What day? Gotcha Day? Oath taking ceremony? Passport day? Nope, even better: Shopping Day! We spent about 3 hours walking around Shamain Island visiting the local shops. If you’ve ever been to the beach, it’s kind of like all the Wings or Eagles stores–every place has pretty much the same Read more…
Yup, we celebrated Isaac’s birthday today. Of course, we aren’t sure that it’s his birthday. The orphanage found him on October 30, and estimated that he was about 2 years old at the time. So doing a little math in their heads, they wrote down Oct 30, 1997 as his Read more…
I’ve been writing a lot about the day to day stuff here in China, and I know that you can barely wait to find out what we ate or did or saw. But I thought I’d give you a little info about Isaac himself tonight (or today, depending on where Read more…
We boarded the great silver bird and headed south, back to our old stomping grounds in Guangzhou. Kim and I have been telling our kids all about this place, showing them the pictures from our last trip here (Annabelle’s adoption in 2010). We enjoyed our stay in Hohhot, but this Read more…
It’s not the Smithsonian, but the Inner Mongolia Museum is a pretty neat place to check out the next time that you’re in this part of the world. The outside of the building is absolutely stunning, with a simulated river separating the grasslands that have been home to all most Read more…
We woke to gray skies and wet streets this morning, which put a little damper on our day. We’d planned to hit a bunch of shops to buy some souvenirs that can only be found in Mongolia (where else are you going to find Genghis Khan gear?) and then head Read more…
What can I say, I like alliteration… We didn’t do a whole lot today, but we’re all feeling wiped out. I’m going to have to go back to my notes from our last trip to China to see if we napped every day. Team Sublett started the day with a Read more…
After a little siesta (that’s not Chinese, but it’s about as close as I get right now) we decided to test our sense of adventure with a little trip to the local shopping mall. Josie got us the name of the place and asked the desk clerk at the hotel Read more…
We woke with a sense of anticipation–after breakfast we had our meeting with the adoption registration officials here in Huhehaote (Hohhot) that would officially make Yuan Zhong Xu a member of Team Sublett. So we loaded up on a good breakfast and made our way to the 2nd floor meeting Read more…
Oh yes, the day is finally here! We flew into Hohhot after a full day in Beijing, landing about 9:30. We got our bags, met our guide Sandra, and took a 30 minute bus ride to a super fancy Sheraton hotel. Isaac was waiting for us with a nice lady Read more…