Hallie's ONH & SOD Blog

Polar Ocean World and more

October 31st, 2009

Friday was another eventful day for us. We hired a driver that was a friend of one of the drivers here and it was just weird to have a man we didn’t know take us downtown. First, we were planning to go to this one art store to check out some of the calligraphy pieces that are famous here. But when we got there, we found out that is was an entire street of stores that sold traditional artwork, jade stone sculptures, and even big boulders. Katie and I have coined this “The Art District.” Needless to say, Katie was in absolute heaven. She could have spent an entire week going up and down the street, but I was really proud of her for holding back and staying on task. Next, we went to McDonald’s for lunch. The kids love the little play area there and we like having the American food. Lastly, and most important we went to Polar Ocean World. Carter and Hallie could not get enough. The animals, which included dolphins, turtles, sharks, etc., were amazing and would come right up to the glass. Carter insisted on yelling at the animals like they could understand what he was saying.

Saturday, was a pure packing day. When you are packing eight suitcases, a carry-on bag, and a backpack, you need all day to get it done. Here it is 8:11pm on Saturday and we still have some packing to do on Sunday.

Sunday, we are planning to have another prayer breakfast/church service. Alice, one of the translators who is also a Christian, is going to come and answer questions we have on the Christian culture in China. It will be wonderful to have an in depth conversation with her to get an insight into what it means to be a Christian in China. Besides this, we will be finishing some packing and preparing ourselves for the 18-hour trip back to America. The trip back is actually six hours less than the trip here, so that’s good. We are praying that everything will go as well as it did on the trip here, all things considered. Our kids were easier to take care of than we thought and the time actually seemed to pass as quickly as 24 hours of traveling can. So here is hoping for the same results tomorrow!

With love and God Bless,

Adam

Just saying hello to the little boy who is yelling at me in excitement.

Hallie and Carter checking out the sharks.

I took this photo of myself while getting eaten by Jaws!

We even went to a dolphin show!

Hallie with her mama

Hallie hanging out by the fish. We didn't notice her putting her face up to the glass as much, because it was pretty dark in there.

Another attempt at a family pic.

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