Today started out raining so we had a quiet morning in the hotel and then in the afternoon went to a really beautiful park in Guizhou. We walked the path up a mountainside to a Buddhist Temple. Along the way there were wild monkeys all around. I am not talking about swinging in the trees, but coming right up to people trying to take their food! It was crazy! There were hundreds of them! And signs in China are sometimes so funny how they translate....this one cracked us up!
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| Can you see the baby tucked under mama? |
At the top of the hill was the temple, about 300 years old. It was so beautiful. The details of the buildings, the peacefulness and the history all together made a wonderful visit. If you ever go to Guiyang, I suggest it as a place to go!
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| These photos can not come close to doing this place justice. |
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| These Budda statures were huge! |
We get stares all the time in China because we are Americans and now with the girls, we get even more. Occasionally someone asks about them, if the girls are ours. Sometimes we get a thumbs up to show support for our adoption. But there was a young man, maybe late 20's who come up to us in the lobby and started talking to us. He could speak some English but he was not confident so he resorted to Google translator and here is what he typed then showed us his computer. It's broken english but you get the idea. I wanted to cry that he wanted so badly to show our support that he went to the effort to pull out his computer, put up the translator and type this out. We have received so many well wishes from Chinese people and that has truly been touching.
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| "You give a child newborn. China now there are many helpless situation, social and resource-poor. Thank you. The children are the future of the world. I wish you good luck!" |
As you can see Mia Jade is doing pretty well. Her true personality is staring to shine. She is very independent, stubborn, determined and a bit dramatic... all like her older brother! I'm really falling in love with this girl!
3 comments:
I can not thank you enough for your blog and your new beginning of the Journey to come. She is so beautiful and the joy on your face speaks thousands of words. Hug her from me and Jack. Britt
What a touching sentiment for that man to give you that message. Priceless...you and Mike have given two children a life they would have never known otherwise! God bless you all!! Britt
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the photos ... SOOO adorable! And that note from the young man in the lobby brought tears to my eyes too. It really is true, her life will be SOO much better.
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