Last Day Part II-Jianxi Park

While I stayed back to put Ellie down (which was a failure) and pack (a success), Grandma and Daddy took the others to a nearby park.  They said it was beautiful and they expected it to be peaceful, but it was noisy and busy, but fun.  Here are some of their pictures.

Last Day Part I-Zoo

We had a great time at the zoo, though we were tired after.  Monkey Boy had begged us to go, and he really belongs in a zoo, so we went.  Ellie seemed to enjoy it, but easily lost interest.  Grandma stayed back.  Biggest disappointment was the Panda's.  They were locked behind a glass cage and you could hardly see them.  We missed the out playing in their playground.  Glad we saw them up close at the San Diego Zoo a while ago.  There were many animals to see and it was still worth it.  The subway exited right at the South entrance.  We took a taxi there for 20 rmb and the subway home for 9 rmb.  You'll see some of our favorite animals below, photos compliments of Monkey Boy.  You'll see 3 little monkeys that belong to me, too!

Consulate Appointment was a Success

We had our consulate appointment this morning.  Ellie didn't want to wake up early to go, but once awake, things went smoothly and quickly.  The new consulate office is beautiful!  I am excited to have that complete so we can get ready to head home.

Our girl is a thumb sucker:)  And a great sleeper!  She really didn't want to wake up!

She wanted to play cards with the kids.  She loves to organize things.

She would lay the cards out like the kids and then stack them back up. 

We took a cab to the Pearl Market where Jocelyn and Grace helped me buy good quality pearls at a great price.  I picked up a set for Ellie Mei to give to her (with earrings) on her 16th Birthday.  I did the same last time for Lan Lan girls.  We had so much fun shopping at this mall.  It was huge and very Chinese.  We left Baba and Ellie home.

We went swimming and Ellie had a blast.  Hurray!  

We love the water, so that was exciting to see how well she did.

The kids swam a ton on this trip.

She loves this sweater and won't take it off.  She sleeps in it if she can.

It needs to be washed, but it was her after-pool cover up today.

This tree grows beautiful pink flowers.  This is just a little one, but Monkey wanted a photo.