Lazy Days

So our last couple of days in Guangzhou have been pretty laid back.  We had no scheduled tours so we were able to sleep in and just hang out. We have heard so much about the parks around the hotel to see, but it has rained here non-stop since we arrived.  The hotel even has an outdoor playground for the kids which they have sparingly been able to go visit. 

We did get to take a few pictures of the kids in their traditional Chinese outfits.  I had to bribe Billy to even wear this and had to swear that none of his friends would get to see this.  LOL.  Just don't tell him that I put it on here and that I am saving our best one for the Christmas card this year. 

One night we decided to go to the Japanese steakhouse here in the hotel lobby with the Motley Crew.  The kids kept asking for fire and Japanese egg rolls, which we of course never got.  Obviously that is an American Japanese thing.  The food was actually very good. 

The next morning we had our US Consulate appointment which went very well.  We were in and out and back at the hotel by ten in the morning.  This is the last official step to get Kora home.  They will now process her Visa to get back to the states which we pick up today at 3:30pm.  Then we take a train to Hong Kong for one night and wake up to catch a flight home Saturday morning.  It is hard to believe that we will be on a plane this time tomorrow.  All my prayer warriors need to be really praying for the flight back with Kora.  I think we have enough snacks to pacify her as much as humanly possible, but you just never know.

That same night we had a party in the Motley suite.  It had stopped raining long enough for us to get to the park after the little ones went down for a nap.  The trees around the water were beautiful.

Then the kids got to get a good playground trip in before baths. We then enjoyed room service pizza, stories about our lives, and many laughs. We are going to miss them a ton, but know that this is not going to be the last they will get to see of the Ford clan.  Houston here we come! 

Bye for now.  I will let you know how the plane trip goes in a couple of days and what Kora thinks of her new home in Florida.