Finally, the last weekend in China everyone was healthy AND the kids slept through the night! Dan and I actually had an hour to ourselves once we put the kids to bed- before this we were passing out with them around 6 or 7 because we usually were up with them at 3 or 4am. However, we also were sad because we knew in two days we would be throwing them off their schedule again- but at least we would be doing it in our own home with a separate room with toys and not a hotel lobby to run around in :)
Because it was such a nice day we explored Shamian Island- this was actually part of the tour that we missed with our agency the previous week because we were all recovering from being sick. It was a beautiful city and had a Charleston feel to it. We were able to do some shopping, eat lunch outside, and walk around the city. We also attempted to go to the pool but it was SUPER cold. Being from Chicago I figured we could handle it, but we just waded in the kiddy pool and the kids were shivering! Even though we couldn't dive in they still had a lot of fun splashing around- especially Ben! He had a blast and it's so cute to see him playing with his brothers. Each day on our trip he got more and more comfortable even though he was super shy around almost everyone else. He's got a very silly personality and loves to play, be tickled, chase after Jake, and yelling "Cole!" (Probably because he heard all of us yelling Cole's name haha) I love that we were able to document all these "firsts" with Ben. It was so fun getting to know him in China :)
Because it was such a nice day we explored Shamian Island- this was actually part of the tour that we missed with our agency the previous week because we were all recovering from being sick. It was a beautiful city and had a Charleston feel to it. We were able to do some shopping, eat lunch outside, and walk around the city. We also attempted to go to the pool but it was SUPER cold. Being from Chicago I figured we could handle it, but we just waded in the kiddy pool and the kids were shivering! Even though we couldn't dive in they still had a lot of fun splashing around- especially Ben! He had a blast and it's so cute to see him playing with his brothers. Each day on our trip he got more and more comfortable even though he was super shy around almost everyone else. He's got a very silly personality and loves to play, be tickled, chase after Jake, and yelling "Cole!" (Probably because he heard all of us yelling Cole's name haha) I love that we were able to document all these "firsts" with Ben. It was so fun getting to know him in China :)
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