Today we were under house arrest. OK, it was not really that bad, but we had our consulate appointment. The way it works is that Cordelia and Grace go to the consulate for us and we have to stay in our rooms from 10:30-12:30 in case there is a problem and they can call. We did not have something signed and notarized in the States (neither did Stu and Maureen) so David and Maureen went to the consulate with Grace and Cordelia to have that paper notarized. They also went to IKEA. It was good for Maureen to get away; Mae is very attached and won’t go to Daddy. Today she spent most of the day with Daddy and they did great! It was a break through for both of them! E spent most of the day sleeping and I spent the day in the room with her. Everything was fine with our paperwork. Tomorrow we go to the consulate to take our oath. I’ll fill you in on that tomorrow.
This afternoon at 2:00 we dressed all our kids in Chinese outfits and tried to get them all to sit on the traditional red couch. Now, for those of you who have heard of the “red couch”, I am sorry to burst your bubble, but all the couches in this place are red! You just pick one and then start herding kittens. We tried to get all the kids to sit on the couch, not climb off, not cry, not mess with each other. It was a mess. I have included some pictures. Not all the kids are in it, most are crying, but not to brag, but you will notice the sweet little one in yellow, not crying. Then they took family pictures and then a large group shot with everyone. Then we all ran from there.
I have included a picture of Hannah, Ian and Sam in their Chinese outfits, one of the better red couch pictures and a group shot in the atrium area of the White Swan.
This afternoon at 2:00 we dressed all our kids in Chinese outfits and tried to get them all to sit on the traditional red couch. Now, for those of you who have heard of the “red couch”, I am sorry to burst your bubble, but all the couches in this place are red! You just pick one and then start herding kittens. We tried to get all the kids to sit on the couch, not climb off, not cry, not mess with each other. It was a mess. I have included some pictures. Not all the kids are in it, most are crying, but not to brag, but you will notice the sweet little one in yellow, not crying. Then they took family pictures and then a large group shot with everyone. Then we all ran from there.
I have included a picture of Hannah, Ian and Sam in their Chinese outfits, one of the better red couch pictures and a group shot in the atrium area of the White Swan.
Tomorrow is our last day here! Then Friday we start traveling! We head for Shanghi on Friday and then home on Saturday. Mom and Dad had planned a special night for us all in Shanghi on Friday night. Dad had been telling me that he booked the night there at “runway 9” right by the airport and it was not very nice, but cheap and we won’t be there very long. We were fine with that. Then it turns out he and mom had really planned for us all to stay downtown and have our last day in China be a fun night in Shanghi. But, thanks to David Tam, that is not happening. He screwed up the reservations and then told dad the hotel/airport transfer would be about $300 round trip. He told Dad at home it was all included. Plus this put us in a tiny room again. So, now we are just staying at a Ramada or something right by the airport. I guess it is one of the suburbs and I am sure it is still going to be a fun night. It is one step closer to home, it can’t be that bad. Plus it will be cooler there.
Our family on the Red Couch 
Hannah, Ian and Sam 
The Red Couch
The Whole Group
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