I WOKE UP AND BECAME A TYPICAL THREE YEAR OLD!

Okay, who took the real Abbie and left me with a wild woman??!! Ha ha! This little one is a non-stop ball of energy with crazy legs. When she runs, she is all over the place and it is hilarious! Today was our medical examination and she only weighs 20.2 lbs and 85.5 cm long at 33 months old. Teeny tiny, but don't let that fool you! The amazing little Miss Abbie is all about doing it herself and is now climbing on everything and in to everything. Drat! If you even try to help her, you get the evil eye. Ha ha! She babbles and talks non-stop and eats like a horse with bird legs. After passing our medical examination and taking her Visa picture, we went to a traditional Cantonese restaurant with the Thompsons and Connie. We ate squab (pigeon complete with head), green beans with chicken and sauce (delicious!), garlic broccoli, sweet and sour pineapple chicken, jelly fish (yep! jelly fish), a corn and shrimp dish, white rice and buns with sweet, warm evaporated style milk over them for dessert. They were yummy! At the end of every traditional Chinese meal, they serve fruit. We had watermelon (xi gua) and tomatoes. It is a sign that the meal has ended and that the restaurant staff thanks you for your patronage and desires you to return again. We were all amazed by Liam Thompson, who at only 26 months months of age can eat expertly with chopsticks! After lunch we went back to the room. Abbie colored with her crayons and coloring book and it appears we have a "south paw" on our hands. Ericka took the laundry and her homework and headed to Starbucks with Andrew to do some serious homework. I just put Abbie down for a nap, which she was not at all happy with, but eventually passed out. Now I am just enjoying the quiet! Tomorrow, we leave the hotel at 9:00 AM to have the babies blessed by the priest of the Six Banyan Buddhist Temple. The blessing is for a long, healthy and prosperous life. After the temple, we will head to the porcelain markets, then for a dim sum lunch in Guangzhou. On Tuesday, we are going to the pearl market, a long outdoor walking plaza and some of Connie's other favorite shopping areas. Shopping! Music to my ears! :) It is now very hot and humid here, so we will try swimming again tonight. Wish us luck! Here are some more pictures of our day! We love and miss you all very much! Kisses!!