Photo Friday

Jaime has been dressing up to amuse me...in my clothes, Vida's clothes or the dress ups...it's been working.

Photo Friday from China!

I am at the tail end of a trip that has taken me away from my wife and kids for the longest time ever. 17 days. I feel like I have missed a lot of my kids developments, and my wife's (belly) too! It has been a spectacular trip, though I am so excited to come home. Here are a few pictures from my adventures. 

Dad and I drinking some "Old Beijing Yogurt". Good stuff!

A cooking class with Mum and Dad. Dumplings!

I think the was my sixth time to the Great Wall. That is enough. 

The Drum Tower in Xi'an. It was magnificent at night. 

That is one more off the bucket list. The Terra Cotta warriors. Discovered by a farmer digging a well. Got to meet him, too. 

I got to come back to Nanjing. It will always be a special city to me. 

Me and my tired self waiting at the train station in Nanjing, ready to go home. 

I hope and pray you are all doing well. Time to board!

Autumn

Even as the leaves begin to fade and fall from the trees, I thought you might enjoy a glimpse into our beautiful autumn colors.

Photo Saturday

This little boy is just so cute!  I love my big boys, but little ones are just so much more fun to take pictures of!  

Hyrum loves exploring and finding anything he can get his hands on.  This time he found Jacob's hat.  He is pretty proud of himself when he finds a new treasure!

Going outside is one of his favorite things to do.  I hate that he needs shoes and a coat now that it is cold, but he still goes out and wanders with his brothers.  

He makes life joyful and crazy, but mostly joyful.  Soon he will have a little sibling to play with which will be great fun for both him and me!

Photo Friday

What a Trip

Good Morning all from Mom and Dad in Virginia -
We are now home.  Mom slept for nearly eight hours and I am at work so we should be adjusting to the 12 hour time change.  Wanted to share a couple of pictures of our wonderful journey to China.  We are grateful to Justin for being with us.

 OK, so I arrived in China three days before Mom and this is the view from my room in Shanghai

 Saturday Morning Breakfast.  We ate breakfast at this shop every day, with and without Justin.  Simple, good food. 

 Beijing Noodles!  Nuf Said?!  Well, maybe not.  This restaurant is famous for their noodles and we were not disappointed.  Perhaps mom's favorite meal.

 Have no idea who the young ladies are, there was a group of three and one took our picture.  What a great experience.

 Another picture on the wall.  The peak in the background, yes we walked from there.

 Cooking class, dumplings, YUM!

 Forbidden City. Boy is this a big place.  We were exhausted from all of the walking but would not have missed it.

Beijing Roast Duck.  No trip to Beijing is complete without enjoying Roast Duck.  This restaurant is considered one of the best, if not the absolute best in all of Beijing for Roast Duck.  Not us saying that, my Chinese colleague told us so. 

We are glad to be home but already miss the experiences.  The time with Justin, the food, the smog, the people, all great experiences. 

The Pumpkin Patch