US :)

About Huan Huan

Tonight at dinner Huan Huan was standing near Jin Yan (Helena) from the same orphanage as him. All of a sudden, I realized that he was talking to her and they were carrying on this little conversation together. I motioned for our guide Christina but she said they might be speaking a local dialect because she couldn't make it out. It is so funny because we know he talks because he sometimes talks in his sleep, but we obviously can't understand him. Also, at naptime today he woke up halfway and to get himself back to sleep it sounded like he was singing himself a little song. Cutest thing ever, but also broke my heart because he had to self-soothe. I was laughing and crying together. We haven't heard anything from him verbally other than "at" which is what he says when he wants something and points to it, but we don't know if that is a word or a grunt.

More tomorrow. Love to all...

This picture is for Becky. This lady is weaving a silk rug on a big loom at the silk factory. Their things were beautiful.

Huan Huan before bedtime getting a little snack of banana from baba and wondering what mama is doing.

Baba and Huan Huan napping - worn out!It was cloudy today and rained tonight. We took a tour of the Provincial Museum of Hubei Province (picture above of group there), then ate a really good lunch - the best Chinese I've had in China, so Nathan comes from a good province for food apparently! Tonight, we ventured out alone in a taxi (we were brave) to get to Pizza Hut. I haven't made it to the Mc Donald's, but I will in Guangzhou if not here.

Oh, for all those inquiring why no pictures of me (Mary) and always Matt holding Huan Huan. Basically, #1, he loves Baba a lot! #2, I am the one with the camera and Matt has the camcorder. We will try to remember to take more with me in them. :)

Tomorrow is a Bonsai park. That should be pretty. Goodnight.