Leaving for Guangzhou

Well our time in Nanchang is coming to an end. It's been a good week. Faith continues to grow in her bond with Janet. They are inseparable. Where ever Janet is that's where Faith wants to be. It is great, though dad is feeling a little left out. I'm going to need a lot of loving from a princess in Murphy. Joylin, daddy is going to need some big cuddle time when we get home..... :)

Faith is warming again to me but slowly, which is perfectly ok. The really important bond at this stage is with her mommy. She is beautiful isn't she? Faith has such a sweet little voice and wonderful smile. She is also taking after her beautiful sister, she is smart. Faith has already learned a few words and to say "more" in sign language. I'm telling you ladies, your going to want to scoop her up and love on her. It's a very sad thing for all of us. Janet won't let you do it and Faith won't let me do it.... :( I'll tell you what, I'll sit with ya'll and we can look at her from afar.

One of the couples with us said Faith is the rock star of the group. She is something else.

I was really hoping to get out and see the country side but the weather has been terrible. The pictures of Nanchang and the surrounding mountains are beautiful but we won't see that for ourselves on this trip. Many of the ancient sites in this area were destroyed. Many during sino-china war, the civil war, then during the cultural revolution. It's really a shame. But there is still plenty to see that we have missed. Next time.

The food here is great and the meals themselves are wonderful. The meals are served in courses. They will bring bowls of food out to the table family style. So you load up your plate and start eating, thinking wow this is great and there is so much food. Then they bring out the next course and then the next and then the next....... When the watermelon finally gets to the table you know the meal is finally over. Literally you could eat all evening. Guess who is usually one of the last three people to leave the table. You have to sit and enjoy the meal not just wolf it down, I am going to miss these meals. Jake and Noah, you would love it. I can't wait to bring you here in a couple of years. What a great time we will have.

This area has a rich history in porcelain manufacturing. Over thousands of years! Some of the work is just beautiful, and I'm not even into it. Apparently historical there were a lot of wars in the north of China that drove many craftsman south. They settled in this area because it had the right kind of clay and clean water for making porcelain. We went to a shop today and picked up a few pieces. Not nearly as many as Janet wanted.... :)

We will be in Guangzhou for a week waiting for our consulate appointment and the final stages of the paper work to be finished. Hopefully the weather will clear and we will be able to see a few of the sites.

Thanks for following us during our adventure to get a little Faith. We've got it and her and it's wonderful.

Tim