Second tallest building

Today was a good day of play for the kids. They spent a lot of time in the morning in the hotel playroom where Selam had a great time...

Pagoda at Six Banyans Temple

Female Buddha

The Blessing

Selam’s contemplative moment at temple

Proud Grandma

Dion eating pizza

Today we toured the Six Banyans Buddhist Temple, which features a statue of the only female Buddha, old banyan trees and a six-story...

Selam teaching Dion how to brush his teeth

We found Central Park, Far East style, in Guangzhou today. Yuexiu Park is a large, popular, tree-lined park with sculptures; a lake with...

Selam is learning to be a big sister, and sometimes it’s easier than others. I’m sure all of you older siblings will empathize! (Sorry,...

While we were told Dian wasn’t given much solid food in foster care, he has immediately taken to it. Evelyn thinks he’s already looking...

Today, we went to visit a small village of about 2,000 residents about 30 miles from the city. We walked down a narrow street lined with...

Today we visited Tengwang Pavilion, built during the Tang dynasty. It is a six-story, ornate pavilion –filled with wonderful paintings...

Yesterday we went on the world’s largest OPERATING Ferris wheel. It seems Nanchang  built the largest one, and Shanghai, not to be...

Thanks to my dear friend Judy for posting my blog. I can’t get on to the site from here. Dion is definitely warming up. He’s eating well,...

We had a very smooth trip to Nanchang, and entering mainland China was smooth as Chinese silk. The airport security lines had 3-D TV...

Today we were tourists. We traveled to Hong Kong island with two other families who are adopting toddlers in China. Selam attached...

A very long day of travel. Selam did exceptionally well on the 12+ hour flight to HK with just a few cranky moments. We all took natural...