Avery: Day 8

Today was another great day here on Shamian Island!

Last Monday at the Civil Affairs office we met a family from Wisconsin.  And ya know, we Wisconsinites gotta stick together....

Avery and their older daughter have hit it off rather well.  We seem to have breakfast at the same time which gives the girls a great opportunity to play together.

These two also had a blast hanging out in the hotel's playroom.

This evening we had a special treat!  Our guide, Emma, took us to a local restaurant.  Faith and I wanted to try some good Cantonese food.  Boy, did we have a great time and ate some equally great food!!!

At first Avery wasn't very interested or impressed with our restaurant choice....

Then she saw the food......

Oh my, the food was amazing!!!!

We had noodles, an eggplant dish that was heavenly, and some kind of buns with a delicious meat & vegetable filling.  No kidding, this was one of our best meals so far!!!

After dinner, we had a wonderful conversation with Emma.  She explained to us how her family celebrates  Chinese New Year.  She and her family live in rural Beijing.  I learned a lot from her and have a much better understanding and appreciation for this holiday.  It will be fun *trying* to celebrate CNY  in a few weeks now that I have this insight.


BTW, it has been a week since we have had Avery in our lives.....
....and what a week it has been!!!!  :)