Author: svacca
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Day 9
My girls are asleep, so I’m posting again. Today we went to the US consulate to get Aili’s visa process moving. It was nice being in US territory for a short time as we entered through a US citizen entrance and skipped the very long line of Chinese residents. Once inside it didn’t take long…
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Days 5 and 6
Yesterday we switched hotels. We planned on switching on Sunday because our guide has other families coming in this weekend and it helps to have us all in one hotel. Many families stay at this hotel, The Victory. It’s on Shamian Island, about 30 minutes outside of downtown Guangzhou. We moved two days early. Why?…
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Day 4 – Safari
Kristin’s fingers are tired and blistered from writing the blog posts, so hear I am. After the police appointment yesterday, Aili wasn’t too keen on me carrying her around. She would burst into tears if she got near me (no, this isn’t a common reaction by women in my life). Nothing some pasta and a…
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Daddy-Daughter Date
The Bean and me having dinner at Outback the night before our big camping trip. I couldn’t resist getting her some ice cream after dinner. I wish I had a video of the ice cream debacle!
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Pledge of Allegiance!!
Here’s a video we shot this morning of R saying the Pledge of Allegiance with conviction!