Unfortunately, our day did not go as planned. What do you do as parents when your kids are just plain awful every time you go out in public? ... You begrudgingly stay inside your hotel ... all day.
The day started with a trip to the Orchid Garden which was across the street from our hotel. We got a nice shot of the whole family there. Every child (except our newest addition) "lost it" in the 45 minutes we stayed there. We were so fed up that we took everyone back to the hotel room and told them we were not going to leave until they were ready to start showing better behavior. The kids are throwing fits, being unkind, and showing disrespect. As parents, we are struggling to maintain order. Please pray that God will give us wisdom in our parenting, for all of us to show love and respect to each other, and for God to be glorified!
Back at the hotel room, we ordered Papa John's for lunch. The kids had time on their Kindles. Matt got to spend some time playing and laughing with Maelee. The kids did some school work while Matt, Deanna, and Maelee took a rest. We even got to watch the Cubs win game 5 of the World Series.
For dinner, we went down the street to check out the famous noodle shop Deanna had heard about. For about $15 we got 4 big entrees and drinks for 6 people. Of course this meal was not sufficient for Claire so she got Starbucks on the way. Nathan held out for McDonald's afterwards.
Tomorrow we have Maelee's US consulate appointment. LORD willing, her visa will be issued on Wednesday. This means one thing...our time in China is almost complete! We fly home on Saturday, November 5. Airport greeters are welcome! We will post our flight details soon. We arrive Saturday night around 9:00 pm.
Blessings from today:
More giggles and laughter from Maelee
Maelee's TB test results came back negative!
Maelee ate dumplings at the noodle restaurant! Yay, her first "real" food. She also had some grape juice.
Maelee let us brush her teeth. Another first for us!
Prayer Requests:
-Please pray that God will give us wisdom in our parenting, for all of us to show love and respect to each other, and for God to be glorified!
-Pray for Maelee to increase her eating and drinking. She has not had a bowel movement since she joined our family one week ago. Pray that she will get those bowels moving!
-Pray that Maelee's consulate appointment will go well and there are no delays with her visa.
-Praise that Deanna's knee is doing better with minimal pain. Also, praise that Deanna's thumb is so far not infected. Please pray that the cut will continue to heal.
Orchid garden
I'm telling you. The block on the head routine works really well.
Electronics for the win!
Hannah loving on her little sister
Cubs win Game 5! It was broadcast live in China.
Nap time
Noodle shop ... Chinese kid paradise
Maelee's first "real" food
Chinese hotel dryer
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