Our wonderful Monday night continued into a terrific Tuesday. MingGe actually skipped at breakfast which someone had once told us was a sign of a happy child. Breakfast is a buffet at the hotel and is very interesting. They have fried eggs (signed Frig the Egg), toast and pastries/ yogurt. But they also have a full buffet of dinner foods like noodles, meatballs, fish, cabbage, vegetables, and a full salad bar. Jack had french fries with ketchup, pan fried dumplings, and wonton soup for breakfast today. I have no idea what most of the things MingGe ate were, but the buffet makes it easy for her to point!
After breakfast we headed back to the Civil Affairs office. Only two other families this morning and one had a little girl, previously adopted from China, who MingGe made friends with. She was happy and curious this morning. We had to then drive to the security building for pasport paperwork. No problem sitting for pictures this time. After that Christina, our guide, and our driver took us to an awesome restaurant. It has a long history - over 100 years and was fantastic. We all tried dried bamboo stir fry! We also had a stuffed bread that was different. Also plenty of meats with different sauces. As you can tell by the pictures, there was no shortage of food!
We were hoping MingGe would take a nap so had some down time at the hotel. No such luck. We ended up walking to the store and found some play dough. MingGe really liked this and we all had fun playing until the big surprise for MingGe - Aunti Migyeong and Elaine came to the hotel for dinner. MingGe was so happy to see them. we played until she was hungry and then went to the "Hot Pot" restaurant. I will describe this later, but even before our food came MingGe was toast. She was hungry and tired and ready for bed. Even for Migyeong she was cranky. We made it through dinner and got her home to the tub. Then Migyeong left and MingGe cried for a few minutes before falling into a deep sleep. We'll see how she makes out today. We are heading to the orphanage to see her friends and caregivers. Then an afternoon with Elaine and Migyeong at the shopping street!
BTW - Jack loves Shenyang! He really is a city boy.
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Hi John, Danelle, Jack and MingGe -
It is so wonderful to read about and to be able to see some of your journey! I am very happy for you and can't wait to meet your new daughter. You'll need to bring her and big brother Jack over to meet the new lambs.
Congratulations!!!
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