Home Alone.

Just a few randoms from my week in China alone with M. Cam was on a business trip to Beijing.

 I just thought this was funny. I found M trying to sit in something much too small for her once again (one of her favorite past times) but she started to get out of the baby stroller before I could get a good shot.

 I guess I am a messy cook.

 A shot of Monday night dinner. Chicken Fettuchine with broccoli. Yumo

A shot of Yanlord from our balcony.

 Pocky was a great discovery. It is like chocolate covered pretzels in stick form. Genius!

 Cereal here is approx 60-70 yuan or $10+ So we (especially Cam) have been in a cereal crisis. Luckily there are a few brands that hover around the 20-30 yuan price range and this is what you get. They taste a bit different from the Cheerios that we are used to in the states...a bit crunchier and the honey tastes slightly off but at least we have options.

 These little packets are saving my life. I don't know how to cook Chinese food so I brought these with me. I already made the General Tsaos Chicken and tonight I made the Fried Rice. They were pretty good but I think we will stick to Wei Ping's cooking if we can.

 Mexican night anyone? I also brought like 5 packages of tortillas with me from home.

 And if we start to feel a little home sick we can also pick from one of these delightful choices.

 Bath time at the Smith home is always a blast.

 Check out that mess of hair.

 Yeah! I love bath time!

 Say "cheese!"

 This is what M's hair looks like without a clip. Who does she remind you of? Cousin It?

 She can't see where she is going so she just watches her feet for objects that might trip her.

 ahhh that's better.

 We visited a branch members home this afternoon. Her name was Tracy, she has 6 kids, all grade school age and she has a great yard right in the middle of Shanghai. Amazing.

 The dress was getting in her way so we decided to ditch it.

 This is yet another playground in Yanlord. This swing looked like a lot of fun and it didn't disappoint.

 Pure joy.

 The rest of the playground is a bit advanced for McKenna but you can't lose with the swing.

 I got these pics with my point and shoot so they are a bit out of focus.

A picture from our balcony of Yanlord Town, our apartment complex.