Monday, December
22, 2008
We got off to an early start this morning when Zoe fell off the
bed at 4am. I just scooped her up and lay her between Rob and me
on our bed. Right about the time that she drifted back off to
sleep, Lexi woke up hungry for a bottle. Rob prepared the bottle
and then I fed it to the PPP (Pootiepie Petite aka the Triple
P). Thankfully she also fell back to sleep so we all had a
little more downtime before beginning our day. As usual, I was
up, bathed, and dressed before anyone else opened their eyes
again.
Once again, we enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast at the White Swan
buffet. Yummy! We even discovered that they serve salami … only
Zoe’s most favorite food in the entire world with the exception
possibly of macaroni and cheese.
After breakfast we met our group and headed over for the babies’
medical exams. As you can imagine, the “Quiet Please” sign was
not paid much attention as almost every single baby screamed in
fear, or in Lexi’s case, anger, at being poked and prodded.
Following the brief medical exam, we took a walk around the
Shamian Island. Lexi fell asleep while Zoe played on the
playground. After a brief stop at Starbuck’s, we returned to our
room for a PB&J lunch. Then it was time to explore the shops on
the island. We found the charity store and picked up a few more
items for the girls.
In the evening, we went on a dinner cruise on the Pearl River.
We were so excited to do this and Zoe really had a lot of fun
since this was her first experience on a boat. But the food was
awful and they even ran out of some items before I made it
through the line. I was particularly interested in getting some
dim sum for Lexi since she really enjoys it. Sadly the dish was
empty by the time I got to it. So the cruise was a
disappointment for the adults but the children seemed to enjoy
the experience. It was so bad that Elsie actually gave us all a
discount on the ticket price that we owed. Oh well! |
There is a huge Christmas tree in the White Swan.
At the medical exam. |
